After the award, the new company will be established between both parties and the activity will begin.
The Executive Committee of the Cádiz Free Trade Zone Consortium approved, in its last session last Thursday, March 13, the awarding of the exploitation of the Algeciras Free Warehouse to the company Bernardino Abad, S.L., within the framework of a public procedure opened by the Cádiz Institution - announced in the Official State Gazette (BOE) on December 3, 2013 -, with the aim of creating a 50/50 company. to carry out the management of the aforementioned Deposit.
The offer presented by Bernardino Abad, a logistics group created in 1915, contains a series of notable aspects for the award, such as being a historical logistics operator of the Port of Cádiz with extensive experience and extensive relationships with the customs authorities, in addition to having an important commercial network that can allow the capture of traffic and operations through the facilities in Algeciras, thus increasing business activity.
From a commercial point of view, the fact that the characteristic that has always defined this company has been the constant expansion and updating of its resources in order to offer a comprehensive service for all the needs of its clients opens up possible sources of indirect income for Zona Franca, which has also valued the commitment to medium-term job creation presented by the company. –with the initial forecast of 15 jobs, a figure that may be expanded in the future– and the recovery of the investment made by the Free Trade Zone in Algeciras.
Specifically, for the development of the Algeciras Free Warehouse, the offer presented stands out for its full development as a Logistics Operator, taking advantage of the tax advantages of customs administrative authorizations; due to the sustained growth of logistics and storage operations, transfers and transhipments; for the optimization of new cold chambers; for the optimization of the human team, the improvement and training in computer systems and the improvement of available storage spaces.
Bernardino Abad, with more than 100 years of existence, offers a comprehensive service designing optimized logistics operations according to the client's needs. It has its own delegations in the main Spanish ports, such as Cádiz, Algeciras, Huelva, Seville, Madrid, Valencia and the Canary Islands and its services include international maritime and air traffic, customs services, complementary insurance for goods, and complete advice throughout the chain, among others.
Its longevity in the market, as well as its expansion, make Bernardino Abad S.L. a benchmark in the Freight Forwarding, Consignee and Foreign Trade market.
It is worth remembering that Zona Franca has been operating in the Algeciras Free Warehouse since 2003 and has facilities at the Isla Verde dock, within the Algeciras Port Precinct, which comprise 4 warehouses and cover a total area of approximately 9,500 m2.
The main services offered as a free warehouse and fiscal warehouse are storage and loading and unloading logistics operations, in addition to being an expert in customs issues. Likewise, it acts as a tax warehouse for alcoholic beverages and is a registered Shipper of Excise Taxes, with the notable activity of placing tax seals on bottles. It is also enabled as a Distinct Customs Warehouse (DDA), which means that community goods that are linked to that warehouse benefit from the VAT exemption. The Algeciras Free Warehouse is also a Temporary Deposit Warehouse (ADT), and is authorized as a health registry. –puede recibir mercancías para el consumo- y dispone de Cámara Frigorífica.