On 15 September local time, COSCO SHIPPING Holdings held the maiden voyage ceremony of its self-operated “Europe-South America East Coast” route in Rio de Janeiro and the first inland channel services in Brazil.
Group photo of guests at the inaugural ceremony
The inaugural ceremony of the “Europe-South America East Coast” liner service was held in the morning of the day at the ICTSI’s Rio Brasil Terminal. The "New Nantong" vessel setting off from the port would transport the goods from countries such as Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina to the ports of destination in Europea and deliver the cargoes to customers.
“Europe-South America East Coast” shipping route
Each liner on this route can handle cargoes of over 3,000 TEUs, and mainly runs between South American countries (including Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina) and the European countries (including the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Portugal). It further promotes economic and trade cooperation between the two regions and ensures the supply chain stability. The launch of this route expands the daily handling capacity of the Port of Rio de Janeiro, which not only generates more income to the state of Rio de Janeiro, but also facilitates the export of commodities from the neighboring Minas Gerais State.
What the client says?
The coffee beans produced in Brazil are widely welcomed by consumers around the world. 65% of the coffee exported by the company every year will be shipped to Europe. The "South America East Coast-Europe" shipping route newly launched by COSCO SHIPPING has made the company's trades with Europe more convenient and reduced the transportation costs.
——Person in charge of Commodity Supply Brazil
In the afternoon of that day, COSCO SHIPPING Holdings also rolled out its first inland channel services in Brazil. The Brazilian inland channel products released this time cover the supply chain nodes such as railway stations, trailers, empty container depots and inland bonded warehouses in the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais. It is aimed to better leverage the traditional advantages of maritime enterprises in the logistics field; integrate and interconnect various resource nodes such as warehouses, trailers, railways and customs clearance; and improve the efficiency of the Brazilian supply chain.
Product launch site guests photo
The launch of new route and new channel opens up new voyages. COSCO SHIPPING Holdings will continue to address the needs of customers from various industries in South America and the economic development needs of countries in the region. It strives to provide ever-improving full process logistics solutions, making new and greater contributions to serving the economic development of the South American region.
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