The inauguration of the first cold tunnel of the autonomous community, located at the ITV station of Red Itevelesa in the Port of Las Palmas, puts an end to the logistical dependence of Canarian transporters, who until now were forced to transfer their vehicles to the Peninsula to comply with the regulatory inspections of perishable goods (ATP).
This new infrastructure is not only a technical advance, but an engine of efficiency: it allows carrying out mandatory procedures without leaving the archipelago, which translates into a direct saving of time and costs for local businesses and a smaller carbon footprint.
The cold tunnel is an installation of high technical precision that verifies that the isothermal boxes of the trucks maintain the optimal temperatures for the transport of food and sensitive products (such as medicines).
Jesús García Gil, general director of Grupo Itevelesa pointed out that “we are delighted to invest in this pioneering project. Being the only ones in the Canary Islands allows us to fulfill our objective: bringing the service closer to transporters and facilitating the work of a logistics sector that needs it so much”.
For his part, the vice-president and Minister of Economy, Industry, Trade and Self-Employed of the Government of the Canary Islands, Manuel Domínguez, has highlighted the importance of this private investment for the interest of the region. "As an island territory, we live with specific difficulties. For a company to commit in this way to an infrastructure that the industry needed is something very positive for the Islands. We thank Red Itevelesa for having decided to invest here and think about the well-being of our citizens and companies."
The event was attended by Felipe Afonso El Jaber, deputy minister of Industry, Trade and Consumption of the Government of the Canary Islands; Ana Zurita, director general of Industry; María Fernández, director general of Transport and Mobility of the Government of the Canary Islands; and Ignacio Álvarez, representative of the Ministry of Industry.