This agreement contributes to the creation of a new import and export corridor, based on the integration of the FCA railway network and Port A'u. The commitment of the parties to transport annual volumes should reach 29 million tons of products annually by the end of a five-year period beginning at the Railway-Port integration, and includes the handling of different products, such as minerals, coal, steel products, general cargo and liquid and solid bulks.
The investment phase will be preceded by engineering and feasibility studies, customary in the assessment of this kind of project, and which conclusion is expected in the beginning of 2009. The implementation of the agreement is subject to the technical and financial feasibility of the new import and export corridor and the financial feasibility of the investments.
LLX emphasizes, through this agreement, its interest and commitment to develop this new import and export corridor, addressing Port A'u's customers' railway demands.