11 DIARIO DEL PUERTO MIÉRCOLES 4 FEBRERO 2026 simas. “La sustituciónde compresores, la mejora de los aislantes, la climatización de losmuelles de cargaylaspuertasautomáticas,así como todo aquello ligado a la producciónenergéticacomopuedeser lautilizacióndeplacassolares,centralesdebiomasaoinclusoaerogeneradores sonmuy importantes y han sido tomados en cuenta por nuestras empresas”, puntualiza el secretariogeneral deALDEFE. En paralelo comienzan a ser frecuentes inversiones en sistemas quemejoren la eficiencia intralogística, como es el caso de la automatización de instalaciones que garantizan tanto los propios movimientosdecargaenelalmacenajecomounarotacióndeproductos completamente optimizada. “También empiezan a plantearse aspectos relativos al análisis de datos con inteligencia artificial, tantolospropiosde laactividadlogísticacomo incluso losdegestión delascámarasfrigoríficas”,apunta Badenes. Elcrecimientodelsectorimplica, consecuentemente, unaumento de la demanda de energía eléctrica,quevienedadatantoporuna crecientedemandadelasempresas que ya operan como aquellas que ponen enmarcha nuevos proyectos. Al respecto, desde ALDEFE lamentan la poca agilidad actual paraconseguirincrementarelflujo energético. Por un lado, las empresas se encuentran con dificultades administrativas provocadas por el volumen de documentación de contenido técnicoque seprecisa. “Los certificados y los permisos que se requiere para abrir una instalación frigorífica son extremamente penosos, caros y lentos”, denuncia el directivo de la asociación. Pero, además, a esto hay que sumar las dificulthecommissioningofcoldstorage facilities that are currentlyunder constructionor the expansionof some thatarealreadybuilt. This situation has made the cold storage sector attractive to international investors. Badenes states that, as it is a growing activity, “we can guarantee base returns” in a highly stable environment. But there ismore. “The IberianPeninsula isbeginningto beseenasasingleterritoryconsidered a first-level entry point for products fromLatin America or Africa, generally food products that need temperature control to maintain their characteristics and be marketable in the EuropeanUnion,” says the secretarygeneral ofALDEFE. Apparently, a large cold logisticshub is in theworks, which will complement and expand the available cubicmeters by incorporating newprojects, something that Badenes describes as “goodnews.” Efficiency and technology However, despite this positive context, coldstoragefacilitiesstill face major challenges that need to be addressed. And, without a doubt, the greatest challenge is to achieve greater efficiency, especially in terms of energy. Energy bills remain one of themain expenses in cold storage production, so adjusting and controlling them is “critical, as theyhaveasignificant impacton thebottomline,” Badenespoints out. Therefore, all technologies linked to achieving energy autonomy and the consequent reduction in financial costs are extremely important. “The replacement of compressors, the improvement of insulation, the air conditioning of loading docks and automatic doors, as well as everything related to energy production, such as the use of solar panels, biomass plants, or even wind turbines, are very important and have been taken into account by our companies,” points out the secretary general of ALDEFE. At the same time, investments in systems that improve intralogistics efficiency are becoming more frequent, such as the automation of facilities that guaranteeboththemovementof cargo instorageandfullyoptimized product rotation. “Aspects related to data analysis with artificial intelligence are also beginning to be considered, both those specific to logistics activities and even those related to cold storage management,” EN DESTACADO / FEATURED “Los certificados y los permisos que se requiere para abrir una instalación frigorífica son extremamente penosos, caros y lentos” “Thecertificatesandpermitsrequiredtoopenacoldstoragefacility are extremely difficult, expensive, and time-consuming to obtain” Marcos Badenes SECRETARIO GENERAL DE ALDEFE SECRETARY GENERAL OF ALDEFE Las empresas del sector demandan una mayor homogeneidad en la normativa de seguridad. / Companies in the industry are calling for greater consistency in safety regulations.
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