The President of the Port of Rosario, Lic. Ángel Elías received the President of the Port of Quequén, Dr. Arturo Rojas, and his board of directors, at the headquarters of the Rosario Port Administration Entity (ENAPRO) this Thursday (12.7.2018), in that city of Santa Fe.
Rosario Stock Exchange
The authorities of both ports were also received by the President of the Rosario Stock Exchange (BCR), Alberto Padoan, and the Coordinator of the Commission of Transport, Infrastructure and Waterways of said institution, José Emilio Bernasconi.
At the meeting, the members present They discussed the port and navigation systemThey also took a tour of the modern BCR Laboratory Complex accompanied by Alejandro Rimini, Head of Promotion, and Francisco D'Ambrosio, Commercial Advisor of the Cereals Arbitration Chamber.
Signature of agreement
Then, the officials went to the ENAPRO headquarters and with the presence of the Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation of Santa Fe, José León Garibay, the Secretary of Transportation, Pablo Jukic, and the Secretary of Foreign Trade, Carlos Braga, a collaboration agreement was signed between the ENAPRO and the Puerto Quequén Management Consortium, with the aim of enhancing the capabilities of each port and increasing global competitiveness in the flow of Argentine production to the world through the integrated and coordinated work.
Port complementarity
About, Angel Elias He reported that “approximately 2500 ships enter and leave the Port of Rosario each year, and 80% of Argentina's agro-industrial exports leave. Many ships that carry grains, soybeans or derivatives, by-products such as flour or oils, but especially those that carry grains, load a quantity in the Port of Rosario, and the rest of the load is completed in the Port of Quequén." He added: "That is why we are two complementary ports and we have made a cooperation agreement to detect the weak points in the logistics chain and to try to Carry out improvements that, on the one hand, make operations more efficient.; and on the other hand, that the costs for producers are more beneficial.”
Lower logistics costs
For his part, the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Eng. Jose Garibay He said: “I think it is an agreement that will bring the possibility of complementarity, the expectation that there will be a reduction in logistics costs, that there will be a synergy in the management that each of the ports does and we can take advantage of the experience of a port like Quequén. Now we expect concrete results. Everything will fundamentally result in a Reduction of logistics costs, which is so important for the province and for Argentina"because if we do not develop our export capacity, it will be very difficult for us to have a way out as a country."
Logistics strengthening
Dr Arthur Rojas, for his part, stressed: “Both ports share the goal of continuous and joint growth. This action represents a great step towards our logistics strengthening.”
In the current stage of dialogue, the port authorities join forces and strategic management so that in the coming years ports become an efficient final link in the national logistics chain.
Directors and authorities from ENAPRO, the Quequén Port Consortium and Villa Constitución also participated in the meeting.
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