BUILT FOLLOWING INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
To comply with world-class customer requirements
The tank farm, result of a Joint Venture between Coremar Group (Colombia) and Zenith Energy (United States), is located on a 420 acres Industrial Cluster, in Palermo Municipality, Departamento del Magdalena, in front of Barranquilla, right next to Palermo Port Society, a large scale public use multipurpose terminal.
Founded in the caribbean coast of colombia in 1958 as a maritime and portuary business to make up for the lack of the infrastructure that the country was demanding. with an avant-garde vision, coremar group has taken the lead in supplying logistical support within latin-american countries, through its five main divisions; harbor tugs, offshore vessels, maritime transportation, fuel distribution and port & terminals, focusing in the requirements of the energy industry.
www.coremar.co
A world-class midstream asset operator by buying and building terminals in the Atlantic Basin, primarily Europe, Africa and Latin America which include the storage and logistics for crude oil, refined products, petrochemicals and all types of dry-bulk commodities. The strategy is to pursue opportunities with strategic importance to our customers and the marketplace without taking any direct commodity exposure. Comitted to the core values of safety first, environmental protection, integrity and ethics in business, customer service, employee respect, well maintained facilities and appropriate financial returns.
www.zenithem.com
JUAN PABLO OSPINA
CEO
With more than 22 years of experience, he began his career in distribution, marketing, transportation, logistics, and regulation within the hydrocarbons and biofuels sector. Juan Pablo started his professional career at ExxonMobil, where he held positions of increasing responsibility, including the management of several business areas. In 2009, he joined the Ecopetrol Group, eventually becoming Commercial Manager of Refined Products for Colombia. In 2012, he moved to Cenit Transporte y Logística de Hidrocarburos, an Ecopetrol subsidiary, where he served as Commercial Director. In May 2015, he assumed the position of Vice President of Commercial and Marketing at Ecopetrol, with responsibility for the sales and purchases of crude oil, gas, fuels, and petrochemicals at both national and international levels. In October 2016, he took on commercial and strategic leadership for an integrated company within the hydrocarbons and gas marketing and logistics value chain.
He is a Mechanical Engineer from the Pontifical Bolivarian University in Medellín and has served as a member of several Boards of Directors.
Andres Salazar
Terminal manager
Andrés Salazar joined Palermo Tanks in September 2016 as Terminal Manager. Responsible for the operation of the liquids terminal under the best standards of Health, Safety, environment and quality, also focused in keeping the best practices in maintenance and inventory control to guarantee the reliability of the Terminal and the customers satisfaction. Andres also supports the commercial and Projects team in the development and execution of new expansion projects in Palermo Tanks.
Andres worked for 12 year in Organización Terpel S.A, his last position was as Director of Operations for the Central and South zones, this included 8 fuel distribution facilities located in 8 Colombian states. His first years in Terpel also involved positions in the maintenance and projects department participating in the development and modernization of fuel storage Plants. Andrés started his career working for 3 years in the Engineering Department in Centro Nacional de Investigaciones de Café.
Andres is an Electronic Engineer from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, holds a post graduate degree as Finance Specialist from Universidad del Rosario, Integrated Auditor ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001 from Bureau Veritas, Training Certificate in Health, Safety and Environment from Consejo Colombiano de Seguridad, Training Certificate in Logistics from Universidad Externado and Training Certificate in Operational Excellence from Universidad de Los Andes.
Roberto Pretelt Caceres
Commercial manager
Roberto Pretelt joined Palermo Tanks in July 2016 as Commercial Manager. His primary focus is in business development, origination and customer service with special emphasis in developing the marketing base to expand Palermo´s storage capacity. For your liquid storage needs in Barranquilla, Roberto is the guy to talk to.
Prior to joining Palermo Tanks, Roberto worked 5 years as commercial director for Independence Water and Mining and held various commercial positions over a span of 10 years in the flower business in Colombia.
Roberto holds a Certificate of Special Studies in Negotiation and communication, a post graduate degree in Commercial management from Universidad de la Sabana, and an Industrial Engineer degree from Universidad de Los Andes.
Palermo Tanks is committed to the development of the communities living around our area of operation. As part of the Buenamar Foundation, it continuously strives to support a comprehensive plan focused on education, nutrition, health, recreation, and overall well-being for the children and youth of the community.
The mission of the Buenamar Foundation is to effectively implement creative, permanent, high-impact programs with nationwide coverage, contributing to the resolution of the deep social inequalities that have limited our country’s development and improving the quality of life of our citizens.
Integrated Management System
Coremar’s Integrated Management System covers the activities of all
company processes associated with the provision of the following services:
- Receipt, storage, and dispatch of petroleum-derived liquids.
(Palermo Tanks S.A).
The scope of the Management System includes, but is not limited to,
the locations where each of the companies carries out its operations, both nationally and internationally.