In its Trip to chinahe Minister of Transport of the Nation, Diego Giulianohe met with CRCC company authorities to advance the project reactivation of the San Martín Cargas line. The meeting maintained the axis of the meeting previously held between the Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, and authorities of Eximbankwhere the national official prioritized, among other issues, the program related to the railway line to advance in possible financing mechanisms.
This political decision, which has great importance to regional economiesaccompanies the growth of this cargo line which, for example, in the cement sector, went from transporting 1,240 tons in 2019 to 40,000 in the first three months of this year.
Another example is that of the aggregate categorywhich include essential products for the construction industrya total of 579,232 transported tons was registered in the same period of the year, which means a 121% growth compared to 2019.
After the meeting, the Minister of Transport of the Nation, Diego Giulianoaffirmed: “From the national government we have accelerated negotiations with Eximbankin front of whom the Minister of Economy, Sergio Massayesterday prioritized the project of the Saint Martin Loads. In this regard, continuing the focus on the importance of reactivating this railway line, today I held a working meeting with company authorities CRCC which is the specific company that would carry out the project for the reactivation of the line”.
San Martín Cargas: the reactivation is underway
Due to the route it travels, the improvement in the infrastructure of the San Martín Cargas line has a direct impact on the passenger rail services of the branch that joins Buenos Aires with Mendozafor example, in the speed and the infrastructure. In this sense, in March of this year the Ministry of Transportation of the Nation managed to get the passenger train back to the province of Mendoza. after 30 yearsafter the improvement works on 400 kilometers of roads and renewal of infrastructure in stations.
Among the advances in the renewal of the San Martín Cargas line, it is important to note that, after investments and infrastructure works by the national government, in 2022, for the second consecutive year, a growth of tons transported on the three freight train lines. Thus, in total there were 8,418,271 tons that were mobilized during 2022, reaching an increase of 57 percent compared to what was transported in 2019.
Other projects presented by Giuliano
On the last day of activities in China, Giuliano He also had a working meeting with the president of WECC, Fang Yanshuito advance Amendment 5 of the Rehabilitation project of the Belgrano Cargas railwaywhich provides for new works and the purchase of rolling stock for an investment of US$816 million, and to express the willingness of both to move forward with the North Patagonian Projectwhich would mean an important intervention in the south of our country, achieving logistical and economic benefits.
Likewise, during the previous days of work in Chinese territory, Giuliano met with authorities from the company Tibet Summit Resources to promote the development of lithium in Argentina and visited the technology company Huawei.
In addition, at the request of Sergio Massanext to Marco Lavagna and Miguel Pesceparticipated in the Board of Governors of the New Development Bank who presides Dilma Rousseff under the Eighth Meeting of Governors of the New Development Bank.
Source: Ambito