Recently, Brazil's Paranagua Container Terminal (" TCP "), a subsidiary of China Merchants Port, and local railway operator Brado, is tailored for Klabin, Brazil's largest pulp and paper product producer and exporter Create an innovative export logistics solution-KBT (Klabin-Brado-TCP). With the smooth entry of the first container train of the KBT project into the terminal, the world's largest multimodal logistics project built by TCP for a single container customer was officially put into operation.
Klabin is TCP’s second largest customer, with a business volume of 50,910 TEU in 2020, accounting for 7% of TCP’s annual container volume and 11% of its export volume. For a long time, TCP has been actively pioneering and innovating, relying on Klabin's investment in a new large-scale pulp base in Ortigueira, Paraná, Brazil, to conduct innovative research on market business models, and jointly create a brand-new business operation model with Klabin and Brado Railway Company. Under the leadership of the TCP team’s innovative thinking, the three parties have sincerely cooperated to create a brand-new modern logistics chain business service "model project", which can not only reduce the inland transportation cost for Klabin, but also bring stable container growth to TCP. Realize the win-win development of Klabin, Brado and TCP.
Through three-way communication and coordination, Klabin finally decided to invest 300 million real to build a logistics station connected to the main line of the Brado railway at a distance of 1.5 kilometers from the Ortigueira factory. The station design throughput The amount of 2112 TEUs is connected to the factory and the TCP terminal by rail, making the station an extension of the terminal inland.
TCP controls the whole process of KBT project concept proposal, project design, planning, verification, implementation, production operation, etc.,Achieved innovation in multiple industries. First is the pioneering , the project is the world’s largest multimodal logistics project for a single container customer; Second is zero investment , the project is to obtain long-term and stable container volume for TCP At the same time, TCP has not made any capital investment; The third is the integration of , through the connection of the station and the railway, the Klabin factory and TCP are closely connected, forming a " door-to-door" service model; The fourth is system integration . Through the integrated debugging of IT systems, the TCP team directly integrates various functional data of the station into various TCP systems, making the station an extension of the terminal system, greatly improving the connection with TCP The efficiency and convenience of ; the fifth is full-featured . According to the actual needs of the yard, TCP designed it as a full-function yard with equipment such as storage yard, RTG, external storage yard, trailer, reach stacker, etc.; Sixth is to adhere to the green environmental protection , the TCP team actively promotes the implementation of the concept of sustainable development, making KBT the first terminal project in Brazil to use electric drive RTG.
Since the establishment of China Merchants Port, TCP has continuously pursued to provide customers with more professional and efficient services with a brand-new work concept and high-standard service requirements. With the official launch of the KBT project,In the next two years, the volume of TCP railway transport containers will increase by up to 84%, and Klabin will soon become TCP's largest customer in 2022. It is estimated that by 2025, Klabin will become Brazil's largest dry container exporter; by 2027, the project will bring TCP 56196 TEUs each year, accounting for 20% of TCP's annual export volume. Undoubtedly, the KBT project will further enhance TCP's terminal competitiveness, and contribute to building TCP as a hub port in Latin America and promoting China Merchants Port to become a world-class port.
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