Rumo Logística

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Rumo, formerly known asAmérica Latina Logística (ALL), is a Brazilian logistic company, mainly focused in therailway line logistics in Brazil, being the largest company in Latin America in this segment.^[3] The company also provides transportation services such aslogistics, intermodal transport, port operations, movement and storage ofmerchandise, administration of storage facilities and general storage.

Rumo Logística

Formerly	América Latina Logística
Company type	Sociedade Anônima
Traded as	B3: RAIL3 Ibovespa Component
Industry	Transport
Founded	2008; 17 years ago (2008)
Headquarters	Curitiba,Brazil
Area served	Brazil
Key people	João Alberto Fernandez de Abreu,(CEO)
Services	Intermodal freight transport
Revenue	US$ 1.7 billion(2018)^[1]
Net income	US$ 70.3 million(2018)^[2]
Number of employees	8,500
Parent	Cosan
Subsidiaries	Brado Logística
Website	rumolog.com

2019 North-South Railway Concession Contract Signing Ceremony

It is also involved inleasing railroad equipment to third parties, and offers road transport services in Brazil through "América Latina Logística Intermodal S.A."

History

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Predecessor company América Latina Logística was founded as "Ferrovia Sul Atlântico" in 1997 and is headquartered inCuritiba,Paraná state. Pursuant to a privatization process it began operating lines inParaná,Santa Catarina, andRio Grande do Sul. It began operations inSão Paulo state in 1998, and later (2001) acquired Delara Ltda, a Brazilian logistics company also operating in Argentina,Chile, andUruguay. Operations were extended toMato Grosso andMato Grosso do Sul through acquisition in 2006. There are connections with the standard gauge rail networks inParaguay andUruguay and with the1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)metre gauge network inBrazil.^{[citation needed]}

The company assumed its current name after acquisition of its Argentine railway interests in 1999.^[4] There it partnered withRailroad Development Corporation and theArgentine government until June 2013 in the operation of two freight services:

Diesel-electric locomotive GE C30-7 in formerALL livery

"ALL Mesopotámica" operated the1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge network built by the British-ownedEntre Ríos andEast Argentine railway companies which extends north from the city of Buenos Aires into the provinces ofEntre Ríos,Corrientes andMisiones. Those lines had become part of the state-ownedGeneral Urquiza Railway afterrailway nationalisation in 1948. With theprivatisation of the entire railway network in Argentina, the 2,739 km (1,702 mi) Urquiza Railway was given in concession toprivate company "Ferrocarril Mesopotámico – General Urquiza S.A." on October 22, 1993.^[5]
"ALL Central" operated the5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)broad gauge network built by the British-ownedBuenos Aires and Pacific Railway which extends westwards from the city of Buenos Aires into the western provinces ofMendoza andSan Juan. Those lines had become part of the state-ownedSan Martín Railway after nationalisation. The 5,284 km (3,283 mi) had been previously operated by private company "Buenos Aires al Pacífico S.A." (BAP) that took over on August 26, 1993.^[5]

On June 4, 2013, the Argentine government cancelled ALL's concessions due to contract violations by failing to invest and accumulating fines worth 30 percent of the concession.^[6]^[7] The head ofTrenes Especiales Argentinos, which had operated passenger services on theGeneral Urquiza Railway, has publicly supported the decision, claiming that ALL was responsible for the deterioration of the standard gauge network.^[8]

ALL operated a subsidiary named "Brado Logistics" which handledintermodal freight.^[9]

In 2014, ALL merged with Rumo (owned by Brazilian conglomerateCosan) to form a company valued atR$11,000 million.^[10]

On 6 May 2024, Rumo announced a partial interruption of its activities due to the heavy rains and flooding affectingRio Grande do Sul, the country's southernmost state.^[11]