Synergy, logistics operator of the group, Hutchison Ports, presented in AgriVrac their full potential in the agri-food sector and the rest of the operators present in the fourth edition of this fair, which will be held in the French town of Anglet between 30 September and 1 October. The event will serve to publicize the advantages and opportunities offered by the intermodal service “port-to-door” between the southwest of France and the Terminal Hutchison Ports BEST of Barcelona.
The intermodal connecting between France and the Terminal Hutchison Ports BEST, presented in February of 2020, is having a remarkable success among customers, who have achieved up to 11 days of savings in the transit time of their goods, and a significant competitive advantage for import and export their goods through the Port of Barcelona. Deserves a special mention also the commitment to the environment and innovation.
In this regard it should be noted that Synergy provides additional added value to the companies in relation to the reduction of CO2 emissions (more than 12 tonnes in 2020). In perfect harmony with the european initiative of the “EU Green Deal”, the use of the train contributes to the withdrawal of a number of trucks from the roads.
The 300 professionals in the sector of cereals, fertilizers and animal nutrition enrolled in this fair organized by the port of Bayonne with the support of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Bayonne and the support of the Region of New Aquitaine, will be able to know first-hand the network of railway infrastructure and services of Synergy and, particularly, the Terminal Intermodal de Noáin, link strategic essence of these traffics.
From this node, logistics, Synergy offers daily connections and multiple services: last mile solutions, customs, warehousing and crossdocking, VGM, forage and lashing, cleaning and spraying, installing thermal blankets and flexitanks, etc, According to Paul Garcia, managing director of Synergy, “the bet of France has been a success and revolves around our terminal in Noáin, which is located only 100 kilometers of the border”.
“From the Terminal Intermodal de Noáin -according to Pablo Garcia - we have put an end to the blockade suffered by many French companies to access by train to the Port of Barcelona. To do this, we have strengthened our department of customs by offering all kinds of steps: offices, transit, inspection of goods, etc”
The interest of Synergy by the French market is demonstrated by the recent strengthening of its commercial department in this country and the next participation, for the first time, in the Week of the Innovation in Transport and Logistics (SITL) Paris (13-15 September) and in the Top Transport Europe Marseille (13 and 14 October).
The offer of Synergy is complemented with its facilities at the Container Terminal of Miranda de Ebro (Burgos), which has received the trust of a growing group of companies and operators thanks to an offer efficient and versatile. It is worth noting, moreover, that this network of railway infrastructure and services reached a global dimension thanks to the network of Hutchison Ports, terminalista pioneer present in 52 ports, and 26 countries that offers to the Port of Barcelona more than 200 connections to ports all over the world. Within this, it highlights the Terminal BEST, the first semi-automated in the group, the most technologically-advanced of Spain, and the terminal railway's largest ports of the Mediterranean, with 8 routes of 750 meters that connects the worldwide traffic to Europe via the Mediterranean and vice versa.