Cemex conducting pilot tests for Magdalena river transport

To improve its operational efficiency, Cemex has started running pilot tests to transport cement via the Magdalena River in Colombia. Cement is transported from central Colombia to the Caribbean region during these trials.

On the first trip, some 950t were transported from the main plant at Caracolito to Sociedad Portuaria de Barranquilla. The river journey took six days with the entire trip from Ibague via Barrancabermeja to Barranquilla taking 17 days.

For Juan Carlos Muñoz, vice president of the supply chain of Cemex, said “This initiative, in addition to seeking savings for the company, has as its main objective to have an alternative transport mechanism that makes Cemex's operation in Colombia more efficient".