by Manuel Carrillo | Jun 14, 2017 | News
Barcelona, 14 Jun, 2017.- SETRAM, Multimodal logistics operator specialized in automotive logistics, has been awarded the ISO 14001 certificate for environmental management by Bureau Veritas. With its environmental management system certified by this international standard, SETRAM shows its commitment to the environment. Bureau Veritas confirmed that SETRAM meets the fundamental requirements for the identification and control of the environmental aspects specified in the ISO 14001 standard: Show commitment with clients, investors, people and community. Improve expenditure control through waste reduction and the optimization of energy consumption. Reduce insurance premiums through the reduction in the number of incidents. Facilitate the granting of permissions and authorizations. Improve rating for gaining access to public tenders and grants. SETRAM is joining an exclusive group of companies that are environmentally friendly; this has a significant positive impact on its corporate identity and reputation, since it answers the environmental demands of the society. Actions in the Port of Barcelona For the certification process, SETRAM had to adapt its facilities at the Port of Barcelona to comply with the ISO 14001 standard. A significant investment was required to update and improve some of the key aspects of the environmental management system, such as energy saving and efficiency in the utilities, and the promotion of an environmentally friendly service fleet, inter alia. Furthermore, SETRAM has carried out all the necessary actions for a full compliance with the environmental requirements and to sensitize and aware the staff. SETRAM was already proceeding with the waste separation tasks. According to Antonio Saiz, Director of Quality at SETRAM: “We have always been aware of the importance of environmental care; from this perspective,...
by Manuel Carrillo | Nov 25, 2016 | News
Barcelona, November 21st 2016 – SETRAM, Multimodal logistics operator specialized in automotive logistics, has included four electric vehicles in the operations of its vehicle terminal in the Port of Barcelona. It is a pioneer innovation – bringing significant CO2 level reduction – in the port logistics solutions for the automotive industry. Economic savings and pollution reduction were the drivers for searching alternative vehicle-propulsion energy sources in the activities of this operator, specialized in automotive logistics. The first studies were carried out back in 2010; however, technology and car adaptation were still in an initial development phase at that point. In the summer of 2015, SETRAM carried out a new feasibility study, which conclusions were favourable to the use of electric vehicles in its port terminal. This initiative joined the on-going SETRAM’s initiative to implement the requirements of ISO 14001. In this way, the project of integrating electric vehicles became a reality. The project also involved the installation of fast charging poles to meet vehicle productivity requirements. Four Peugeot iPartner commercial vehicles, rented from Alphabet, will provide support to SETRAM’s operations as well as complementary added-value services. The next stage of this initiative will consist in increasing the number of SETRAM’s electric vehicles in the terminal of Port of Barcelona, benefiting of the subsidies foreseen for the next fiscal period. MOVEA 2 in 2017 and the evolution of electric cars The MOVEA 2 Plan will enter force on January 1st 2017, which will aid alternative-fueled vehicles with a total amount of 17 million EUR. It will include little changes as compared with the current period; however, one of them will...
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