I Workshop EF-262: Cerrado Railroad

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES

OI Railroad Workshop EF-262, Railroad of the Cerrado, aims to discuss railway technical subjects, actions and strategies necessary for the implementation of the Railroad EF-262, section Alto Araguaia / MT-Uberlândia / MG, indispensable for the integration of the Central- West and Brazil, focused on the transportation of low added value cargoes and stimulating the country's agroindustry development. The size of the production of agricultural bulk and miscellaneous products along the preliminary route of the EF-262 railroad, provided for in the National Road System, requires an adequate transport network to the loads, with rail profile, currently allocated to the road network, generating high costs and logistical risks. This inadequacy was most evident in the May / 2018 truck drivers' strike, which culminated in the issue of the value of freight and, at the time, the lack of various products throughout the country. Considering also the timely transition of government, it is in this environment that academia, public agencies, associations and agents of the productive sector come together to deepen the discussion on technical matters and rail integration in Brazil, specifically in the Central West region, of EF-262, covering the States of MT, GO and MG, in view of the Railway Manifestation of Interest Procedure (PMI), filed with the Ministry of Transport on 08/01/2018.


EXPECTED EVENTS

The event will consist of two stages, each with three 50-minute lectures and a response to 3 questions. At the end of each stage there will be a round table with the three speakers, led by a mediator, to answer further questions and debate with the audience.

a) In the morning (step 1):

    The Cerrado Railroad, EF-262 (Carlos Antônio de Borges Garcia, Prof. Sílvio Tupinambá Fernandes de Sá - UNEMAT, Prof. Luiz Miguel de Miranda - UFMT);
    Rail Integration: placing competitiveness on the rails (Wagner Ferreira Cardoso - CNI & Matheus de Castro - CNI);
    Port of Espírito Santo: Strategic Potential for the Country (Romeu Rodrigues - COINFRA / FINDES).

b) In the afternoon (stage 2):

    The role of ABIFER in the implementation of new railway undertakings (Vicente Abate - ABIFER);
    The National Railway Research Institute (INPF) and its importance for Brazil (Jean Carlo Trevizolo de Souza - DNIT);
    The current scenario of the technical railway workforce in Brazil (Prof. Rafael Barros - IPOG).


JUSTIFICATIONS

The need to present and discuss technically the difficulties and limitations of national freight logistics, especially considering the growth of agroindustry in the Midwest and Triângulo Mineiro regions, with serious deficiencies in the systemic planning for rail transportation in these regions, integration with the railway axis of the North-South Railway and with the ports of the Southeast region, mainly Espírito Santo and Açu. All this in a post-electoral moment, in which Brazil tries to recover from an institutional crisis, subject to new truck stoppages, situations that have already generated an incalculable social and financial impact on the country, being extremely necessary that decisions are taken under the optics of technicians, researchers and professionals of the area, at the risk of compromising the already critical economic situation of the country.


TARGET AUDIENCE

The event is aimed at technicians and researchers from organizations and entities related to logistics and transportation infrastructure, teachers and students in the area, industries, farmers, consultants and companies involved in the activities of production and transportation, storage and operation of cargo transfer stations , engineers, administrators, politicians and representatives of public and private entities. Finally, all those who have an interest in investing or improving their technical knowledge in the area of ​​railways, logistics and / or transport infrastructure.


PARTNERS AND PROMOTING ENTITIES INVOLVED

    Brazilian Association of Railway Industry (ABIFER);
    Commercial, Industrial and Services Association of the State of Goiás (ACIEG);
    National Confederation of Industry (CNI);
    Regional Engineering Council (CREA-MT / GO / MG);
    National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT);
    Federation of Industries of the State of Goiás (FIEG);
    Federation of Industries of the State of Espirito Santo (FINDES System);
    Federation of Industries in the State of Mato Grosso (FIEMT);
    Institute of Graduate and Graduation (IPOG);
    University of Uberaba (UNIUBE);
    University of the State of Mato Grosso (UNEMAT);
    Federal University of Goiás (UFG);
    Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU);
    Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT).

PROGRAMMING

- 07:00 to 07:50: Accreditation;
- 08: 00h to 08: 20h: Opening of the event;
1st stage (50 minutes is the maximum time for presentation):

     08: 30h - 09:20 h: 1st lecture;
     09: 30h - 10:20 h: 2nd lecture;
     10:30 a.m. - 11:20 p.m. 3rd lecture;
     11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.: Round table with speakers and mediator;

2nd stage:

     14: 00-14: 50 h: 4th lecture;
     15:00 a.m. - 3:50 p.m.: 5th lecture;
     16: 00h - 16:50 h: 6th lecture;
     17:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.: Round table with speakers and mediator;
     18:00: Closing.


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AND BETTER INFORMATION:

     Prof. Carlos Henrique Barreiro (UNIUBE): carlos.barreiro@uniube.br
     Prof. George Rangel (UFG): george.rangel@ufg.br
     Prof. Luiz Miguel (UFMT): mmiranda@cpd.ufmt.br
     Carlos Antônio de Borges Garcia: catonhogarcia@gmail.com


Make your registration below or by the link (registration available until 03/26/2019 at 23:59 h): https://www.ferrovias.eng.br/ef262