Rail and maritime integration between Peru – Bolivia is discussed today

Last November, the plenary of the Regional Council (RC) declared Moquegua and regional interests need to build a railway from Peru, Bolivia and Brazil, in addition to the modernization of the Port of Ilo.
The data managed by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism reports that in 2015 China intends to import about 15 million tons of soybeans from Brazil and Bolivia. While only in 2012, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil) ySanta Cruz (Bolivia) imported US $ 1.300 million.
In this context, Southern ports, especially the Ilo, aims to become the alternative to the exit and entry of goods into the Pacific basin and from there to Europe and Asia. A commission to visit this province these days verifies its port capacity with the intention of diverting the payload progressively by its terminal. Matarani (Arequipa) was also contemplated.

PORT AND RAIL
Each year at the pier of Ilo 600 thousand tons of cargo move. The idea of ​​the Regional Government of Moquegua is the Maritime Terminal concession to improve it.
To date, due to the low competitiveness of the southern ports, Bolivian exports use the Rio Parana waterway – La Plata, while Brazilian Carioca use Atlantic ports covering the route to Rotterdam in Europe, Hong Kong and Shanghai. These products Walking Between 11,000 and 23,000 miles to reach their destination. Under that scenario, the southern ports represent an economical option for the central west Brazil because of its proximity.
Yet another aspect to promote trade integration of Peru with these countries is to establish a suitable mode of transportation of commercial cargo. According to the specialist Cesar Caro, the use of rail is from far the cheapest and most suitable alternative.
The capture moqueguano to achieve commercial loads from neighboring countries, especially the soy zones of Bolivia, approach is to build a railway between Ilo and Santa Cruz. This branch in the future be extended to Cuiaba (Brazil).
Caro notes that rail transportation to Bolivia could exploit the gas export Tarija, where the pipeline and iron Mutún (Bolivia), whose output is planned for Puerto Suarez (border between Brazil and Bolivia) is not specified.
The reasons why the train is more convenient than the paved road, Caro explains, is because “a train replaces 400 trucks around capacity, besides maintaining its tracks is 6 times cheaper. Its duration is 150 years, while asphalt is 6 “.

Panel Forum takes place in Ilo
Multimodal integration of Bolivia and Peru: Today and tomorrow, in the Auditorium of the provincial municipality of Ilo, the Panel Forum will be held. At the meeting the modernization of the Port of Ilo and the construction of a railroad to allow trade integration between Peru and Bolivia will be discussed.
For today highlights presentations on the Situational Diagnosis Railway Sector in Peru, engineer, Juan de Dios Olaechea of ​​Ferrocarril Central Andino.
On 06 December, the exhibition will begin with the initiative of the Regional Government of Moquegua for Multimodal Integration Peru-Bolivia.

KEY
The lack of output Bolivia sea rises 7.3 times the cost of its exports. The Bolivian government data indicates that landlocked countries pay transport costs 50% more expensive.
The alternative of Moquegua not consider adapting the railroad Matarani- Cusco Puno, because it lacks appropriate sections. It also has more than 50 years.

SOURCE: Larepublica.pe