On January 27, the Mariel S. A. Container Terminal arrived at its first five-year period.
Aware of the importance played in the economic progress of the country, of the decisive role as an essential part of the Mariel Special Development Zone, and the mission of achieving results at the height of a logistics center of importance in the regional context, a representation of the 521 workers that make up this great team converged in the same space to celebrate the start of operations.
“I look back and think, is this possible? Did we get here with five years? At the beginning we asked ourselves: how are we going to insert ourselves in the world maritime map? … well, we achieve it, thanks to the efforts of you, the collaborators and our clients. Many already know that there is a modern port in Cuba and a terminal that meets their needs. We are proud to be the first user of the ZEDM, to be part of a very important piece of infrastructure for the country, serving the shipping companies and the most prestigious import and export clients in the world “, assured Charles Alistair Baker, CEO of the company.
In the name of the new generations, Claudia Valdés, a specialist in port activities, congratulated “those who gave name and form to this work, those who started it by imposing themselves before difficulties and barriers to materialize a dream … those who work to make the terminal an international benchmark, to turn it into the port of transshipment of the Americas “. Meanwhile, Damián Druyat, operator of gantry cranes and union representative, emphasized the confidence in the future, and the desire to be more useful and productive.
During the meeting, which was attended by Ana Teresa Igarza, general director of the Office of the ZEDM, as well as representatives of entities that have accompanied the center in this period, recognized the work of 66 workers highlighted during the past year. Also, the political organizations present highlighted the work of the terminal, and José Leonardo Sosa, its deputy director, received a recognition dedicated to the center on the occasion of this anniversary, from José Raúl Ortuzar, first executive vice president of Almacenes Universales, a company which belongs to the company and that this January 28 fulfilled two and a half decades of founded.
“When we see the work done, its evolution and continuous development, we can affirm that they have made possible an entity of some commercial and labor prestige … Continue developing directions such as the assimilation of technology and operational processes, automated systems, efficient use of the means of loading and unloading, and the care and conservation of the work technique, “said Nelson Murcia, vice president of Human Resources, Almacenes Universales.
TC Mariel is managed by PSA International, of Singapore, a world leader in port operations. It has a modern infrastructure and equipment, designed to operate Neo-Panamax vessels.