ERHARDT Ertransit in Tribuna de Canarias Newspaper
Under the headline “ERHARDT Ertransit promotes the logistics growth of the Canary Islands in national and international trade”. The Canarian economic publication “Tribuna de Canarias” publishes in its August issue an interview with Maleni López and Jesús Rodríguez, the Branch Managers of ERHARDT Ertransit in Gran Canaria and Tenerife, respectively.
We bring to this webpage an extract of the interview and a link to what was published by the Canarian media in full.
How do you value the economic potential of the Canary Islands in the current context?
We are on the right track, the Canary Islands are opening up to the world, they have great economic potential and we are knowing how to take advantage of our geopolitical positioning due to our double status as neighbours of the African continent and for belonging to Europe.
From an economic point of view, this double factor is essential. We are becoming a point of reference for Spanish companies that want to do business in Africa and for certain sectors, such as the agri-food and oil & gas sectors, which are currently focusing on energy exploitation in West Africa.
What impact does this economic movement have on your logistics sector?
This movement has a very significant impact on our sector. A clear example of this importance is the scale of world-class shipping companies in our ports. Shipping companies such as Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM and Grimaldi operate routes with West African countries, which highlights the strategic position of the Canary Islands as a key logistics hub in this region.
The growing activity of these shipping companies in our ports not only increases the volume of trade, but also improves connectivity and efficiency in the supply chain. This, in turn, attracts more investment and business opportunities. This movement consolidates the Canary Islands as a nerve centre in international trade, benefiting our logistics sector and the regional economy in general.
What is the current importance of traffic with the Peninsula?
There is no doubt that traffic with the Peninsula continues to be the driving force of our activity. In this sense, the tourism sector is in excellent health and acts as a driving force for the Canary Islands economy, and, consequently, for our logistics sector.
There is significant growth in segments such as agri-food, reverse logistics (the management of returns in the fashion, large stores and electronics sectors) and the transfer of waste to the Peninsula. In our case, we are also noticing the growth of air freight and sectors such as the supply of spare parts for the automotive industry.
Furthermore, the Canary Islands also receive goods from the rest of Europe. Our company has branches in the main logistics points of the Peninsula, which consolidate loads from different European origins for transport to the Canary Islands. This own infrastructure allows us to offer a fast service, reducing transit times and ensuring the continuous availability of products to meet the demand of the local market.
What logistics services do you offer and how do they benefit the Canary Islands company?
Our clients highly value the fact that we provide them with a “door-to-door” service using our own means.
We offer a fully integrated supply chain solution, which allows us to save time, effort and costs. We manage the entire process through a single point of contact, which provides complete visibility of the supply chain. This allows us to maximize delivery efficiency, eliminate unnecessary processes and achieve significant financial savings for our clients.
Our solutions include transport, customs management, storage, merchandise consolidation and distribution, among others.
The strategic location of our logistics facilities in the Canary Islands, the Peninsula and other parts of the world allows us to offer global coverage.
How do we manage to provide such a complex and global service?
The key to our model lies in the fact that ERHARDT Ertransit is part of ERHARDT, a logistics group with more than 140 years of experience, and that allows us to offer a wide range of services, including transport, chartering, customs, storage, consolidation of goods, and management of special loads. We thus provide global and integrated logistics coverage, facilitating an end-to-end supply chain.
They previously commented on the importance of the West African oil & gas industry in the Canary Islands
Yes, the exploitation of oil wells and gas fields in our neighbouring countries in almost all of West Africa has turned the Canary Islands into a supply point where oil platforms, gas tankers, oil tankers and vessels from the oil & gas auxiliary industry call in. These vessels come to our ports to be repaired or make long stops until they have a new destination.
Within our business group we have ERHARDT Shipping Services, a world-leading company in the consignment of this type of vessel. At ERHARDT Ertransit we are responsible for facilitating the logistics of supplies and spare parts for this type of vessel.
