Cádiz companies in the naval, port and logistics sectors promote themselves in Argentina and Brazil

With the support of the Junta de Andalucía

Economía y Conocimiento has organized a trade mission to the Southern Cone framed within the Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI) for the province of Cádiz.

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A total of nine Cádiz companies of the naval, port and logistics sector have participated in a trade mission organized by Ministry of Economy and Knowledgethrough Extenda-Andalusian Exterior Promotion Agencyr, to identify business opportunities in Argentina y Brazil. The mission to Argentina It took place between March 29 and 31 in Buenos Aires and TucumánWhereas in Brazil The mission focused on South America Intermodal Fair 2017, which was held in Sao Paulo From 4 to 6 in April.

 

This action, which is part of the Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI) for the province of Cadiz, has meant a great opportunity for the naval, port and logistics industry of the province of Cádiz, since it has allowed the participating companies to carry out a prospection of the Argentine and Brazilian markets, explore new business possibilities and the establishment of synergies both between Andalusian companies as well as local companies Argentina and Brazil.

 

The initiative to organize this mission arose from Port of Algeciras (APBA), that conveyed their interest in developing a mission of these characteristics, both for themselves and for other companies in the Port Community (COMPORT).

 

Specifically, the mission to Argentina has been developed in the provinces of Buenos Aires and Tucumán, where a dozen work meetings were held between March 29 and 31; while the stay in Brazil included a visit to the South America Intermodal Fair 2017, which took place in São Paulo between April 4 to 6, and several meetings with interlocutors of interest to companies. Both missions may be 80% co-financed with funds from the European Union, charged to FEDER Operational Program of Andalusia 2014-2020.

 

In both cases, extend has been in charge of organizing the agenda of meetings with potential partners, clients or suppliers of interest to Cádiz companies. In the case of Argentina, among the interlocutors there have been the Argentine Citrus Federation/Federcitrus; The Port Authority of Buenos Aires; The ExportAr Agroindustry Directorate; the National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (SENASA); wave Association of Tucumanes Citrus Exporters, among others.

 

 

 

Both in Argentina and Brazil, Extenda has been in charge of organizing the agenda of meetings with potential partners, clients or suppliers of interest to Cádiz companies.

 

 

Likewise, taking advantage of the visit to the Intermodal Southamerica fair 2007 Meetings have been held with interlocutors requested by Cádiz companies, including companies from the Coffee Exporting Council (CECAFE), la Brazilian Association of Exporters and Importers of Beverages and Foods (AABBA) and Federation of Industries of the State of Sao Paulo (FIESP).

 

 Particiapant enterprises

 

The companies that have participated in the action aimed at Argentina are: Bernardino Abad, Southern Europe Customs Warehouse, Buqueland, Tránsito 2000, Algetransit, Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras, Ecs 360 Logistics and TIBA. Likewise, in the mission to Brazil they have repeated Bernardino Abad, Southern European Customs Warehouse, Buqueland, Transit 2000, to which has been added Total Logistics Services.

 

On the other hand, extend directly supports the internationalization of companies in the area through the office that opened in Algeciras last January, which is located at the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce of the Campo de Gibraltar. This office, which is part of the Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI) for the province of Cadiz, is the third of Extended in Andalusia after Seville and Almería.

 

La ITI Office in Algeciras provides specialized consulting services to identify the ideal markets and actions that promote the growth of the business fabric and development of the area, in which the naval industry and the logistics sector are two priority sectors; as well as to promote the participation of companies, both in the actions planned in the general Extenda programming, as well as in new actions.

 

Likewise, extend and the Cádiz Maritime-Naval Cluster They maintain a collaboration agreement aimed at promoting joint promotional actions, which includes the development of an Action Plan to promote the internationalization of the Andalusian naval maritime sector.

 

This plan includes the implementation of strategic actions for the naval industry of Cádiz such as the prospective visit to Oslo Norshipping Fair or individualized attention actions for each company in the cluster through the Extends Diagnostic Advice, Implementation, Digital Plan, Financing or Brands.

 

Cádiz, first exporter in 2016

 

Cadiz In January 2016, it experienced the highest growth recorded in the exports of the Andalusian provinces, 66% more to reach 554 million, which places it as the second exporting province in the region. In 2016 as a whole, it was the first exporting province of Andalucía, with sales worth 5.650 million, which is equivalent to one in every five euros that the community exported that year.