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introduction

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introduction the mercosul atlantic corridor is a non-profit and private entity dedicated to the south america integration promoting through its integration round tables the navigation the railroad expansion of the country and the integration with its neighbors involving railroad crossings in andes and port projects in the south america as zarate argentina and bayovar peru and the amazonian port center;

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staff

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staff ­ president ­ paulo augusto vivacqua · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · civil engineer ­ ufes espirito santo federal university specialization in economy ­ cepal specialization in business asministration ­ coppead former ceo of port engineering department port of tubarão cia vale do rio doce former president of valuec ­ vale and u.s steel engineers and consultants caraja´s project former ceo of caraja´s project cia vale do rio doce former president of valec engineering and railroads s/a north south eastwest and transversal nordeste railroads former professor of ports hydraulics and fluid mechanics ­ ufes former state secretary for economic development ­ espirito santo state government former chairman of the board bank for development ­ bandes presidente of the national engineering academy ­ brazil professor emeritus of engineering ­ ufes president of center east project president of atlantic mercosur project president of centroleste foudation president of espirito santo state exportation processing zone founding partner of integra regional development consultancy president of net sudamerika gis web project powered by petrobras

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staff ­ vice-president ­ sandra mª ferraz stehling · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · civil engineer ­ kennedy engineering school minas gerais state femg specialization in structural design and transportation systems consulting engineer structural design former head planning department morrison-knudsen port of ubu former technical director of opus engineering and metropolitan incorporated imetro former planning superintendent of espirito santo´s sanitation company cesan former finance and administration director ­ department of construction and public works ­ espirito santo state former head of urban and special transportation systems ­ espirito santo state´s secretariat of transport and public works former head of operational office of the center-east transportation corridor vice-president of center east project vice-president of atlantic mercosur project vice-president of centroleste foudation vice-president of espirito santo state exportation processing zone founding partner of integra regional development consultancy vice-president of net sudamerika gis web project powered by petrobras vice-presidente of the national engineering academy ­ brazil

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staff ­ executive director ­ rodrigo ferraz stehling · · · · · · · · · · · · · civil engineer ­ ufes espirito santo federal university specialization in production engineering ­ univix specialization in transportation ­ unb university of brasilia pos-graduation in foreign trade and logistic transportation ufes master business administration in finance and marketing ­ mba on line executice director of center east project executice director of atlantic mercosur project executice director of centroleste foudation executice director of espirito santo state exportation processing zone founding partner of intellecta strategic information consultancy chief coordinator of net sudamerika gis web project powered by petrobras chief coordinator of the implementation of 26 integration round tables of atlantic mercosur consortium in south america founding partner of ironlog port operator ironex trading company

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head office

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head office located in vitória/es brasil

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head office aerial view of vitoria city ­ state of espirito santo

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head office reception video conference room auditorium

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center east corridor project

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the center east corridor project one of the most important railroad system in brazil was viable by coordinated actions from the operational consortium of the center east corridor the backbone of the corridor is formed by two railroads companies totalizing 1800 km of lines plus five ports located in the vicinity of vitoria capital of espirito santo state those railroads and ports had never operated before as an integrated system as a consequence very high transportation costs prevailed between central brazil and the coast due to the intensive utilization of the highway mode the reason for such lack of coordination was the inexistence of na organization to promote the joint operation of the system´s components and also because both railroads were state owned and somehow unable to compete in level ground with the agressive highway industry the consortium of the center east corridor was organized to fullfill this role the consortium is a private non-profit organization sponsored by over 50 companies ports railroads transportation trading warehousing stevedoring and shipping companies among others.

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the center east corridor project in addition the governors of nine brasilian states formed a council of governors affording political support to the consortium enabling it to perform the role of na integrator and problem solver coordinating the relations among railroads and ports besides its basic role as a coordinator the consortium also helps to promote the development of its aea of influence through the council of governors the consortium keeps its actions in pace with state´s development plans and put out a continuous effort to atract investors to the area identifying opportunities of trade and investment and promoting them since the start of its operations in 1991 results have been remarkable for instance the cost to transport one ton of soyabeans between central brazil and coast was usd 70.00 now with the railroads working in association this figure is down to usd 27.00 port costs included as a consequence the commodities output jumped from 300,000 ton/year to 1,200,000 ton/year in two years.

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the center east corridor project in the meantime private investors funelled about usd 400 million to the region invested in a broad range of auxilliary facilities which increased the systems capacity further reducing it´s operating costs ´

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