GOLLOG, the logistics solutions unit of GOL Linhas Aéreas, will be present at Intermodal, an event for the logistics and cargo transportation sectors that takes place between March 5th and 7th, in São Paulo. GOLLOG's participation in the meeting, which is among the most relevant in Latin America, reinforces the objective of strengthening relationships with companies that need logistics to boost their business.
With the intention of presenting its partnership with Mercado Livre, which since 2022 has had an operation dedicated to planes for the exclusive transport of cargo, GOLLOG will have a stand to explore the competitive advantage of cargo planes for business, ensuring greater delivery speed.
The alliance with Mercado Livre is so relevant to the logistics and aviation sector in Brazil that, according to data from the National Civil Aviation Agency, it guaranteed market leadership and the consolidation of GOLLOG as the largest national air carrier of freighters, with 51% of all volume transported in January 2024, according to the same demand data released by ANAC.
In addition to being part of the GOLLOG team at the event, Pollyanna Mongs, general sales manager at GOLLOG, will participate in an Abralog with Luciana Silva Bueno, from Grupo HOPE, and Marco Fabrizio, from MeliAir, on March 7th, at afternoon period. At this meeting, executives will highlight important points about the “Use of air logistics for synchronized supply of stores without interruptions”.
With plans to expand operations throughout Brazil, GOLLOG currently has 118 stores with differentiated and specialized transport services, which will also be presented in Intermodal, such as GOLLOG Saúde and GOLLOG Animals, to meet specific demands more conveniently.
Partnership with Mercado Livre moved 11,2 million packages
Since the first operation that sealed the partnership between GOLLOG and Mercado Livre, on September 2, 2022, 11,2 million packages have been transported. The planes dedicated to this operation are part of GOL's current fleet, undergoing a conversion process to become freighters, with innovative equipment in of load and efficiency and capacity for 24 tons.
The six cargo aircraft in operation transported Mercado Livre products to the cities of Brasília (BSB), Fortaleza (FOR), Recife (REC), São Luís (SLZ), Manaus (MAO), João Pessoa (JPA), Teresina (THE), Porto Alegre (POA) and Salvador (SSA). The expectation for 2024 is to expand routes and reach more capitals. With GOL's operational strength, Mercado Livre reduces delivery times by up to 80% for longer routes, such as the North and Northeast regions, and by up to 50% on medium routes, such as the Central-West.
Also according to data from ANAC, and considering the demand from the domestic air cargo market (freighters and aircraft holds) in Brazil, in January 2024, which totaled 30 thousand tons transported, GOLLOG led the market with 37% of this movement , equivalent to 11 thousand tons transported.
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