In 2023, VLI set a new milestone in railway transport in its Northern Corridor, reaching the 14.5 billion TKU (tonne-kilometers) mark. Such achievement was enough to beat the company’s previous record set in 2022 (14.1 billion TKU). On a different note, VLI also saw its highest-ever cargo throughput at the São Luís Port Terminal (Itaqui Port), handling 5.6 million tonnes compared to the previous year’s 5.4 million. VLI’s Northern Corridor includes the northern stretch of the North-South Railway, controlled by VLI, and the Carajás Railway, where VLI operates maintains a right-of-way deal to access the ports in São Luís. Additionally, the rail corridor features three strategically positioned multimodal terminals in Palmeirante and Porto Nacional, Tocantins, and Porto Franco, Maranhão. These terminals facilitate cargo transshipment from trucks to train cars, on top of providing storage for producers.
Source: Datamar News