By: Victor Cabello, Elogia Soluciones Logisticas Manager
Technology without
voluntary guidance has dismantled the idea that the interests of
entrepreneurs and businesses are compatible with the desire to take care
of the
planet and its natural resources. To achieve true harmony between
business and
protection of the planet and its limits, will is essential.
Elogia Soluciones Logisticas is a company
dedicated to integral logistics,
which began operations in 2010 with the aim of harmonizing its
operations with
the care of the environment. Currently, the company has focused its
efforts on
two projects that in the medium and long term will strengthen this
commitment
to the environment, thus achieving sustainability in the development of
our businesses:
a transition to transportation based on gas vehicles (and other clean
energies)
and rail transport.
In relation to the first,
that is, the use of gas vehicles
(and other clean energies), Elogia Soluciones Logisticas acquired one (1) gas- powered
tractor-trailer vehicle, as part of a pilot project focused on
establishing,
among other things, the vehicle’s behaviour on the different roads in
our
topography. In our opinion, in order to be able to focus our efforts and
investments in a definitive conversion, it is essential to confirm the
hypothesis that transportation in Colombia can be done by gas or
electric
vehicles. The difference in Colombia with other countries is that most
of our
roads were built on mountains. If the pilot project is successful the
Group will
commit to the renewal and growth of our fleet with vehicles that use
clean
energy, starting in 2021.
The second project is rail
transport, in which we have a
special interest not only because of the positive impact it would bring
to the
country’s connectivity, but also as part of the commitmentto reduce our
carbon
footprint. The objective is to offer different transport and logistical
alternatives, mixing different energy sources and always looking to
reduce
greenhouse gas emissions. In relation to this project, and since 2018,
we have
studied the viability of joining the railway operation from Santa Marta
to La
Dorada, for which we have reached agreements with important logistical
players
such as Fenoco and Maersk. In December 2020 we received authorization as
a
railway operator from the Ministry of Transportation, and during 2021 we
hope
to commence a pilot operation. In the medium term, we aim to promote
imports
and exports through the port of Santa Marta and the vertical integration
of the
Group’s logistical assets.
During 2021 Elogia Soluciones Logisticas
will continue to build confidence
in the country, to invest in its economic development, and to seek
harmonization with the natural environment.