Maersk has announced new investments in strategic inland facilities in Rio Grande (RS) and Paranaguá (PR), significantly expanding its logistics network in Southern Brazil. These developments are designed to support rising demand for integrated end-to-end logistics and reinforce Brazil’s role in South American trade.
Strategic Facility Locations Both sites were selected for their proximity to high-volume export corridors and major production centers:
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Location Advantage: Facilities are situated near their respective ports with direct road access to regional distribution hubs.
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Operational Benefits: These locations aim to enable faster container rotation, improve inland transport efficiency, and reduce bottlenecks, particularly during seasonal peaks.
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Connectivity: The depots strengthen links between ports, hinterland markets, and cross-border flows. The Rio Grande site also supports the cabotage network operated by Aliança Navegação e Logística.
Addressing Customer Needs The expansion directly targets the requirements of customers handling agribusiness, refrigerated commodities, and industrial cargo:
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Enhanced Capacity: The depots address the need for infrastructure close to ports to reduce dwell times and provide increased capacity during export surges.
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Paranaguá Expansion: Specifically responding to the high demand for agricultural and refrigerated cargo, Maersk has expanded the Cargo Services area in Paranaguá to 6,000 m². This provides more space, higher throughput, and more efficient truck flow.
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Integrated Solutions: The investments link ocean, inland, and depot services into a more reliable and simplified end-to-end model.
Ricardo Rocha, Vice President and Managing Director for East Coast South America, stated that these investments respond to the sectors driving Brazil’s trade growth by strengthening inland reliability and supporting peak season demand.
