Multimodal operation

Reactors from Uruguay to Três Lagoas - Mato Grosso

Year: 2013 / 2014

Operation:
Lo-Lo, Ro-Ro, ocean and river transport, overland haulage.

Highlight:
For the construction of the Nitrogenous Fertilizer Facility in Três Lagoas, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, 12 equipment of its ammonia unit followed the worksite pioneered of the river transport by the Parana River.

The equipment was received in the Port of Uruguay, driven directly from the floating ship onto the floating barge (Lo-Lo), then they followed by river transport at La Plata Basin to Foz do Iguaçu, where were loaded in (Ro-Ro) to cross the city of Foz do Iguaçu by overland haulage, loaded out (Ro-Ro) at the other end of the Parana River to go on the river transport towards Três Lagoas, where they were again loaded in (Ro-Ro) and transported by road to the worksite.

About 90% of the operation was performed by sea / river transport, the job included the development of geometric feasibility studies, civil works, maritime transshipments, load in and load out, city crossing and overland haulage.