O papel da intermodalidade no transporte terrestre de contêineres de importação e exportação na região sudeste brasileira: a percepção de profissionais atuantes na área de logística

Abstract

The globalization process has generated changes in trade relations between countries, bringing markets closer together and demanding increasingly efficient transport logistics. In this context, land transport by means of containers in the countries became a differential for the effective participation in the commercial activities in the world market. In this way, it becomes imperative to observe the regional characteristics and the availability of modalities of transportation to reach the most efficient solution of flow for each company. In this perspective, the objective of this research was to describe and analyze the role of intermodality in land transportation of import and export containers, in the southeast region of Brazil, through the perception of professionals in the logistics area. For this, we interviewed professionals from various segments involved in the search for logistics solutions for transportation. In addition, to meet the objective, data were collected from the DataLiner database on container transportation in the southeast region in 2017. Data analysis was conducted based on the theoretical framework adopted for the study and fram the explanatory construction technique. It was possible to verify that the intermodal solution is a differentiated alternative, even though it does not have a great representativity in the transportation of containers in the region in the studied period. Justified by difficulties such as lack of knowledge about its implementation and control, alignment with business strategy, possible supply chain constraints, the challenges of using specialized logistics operators, regional infrastructure constraints and the tradition and competitiveness of the by road.