Analysis on the integration of soybean flow from Mato Grosso to the port of Santos in Brazil with a Modalohr multimodal system

This study has the intention to analyze the Brazilian soybean flow from the main producing areas in the state Mato Grosso to the port of Santos. Brazil is currently the second largest producer of soybean in the world and, therefore, promoting adequate handling of the product is essential for leveraging its competitiveness worldwide. This scenario, coupled with the precariousness of the current infrastructure give way for writing this material and proposing new alternatives for the country. Therefore, an analysis was conducted by implementing a new transshipment terminal in the region of Rondonópolis (Mato Grosso), next to the producing farms, in order to promote multimodality in a very efficient manner. Such terminal is projected to have the Modalohr system, a technology that is currently only available in Europe. Overall, the method proposed had interesting results that support the price decrease in the soybean freight, besides showing significant benefits regarding the environment.