It is the first time that the operation is carried out with the transfer of the parts stored in a Port plot outside the customs zone to the ship The Port of Cartagena has hosted this week a spectacular cargo operation of 50 wind pieces that will leave this week bound for New Orleans, United States, embarked on the Happy River ship, docked at the South Pier in the morning.
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The president of the APC, Yolanda Muñoz, explained that "it is the first time that this type of operation has been carried out in the Port of Cartagena.
Previous exports went directly from the truck to the ship docked in Escombreras.
This Once, we have transferred the wind turbine blades that were stored in a Port plot outside the customs zone to the ship located in the South dock "and he stressed that" this shows that the Port is prepared to move and handle this type of merchandise that in the last years is being consolidated ".
The operation has been carried out with all the security controls and with enough space for the trucks to carry out all the necessary maneuvers for the transfer from the Port plot outside the customs zone to the E-203 front located in the South Dock of the D Escombreras rsena.
Each piece is 80m long and 4 in diameter.
The Port of Cartagena has exported more than 800 units of wind parts between blades and shafts for wind turbines in 2020.
The goods come from the Vestas plant in Daimiel (Ciudad Real) and the Eiffage plant in Madrigueras (Albacete) and are consigned at the port by Ership and Agencia Mar tima Bl zquez.
"This year we have exceeded 50,000 tons, consolidating the 2019 figures and with this type of operation we are going to position the Port of Cartagena as one of the benchmarks in project cargo logistics operations, as a port of entry and exit of this type of merchandise ".
In addition, this year, for the first time, import operations of this type of parts have been carried out for national projects.
Yolanda Muñoz has remarked that "with this type of traffic we advance in our commitment to sustainability and care for the environment, with the improvement of the production of renewable energy and the braking of the consumption of fossil fuels ".
The main recipients of the wind pieces are Uruguay, Georgia, Finland, Senegal, Argentina and the United States, has stressed the Port Authority of Cartagena.
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Source: Agencias