Grant Legislation

The logistics sector in Argentina

Trends and Challenges

Prof. Roberto Agosta

Rio de Janeiro, 18 of November, 2010

THE LOGISTICS SECTOR IN ARGENTINA

• TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM: FLOWS AND

INFRASTRUCTURE

• OPERATORS

• POSSIBLE AREAS OF EXPERIENCE TRANSFER

EU-MERCOSUR

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Trends and challenges

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THE LOGISTICS SECTOR IN ARGENTINA

• TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM: FLOWS AND

INFRASTRUCTURE

• OPERATORS

• POSSIBLE AREAS OF EXPERIENCE TRANSFER

EU-MERCOSUR

The Logistics Sector in Argentina

Trends and challenges

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Flows and Infrastructure

Demand

Land occupacion:

• Low overall density.

• Even lower density

outside the central

region (Pampa).

• Great opportunities for

road transport due to

short distances to

ports.

• Specific corridors of

high traffic density.

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Flows and Infrastructure

Agricultural production areas and bulk ports

Rosario

Bahía

Blanca

subtropical crops

The Logistics Sector in Argentina

Trends and challenges

Rosario

Bahía

Blanca

temperate crops

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Flows and Infrastructure

Evolution of the area planted to soy

1995

1990

2005

2000

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Flows and Infrastructure

Modal distribution, 2005, estimated

Infrastructure

Ton (MM)

Road

Ton-km (MM)

610,9 96%

Railway

23,4

Average

distance

(km)

4%

432.443

97%

708

11.454

3%

489

Waterway

1,5

2.135

1460

Aérea

0,1

225

6983

635,9

446.257

702

TOTAL

Ton transported

Road

Road

Railway

Railway

Waterway

Waterway

Aerial

Aerial

Source: UTN C3T, 2007

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Flows and Infrastructure

Road

Infraestructure

S. Mazza

Paso de los Libres

National

Roads

(Federal...