New barges will increase Brazilian biofuels deliveries on the water

Energy giant Petrobras’ logistics division Transpetro is set to transport ethanol via barges from its new shipyard in Aracatuba, Sao Paulo.

Transpetro will spend $400 million (€302.9 million) on 20 new barges to move 45,000 bl along the Tiete-Parana waterway in 2013, although that realisation is two years behind schedule.

The new barges will save approximately 80,000 round-trip truck journeys across southeast Brazil as it delivers biofuels to ports and other consuming markets.