Rumo, formerly known América Latina Logística (ALL), is a Brazilian logistic company, mainly focused in the

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the ...

line logistics in Brazil, being the largest company in Latin America in this segment, the company also provides transportation services such as

logistics Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics manages the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of ...

, intermodal transport, port operations, movement and storage of

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, administration of storage facilities and general storage. It is also involved in lease of railroad equipment to third parties, and offers road transport services in Brazil through América Latina Logística Intermodal S.A.

History

The company was founded as "Ferrovia Sul Atlântico" in 1997 and is headquartered in

Curitiba Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil's South Region. The Curitiba Metropolitan area c ...

Paraná state Paraná, Paranã or Parana may refer to: Geology *Paraná Basin, a sedimentary basin in South America Places In Argentina *Paraná, Entre Ríos, a city * Paraná Department, a part of Entre Ríos Province * Paraná, Buenos Aires, a settlement ...

. Pursuant to a privatization process it began operating lines in Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul. It began operations in

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in 1998, and later (2001) acquired Delara Ltda, a Brazilian logistics company also operating in Argentina,

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, and

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. Operations were extended to

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and

Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul () is one of the Midwestern states of Brazil. Neighboring Brazilian states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay, to the southwest, a ...

through acquisition in 2006. There are connections with the standard gauge rail networks in

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and

and with the network in

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. The company assumed its current name after acquisition of its Argentine railway interests in 1999. There it partnered with

Railroad Development Corporation The Railroad Development Corporation is an American railroad holding company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It operates several short line railroads outside the United States and acts as an investor, with management and institutional inves ...

and the Argentine government until June 2013 in the operation of two freight services: * "ALL Mesopotámica" operated the network built by the British-owned Entre Ríos and East Argentine railway companies which extends north from the city of Buenos Aires into the provinces of Entre Ríos,

Corrientes Corrientes (; Guaraní: Taragüí, literally: "Currents") is the capital city of the province of Corrientes, Argentina, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, about from Buenos Aires and from Posadas, on National Route 12. It has ...

and

Misiones Misiones (, ''Missions'') is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by Paraguay to the northwest, Brazil to the north, east and south, and Corrientes P ...

. Those lines had become part of the state-owned

General Urquiza Railway The General Urquiza Railway (FCGU) (in Spanish: Ferrocarril General Urquiza), named after the Argentine general and politician Justo José de Urquiza, is a standard gauge railway of Argentina which runs approximately northwards from Buenos Air ...

after

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in 1948. With the

privatisation Privatization (also privatisation in British English) can mean several different things, most commonly referring to moving something from the public sector into the private sector. It is also sometimes used as a synonym for deregulation when ...

of the entire railway network in Argentina, the Urquiza Railway was given in concession to

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" on October 22, 1993."El Gobierno rescinde el contrato del Tren de la Costa y del Parque de la Costa"
Apertura.com, 4 Jun 2013 * "ALL Central" operated the

broad gauge A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways. Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS ...

network built by the British-owned

Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway The Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway (BA&P) (in Spanish: Ferrocarril Buenos Aires al Pacífico) was one of the ''Big Four'' broad gauge, , British-owned companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina. The original concession wa ...

which extends westwards from the city of Buenos Aires into the western provinces of Mendoza and

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. Those lines had become part of the state-owned San Martín Railway after nationalisation. The had been previously operated by private company "Buenos Aires al Pacífico - San Martín S.A." (BAP) that took over on August 26, 1993. 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. The head of

Trenes Especiales Argentinos Trenes Especiales Argentinos (TEA) ( en, Special Argentine Trains) was a private railway company in Argentina that operated trains from Buenos Aires to the city of Posadas in the Mesopotamia region. History With the railway privatisation of t ...

, which had operated passenger services on the

, has publicly supported the decision, claiming that ALL was responsible for the deterioration of the standard gauge network. ALL operates a subsidiary named Brado Logistics which handles

intermodal freight Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation (e.g., rail, ship, aircraft, and truck), without any handling of the freight itself when changing ...

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