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Annual report 2019 The sea in the heart of Andalusia

1. PRESENTATION...... 4 2. THE PORT OF SEVILLE AT A GLANCE...... 6 3. STRATEGY 2025...... 12 4. SEVILLE PORT AUTHORITY ...... 14 5. FINANCIAL RESULTS ...... 16 6. TRAFFIC ...... 17 7. MANAGEMENT OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN ...... 19 8. NAVIGABLE ROUTE ...... 20 9. LAND ACCESS...... 22 10. PORT LOGISTICS ...... 24 11. INDUSTRIAL PORT ...... 26 12. SUSTAINABLE PORT ...... 28 13. TECHNOLOGY PORT ...... 30 14. URBAN PORT ...... 32 15. ADDING VALUE ...... 34 16. 2019 IN IMAGES ...... 36 4 port of seville, the sea in the heart of andalusia

Armada Española. Oficina de Relaciones con la Prensa. Moisés Sanz. annual report 2019 i presentation 5

1. Presentation

2019 has been a key year in which we we formalized the concession of more In addition, we are working with na- have completed important infrastruc- than 10,000 m2 for the new center ture and expanding the knowledge of ture in the Dársena del Cuarto that specialized in logistics, industry, ma- the Guadalquivir estuary with the An- will allow us to advance in the transfer terials and sustainability. dalusian universities of Seville, Huel- of port activity to the south and, at the va, Malaga and Cadiz and the Spanish We continue to work on improving same time, progress in the integration National Research Council (CSIC). our positioning and making the most of the Tablada Wharf in the city. The- of the navigation channel with new te- Finally, in 2019 we have streamlined se are the railway ring and the inter- chnologies; we are committed to inno- the urban planning procedures to nal road that surrounds all the Port of vation and digitalization and continue strengthen the connection between Seville and the six-road axis that con- to promote new traffic. the city and the port with the cons- nects the two bridges of the lock. truction of a new urban port district. We believe in the potential of R&D+i We have also excelled in logistical po- We are getting closer to creating a to boost traffic and multimodality. In tential in the Logistics Activities Zone. new balcony to the dock at Tablada this way, we are developing projects The Logistics Activities Zone has expe- Wharf so that the whole city can look such as AIRIS, for digitalization of the rienced significant growth with new out over its port. Guadalquivir, or Ferro Port System, for warehouses, one for refrigeration and railway management, where we are another for multi-customers, and with making great progress. the start-up of a distribution center for the multinational company Amazon.

We have improved the land accessibility in the dock of El Cuarto with the closing of the railway ring of the Port of Seville

In the commercial activity, the train stands out, especially the land transit of goods, with a growth of 14.8% in the volume of tons moved. This is a sign of the strong commitment to multimodality in the Port of Seville, which has allowed the consolidation of the Sevi- lle-Sines line and an increase in its fre- quency.

Regarding the industrial area, in this year we have taken an important step to set up an innovation center in the industrial area of Astilleros. In 2019

Rafael Carmona Ruiz. Chairman of the Seville Port Authority. 6 port of seville, the sea in the heart of andalusia

2. Port of Seville, the sea in the heart of Andalusia

The Port of Seville is the only inland It is a strategic enclave for the Euro- seaport in Spain. It is located in one pean Union and has five port termi- of the main metropolitan areas of the nals under concession and three pu- country, with more than one and a half blic docks, more than 4,000 meters of million inhabitants in the surroun- mooring line, one million square me- ding area, and in the cargo-genera- ters of warehouses and a cruise ship ting center of the southern peninsu- terminal in the center of the city. la. It is a completely multimodal port with maritime and land connections and throughout its 850 hectares it has a large area for logistic and industrial development. annual report 2019 i the port of seville at a glance 7

Multimodal logistics to the Container Terminal and the Rai- The Free Zone is another attraction of platform lway, makes this area a major logistics the Port. It has a great capacity for de- platform with excellent connections. velopment to promote new industries The Port of Seville is specialized in a that generate synergies with the port wide variety of traffics, among which Industry activity. the agro-food, steel and container The Port of Seville is the ideal setting products stand out. It is the logistic Economic activity for the implementation and develo- door of the peninsula to the Canary pment of key sectors for the Andalu- The Port of Seville is an important dri- Islands, with weekly maritime depar- sian economy. The metal mechanics ver for the economic and social deve- tures that connect Seville with the ar- industry and the industry linked to re- lopment of Andalusia. In its surroun- chipelago, and it is important in the newable energies are segments that dings, 200 companies generate more railway traffic with weekly trains that are established in the Astilleros In- than 23,000 jobs. This industry has an connect Seville with Madrid, Bilbao, dustrial area. There, offshore wind impact on the economy of more than Extremadura and Sines (Portugal). towers, parts for bridges, footbridges 1.1 billion euros. It has the first Logistics Activities Zone and aqueducts and large metal struc- (LAZ) in Andalusia. Its location, next tures are built. 8 port of seville, the sea in the heart of andalusia

STRENGTHS Strategic situation in the interior of the territory. Large area for logistic and industrial development. 850 hectares. Good land connectivity and multimodality. Proximity to the city of Seville Cargo center of southern Spain.

VISION The Port of Seville aspires to consolidate itself as a benchmark multimodal port node, the driving force behind the main logistics and industrial cluster in the south of the peninsula, a valuable as- set for the city and the driving force in the estuary. annual report 2019 i the port of seville at a glance 9 10 port of seville, the sea in the heart of andalusia

2.1. Port areas

MULTIMODAL LOGISTICS ving Andalusia, Extremadura, the Ca- Operating area extended to the rail- PLATFORM nary Islands and North Africa. road line with an area of 8,750 m2.

Surface area: 54 ha. 16 storage bays. Container and Ro-Ro Terminal Facilities: Portillo Maritime Agency Terminal

Guadalquivir Maritime Terminal 150,000 m2 of multipurpose buildings. Location: left bank of the Alfonso XIII canal. Location: batán basin. Cold logistics center. Area: 18,500 m2. Area: 180,000 m2. Closed and access control. Specialty: solid bulks and general Specialty: containers and Ro-Ro. merchandise. Capacity: 600,000 TEUs. MORE PORT TERMINALS Facilities: Resources: Bulk and general cargo 105 meter water front. 700 meters of mooring line (350 me- Mooring facilities with fixed crane. ters in concession). Sevitrade Liquid Terminal Hopper and belt installation. 13,000 m2 of warehouse for semi-trai- Location: fourth dock. lers. Covered warehouses distributed in 16 Area: 70,000 m2. modules. 1 Ro-Ro ramp. Specialty: liquid bulk and multi-product. Terminal Portuaria Esclusa Weighing services, power outlets and Storage: 105,000 m3. reefer containers. Location: esclusa Wharf. Carbón Puerto Terminal 2 Gantry cranes. Area: 27,000 m2 Location: left bank of the Alfonso XIII Railway Terminal Specialty: liquid and solid bulks and canal. conventional general merchandise. Location: batán dock. Area: 60,000 m2 Facilities: Specialty: containers. Specialty: liquid and solid bulks and 300 meters of mooring line. Facilities: conventional general merchandise. Two cranes of 100 tons lifting capacity, Five tracks for trains up to 750 meters. Facilities: one of 30 tons, two of 16 tons and one Logistic Activities Zone 145 meters of mooring line with 3,000 of 12 tons. m2 of crane handling area. First LAZ in southern Spain. 41,500 m3 of storage. 1 crane of 104 tons and a second one of Storage and distribution center ser- 120 tons. annual report 2019 i the port of seville at a glance 11

PUBLIC DOCKS Optimal logistic conditions.

Esclusa Wharf equipped for moving li- Tablada Wharf and expansión quid/solid bulk and general cargo.

Length: 1,200 meters. PORT-CITY AREA Width: 72 meters.

Specialty: solid bulks and general Cruise Ship Terminal merchandise. Location: las Delicias Wharf. Northern Wharf Sustainable building built with 46 re- Length: 667 meters. cycled containers. Width: 120 meters. Area: 1,092 m2. Specialty: solid bulks and general Facilities: merchandise. Ro-Ro ramp. Terminal equipped with protection fa- Armamento Wharf cilities (International Ship and Port Fa- Length: 706 meters. cility Security, ISPS).

Width: 45 meters. Direct docking in the city center a few meters from the historical area. Specialty: project cargo. The Las Delicias Wharf has a subway parking lot, restaurants and leisure fa- INDUSTRIAL ZONE cilities and garden areas.

Shipyard Industrial Area

Surface area: 44 hectares.

Outfitting dock equipped for the movement of special loads. Free Zone

Surface area: 72 hectares, of which 34 hectares are available.

Tax advantages for installed companies. 12 port of seville, the sea in the heart of andalusia

3. Strategy 2025

The Strategic Plan for the Port of Seville 2025 is based on nine lines of action, which are divided into more than 100 actions. The three main lines are:

1. The increase of port activity, for which the APS will launch a plan to promote new traffics such as biomass and project cargo, as well as to consolidate other destinations for containers (North Europe and West Africa). Likewise, it will promote railway excellence and develop a global commercial Action Plan for the Port.

2. The consolidation of the logistic and industrial cluster, with a focus on innovative sectors such as bio-industry or recycling, and others present in Seville, such as logistics or metalworking. This line includes, among other measures, expanding the logistics areas of the Port under public-private partnership formulas, promoting the Port as a railway node, encouraging industrial sectors with greater potential and promoting a Center for Innovation.

3. The development of a new urban-port district that includes the east bank of the dock, from the Delicias Bridge to the Centennial Bridge. This will be conceived as a space for the integration of urban, productive and port activities (such as cruise tourism and nautical sports). annual report 2019 i strategy 2025 13

In a transversal way, the strategic lines will have an impact 6. To commit to environmental excellence as a sign on the improvement of the positioning of the Port with of identity of the Port, aligning the concept of 'Industrial measures to: Port' with that of a 'Green Port’.

4. Promote competitiveness and operational effi- Likewise, the strategic guidelines will mark a new model of ciency, which will involve improving the coordination of the relationship through: operations between the waterway and the quay; to promo- 7. The formation of an active Port Community. te the development of a new multipurpose terminal in the Dársena del Cuarto and to carry out nautical studies to opti- 8. The transformation of the APS into a business develo- mize the waterway. pment partner.

5. Technological transformation and digitaliza- 9. The integration of the port into society through tion, in particular as a way to improve navigation, rail and institutions and entities. port terminal activity.

Improve Port of New positioning Seville relationship 2025 model

A Competitiveness 1 Increase port D Formal and active and operating activity. Port Community. efficiency.

B Technological 2 Consolidate the E APS as a business transformation industrial logistics development and digitalization. cluster. partner.

C Environmental 3 Develop an urban F Alliances with excellence. port district. institutions and entities. 14 port of seville, the sea in the heart of andalusia

4. Seville Port Authority

The Port Authority of Seville began its operations on January 1,1993. It is the public body responsible for managing the state-owned port of Seville and the Guadalquivir Eurovia (E-60.02), along its 90 kilometers to the mouth of the Gua- dalquivir in the Atlantic Ocean.

It falls under the Ministry of Development and is governed by Royal Legislative Decree 2/2011 of 5 September, which approves the Consolidated Text of the Law on State Ports and the Merchant Navy.

Board of Directors at December 31, 2019 annual report 2019 i seville port authority 15

Director of APS Members appointed as Member appointed Secretary of APS proposed by business to represent the organizations: municipality of Seville: Existing members: Mr. Francisco Herrero León, Mr. Juan Espadas Cejas, President of APS president of the Chamber of Mayor of Seville. Maritime Captain Commerce of Seville and vice- president of the APS. Member appointed to Director of the Management of the represent the municipality Andalusian Public Ports Agency. Mr. Miguel Rus Palacios, of Dos Hermanas: President of the Confederation Members appointed by the of Businessmen of Seville. Mr. Agustín Morón Marchena, Government of Andalusia: Deputy Mayor. Mr. Filomeno de Aspe Gamero, Ms. Susana Cayuelas Porras, President of the Maritime Affairs Members appointed Territorial Delegate for Commission of the Chamber to represent the Development, Infrastructure, of Commerce of Seville. Territorial Planning, Culture and trade unions: Historical Heritage in Seville. Members appointed Mr. Juan Bautista Ginés Viera, by the General State Mr. Ricardo Sánchez-Antúnez, General Secretary of UGT Seville. Administration: delegate of the Government Mr. Alfonso Vidán Martínez, of Andalusia in Seville. Mr. Eusebio Pérez Torres, Secretary General of CCOO Seville. State Attorney. Mr. Alfonso González Barrios, from the State Port Authority.

Mr. Carlos Toscano Sánchez, sub-delegate of the Government in Seville. 16 port of seville, the sea in the heart of andalusia

5. Financial results

In the financial section, the Seville Port Authority closed the year with a net turnover of 19.9 million euros and profits reached 1.4 million euros.

Profit and loss account 2019 (in euros) 2019 2018

1. Net turnover 19,922,829.90 € 20,176,671.05 €

A. Port taxes 18,090,180.52 € 18,648,022.47 €

B. Other business income 1,832,649.38 € 1,528,648.58 €

3. Work carried out by the company for its activities 142,725.95 € 128,998.89 €

5. Other operating income 3,619,442.30 € 3,226,259.58 €

6. Personnel expenses - 5,199,311.47 € - 4,995,363.48 €

7. Other operating expenses - 9,336,928.66 € - 8,010,352.89 €

8. Depreciation of fixed assets - 10,762,729.61 € - 13,483,008.21 €

9. Allocation of subsidies for non-financial and other fixed assets 3,176,292.61 € 3,555,625.56 €

10. Excess provisions 750,000.00 €

11. Damages and results from disposals of fixed assets - 47,608.33 €

A.1. OPERATING RESULTS (1+3+5+6+7+8+9+10+11) 1,514,712.69 € 1,348,830.50 €

12. Financial income 250,895.06 € 393,775.69 €

13. Financial expenses - 292,049.45 € - 565,827.52 €

14. Change in fair value of financial instruments

16. Depreciation and results from disposals of financial instruments

A.2. FINANCIAL RESULT (12+13+14+16) - 41,154.39 € - 172,051.83 €

A.3. PROFIT BEFORE TAX (A.1+A.2) 1,473,558.30 € 1,176,778.67 €

17. Tax on profits - 14,232.43 € 13,757.68 €

RESULTS FOR THE YEAR 1,459,325.87 € 1,190,536.35 € annual report 2019 i financial results 17 18 port of seville, the sea in the heart of andalusia

6. Traffic

The Port of Seville is specialized in a Growth in solid bulks nect the peninsula with the archipela- wide variety of traffic related to the (+5.6%) with 2.3 million go every week. main productive sectors of Andalusia tons and liquids (+9%) In general terms, in 2019 the Port of and is the logistic door of the penin- with 293,000 tons. Seville moved about 4.4 million tons, sula to the Canary Islands with weekly registering a decrease of 45,708 tons maritime departures that connect Se- compared to the previous year (-1%). ville with the archipelago. In addition, Containers have registered a growth it is outstanding in the railway traffic of 0.5% with 988,769 tons, most of it With respect to cruise ships, in 2019 with weekly trains that connect Seville related to traffic with the Canary Is- the number of passengers increased with Madrid, Bilbao, Extremadura and lands. In 2019 the Port of Seville had (+36%) to 20,948 and the number of Sines (Portugal). three regular departures, one from Boluda Corporación Marítima and The three key areas of traffic for Seville two from Containership, which con- are agri-food products, steel products and containers. Within the 2025 strategy of the Port of Seville, the Port Au- thority is working on new traffics such Traffic classified according to type of goods as biomass or special cargo.

Rail traffic increased by 14% with 489,231 tons Other Agri-food merchandise 1.468.424 t In 2019 train traffic increased by 14.8% 749.686 t (489,231 tons) and the number of trains (+8.4%) is noteworthy, with a total of 1,082 trains.

Solid bulks grew (+5.6%) to 2,294,028 tons. The goods that have increased most in this period have been cereals and their flours (+32%), feed and fod- Containers der (+48%) and iron ore (+90%). and RoRo Steelworks

Liquids (+9%) amounted to 293,337 988.769 t 1.149.590 t tons. Natural and artificial fertilizers (+47%) and oils and their fats (+13%) all increased. annual report 2019 i traffic 19

7. Port public domain management

The area granted under concession has reached 50,108 m2. than 80 years of experience in the port sector and provi- This has been distributed in the logistics area with two new des specialized maritime services in the traffic with the Ca- concessions in the Logistics Activities Area, one for the deve- nary Islands. As stated in the administrative concession, this lopment of an area dedicated to cold logistics and the other operator will move a minimum of 2,500 maritime TEU per for the construction of a distribution and storage warehouse year in the Centenary Quay, which will contribute to conso- that will house several logistics operators. Both concessions lidate the positioning of the port as a logistic doorway to the have been granted to Sevisur Logistica, the company mana- Canary Islands. ging the LAZ, for a duration of 35 years each. Clean point Cold platform In this year, the proposal to grant an administrative con- The cold platform of LAZ occupies a plot of about 6,000 m2 cession to Limpieza y Protección Ambiental, Sociedad Anó- which houses a state-of-the-art refrigerated warehouse of nima Municipal (Lipasam) for the construction of a Clean 4,500 m2 with 12 unloading docks. Inside the building, the Point in the Tablada Industrial Area has been approved. main warehouse has two freezing chambers and a dou- This will occupy a plot of 5,773 m2 over the next 25 years, un- ble temperature chamber for the storage of refrigerated til 2044. or frozen food products, as well as office areas, technical The sustainable management of the port activity and en- rooms and auxiliary facilities. vironmental excellence are part of the strategic guidelines In the new cold store, food products are stored and trans- that mark the development of the port business. Therefo- ported at controlled temperatures. Due to its strategic loca- re, in addition to serving the southwest area of the city, this tion, distribution is carried out towards the south of the pe- clean point will provide facilities for companies installed in ninsula with the possibility of connection with the Canary the port for the management and treatment of non-hazar- Islands and North Africa. dous waste.

Multi-Client Warehouse River tourism

On the other hand, the second concession occupies a 17,400 In 2019 the Board of Directors approved two administrative m2 plot for a 12,800 m2 warehouse. This is distributed in five concessions to promote river transport and encourage tou- modules with 34 unloading docks. The first floor of the ware- rism in the Guadalquivir estuary based on the sustainable house will be used for merchandise logistics and the second use of natural resources. floor will house the administrative area. This is the first mul- On the one hand, a concession has been given to the City ti-client warehouse to be built in the last 10 years in the LAZ. Council of La Puebla del Río for the rehabilitation of piers, Cayco one on each bank of the Guadalquivir, for the transport of people and vehicles by barge. On the other hand, the con- Carbones, Comercio y Consignaciones (Cayco) has unified cession to Prodetur of the dock at Isla Mínima, on the ri- its concessions and extended its activity in the LAZ until ght bank of the river, where tourist boats dock, has been re- 2030. Cayco is an Andalusian logistic operator with more newed. 20 port of seville, the sea in the heart of andalusia

8. Navigable route

The Port of Seville is located in the interior of the territory, about 89 km from the coast, and navigation on the Guadal- quivir is marked by the tidal system, so that ships naviga- AIRIS te the channel coinciding with high tide. When navigating through the canal, ships use the tides in order to take advan- • Monitors the channel. tage of the additional water level provided by the tides and, in this way, increase the operational draught by optimizing • Provides real-time data. the Eurovía del Guadalquivir. • Favors greater coordination. The University of Malaga applies a • Improves competitiveness. mathematical model to the tides of the Guadalquivir

Knowing the state of the waterway with greater precision allows taking full advantage of the capacity of the waterway and improving maritime access to Seville. Along these lines, the Port Authority of Seville has continued working with the University of Malaga to model the dynamics of the Guadal- quivir estuary based on two models: the barotropic, which is suitable for the study and programming of tides, and the baroclinic, which includes differences in salinity/temperature and addresses issues such as the distribution of water masses in the estuary. Thanks to the first model, it has been possible to know with greater precision the tidal wave and to optimize navigation under sustainability criteria.

Maintenance of the channel

In 2019 the Seville Port Authority invited tenders for the maintenance dredging works of the Eurovía del Guadalqui- vir. The tender includes the works for the maintenance of the channel during the 2019 and 2020 campaigns, and can be extended in 2021 and 2022.

The first campaign began in September. This action con- sists of maintaining the current levels of the water level in 11 annual report 2019 i navigable route 21

sections of the navigation channel, without exceeding the posal facilities to create dikes and islets that function as re- maximum depths, in order to guarantee full safety in the ac- fuge areas for water birds during the wintering and bree- cess by sea to Seville. ding period.

Maintenance work began in the area near the 'Puerta del Sensors on the Guadalquivir Mar' lock and, in total, the volume of sediments extracted exceeded 400,000 m3. Of the sand extracted in this cam- The AIRIS project is an initiative of the Port Authority of Se- paign, the APS has allocated part of it to the restoration of ville that digitizes the Guadalquivir to improve navigation the beaches of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, as well as to the im- by implementing the European River Information Services provement and transformation of the agricultural soil and (RIS) standard. to the construction. Co-financed by the European program Connect Europe, AI- Parallel to the maintenance tasks, the Port Authority be- RIS developed an advanced information system, from San- gan to work on the application of the protocol drawn up by lucar de Barrameda to Seville, to improve the management the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) for the crea- of ship traffic with the exchange of data in real time. It is ai- tion of new wetlands in land-based depots. This protocol med at the port community and stakeholders in the Gua- is based on the working model 'Working with nature' and dalquivir estuary, as well as those responsible for managing establishes the distribution of the sand in the confined dis- the channel and maritime traffic planning.

Corporación de Prácticos del Puerto de Sevilla y Ría del Guadalquivir. 22 port of seville, the sea in the heart of andalusia

9. Land access annual report 2019 i land access 23

Railroad ring le bridges of the lock for the passage In 2019 the entire of ships. In addition, Axis-6 connects perimeter of the Port has At the end of 2019, work on the closu- with the inner ring road of the Port in re of the Seville Port railway ring was been connected by train Dársena del Cuarto and with the futu- completed. This milestone has signi- and a new track has been re connection to the SE-40. ficantly improved the land connec- put into service in the lock tions of the docks and logistics and in- Direct connection to the dustrial areas, as the 35 km of railway SE-30 and SE-40 The Port will thus be prepared to ac- branch line surrounds the entire peri- commodate trains of up to 750 meters meter of the Port of Seville, promoting In December it was announced that in length once the state railway ne- multimodality. the Port of Seville will have a direct connection to the SE-30 and the SE-40, twork is adapted. This action is neces- The closure of the railway ring, as well on the occasion of the emergency wor- sary for Seville, since the freight tra- as of the internal bypass, allows a bet- ks of the provisional detours that the ins that run through the Variante de ter use and maximum performance of Ministry of Public Works is executing la Negrilla and want to access the Port the land connections. In addition, new as previous works to the repair, impro- must circulate to the La Salud Station infrastructures have been provided vement and replacement of suspen- and perform backward maneuvers for the Cuarto dock, an area for futu- ders of the Centenary bridge. there to reach the current rail access. re development of the port's commer- Likewise, the entry of trains to the Port cial activity with a new multi-purpose These planned detours will link, on must be coordinated with the passa- terminal. the one hand, the SE-30 with the west ge of the Cercanías (suburban train), port on the road to the Lock and, on so the timetables for the transport of Axis-6 the other, the SE-40 with the south goods are limited to the early hours of port in the Dársena del Cuarto. the morning. The opening of the Axis-6 port access road, located between the lock and Direct rail access the El Copero military base, links the two traffic circles on the south side of The new rail access to the Port of Se- the lock's mobile bridges. Axis-6 also ville is a strategic action that allows connects at one end with the road rail transport to become more compe- that leads to the La Isla industrial park titive and efficient and to reduce train Dos Hermanas. This infrastructu- in transit times (about 2 hours and 30 re has a length of 661 meters and the minutes). This direct access provides standard section is made up of two the port infrastructure with the neces- 3.50 meter lanes. Thanks to this, the sary conditions for entry to the site wi- passage of heavy vehicles is accelera- thout any length restrictions for trains ted, avoiding the interruption of tra- and cargo. ffic during the operation of the mobi- 24 port of seville, the sea in the heart of andalusia

10. Port logistics

The Port of Seville has great potential developed a tailor-made refrigera- for logistics development and, among tion platform for the Carbó Collbata- its strengths, we can highlight the mi- llé Group with a state-of-the-art refri- cro accessibility, the multimodality geration plant and has advanced the and the great availability of ground construction of a multi-client modu- with land and sea connections. As a fa- lar plant. cilitator of economic activity and pro- Finally, in 2019 a parking area for truc- moter of the business framework, the ks has been set up on a 12,000 m2 plot Port of Seville aspires to become the next to the Decathlon warehouse; and driving force behind the main logistics new customers have arrived, such as cluster in the south of the peninsula. CyG IT Solutions, which provides af- Logistics Activities Zone ter-sales technological services to the main manufacturers of mobile devi- The managing company of the Logis- ces worldwide. tics Activities Zone (LAZ) of the Port of Seville, Sevisur Logística, presen- For the next few years, the LAZ will in- ted its annual balance sheet for 2019 crease the supply of multi-customer in which, for the first time, its turnover warehouses and new plots will be de- exceeded 6 million euros. Specifically, veloped with tailor-made projects in the total income has amounted to 6.3 the current area of the LAZ; the provi- million euros, which is 12% more than sion of the block dedicated to e-com- in 2018, and the EBITDA has grown by merce with infrastructure for delivery 14% to 4.9 million euros. by electric vehicle will be studied and the cooling platform will be able to tri- 2019 has also been the second year ple its surface area. with the highest volume of investment in the LAZ since its launch in 2003. In total, the investment has amounted to 12.2 million euros that have been allocated to the construction of new buildings to strengthen the multimodal logistics platform of the Batán Basin.

In this year, the construction of a 9,000 m2 plant managed by the multinational e-commerce company Amazon has been completed. LAZ has also memoria anual 2019 i port logistics 25

IV Port Logistics Workshop

In October the Seville Port Authority brought together more than 200 representatives of industrial companies, manufacturers, logistics operators, shippers, ship owners, forwarders, stevedores, brokers, end customers, etc. to sha- re experiences and establish a forum for discussion on the challenges of cargo projects and the strengths of the ports to optimize industrial logistics.

Among the main topics discussed were industry 4.0, digital transformation and how this affects logistics, as well as the potential of ports to meet the high demand and specializa- tion of the cargo project.

The Port of Seville is a strategic enclave for this type of special traffic. It has a large area, not only to coordinate the loading and unloading operations, but also to set up the manufac- turing centers that reduce their logistics costs due to their proximity to the quay. In addition, logistic operators provide services at the Port, offering tailor-made door-to-door services, from the production center to its final destination. 26 port of seville, the sea in the heart of andalusia

11. Industrial port

The logistic and industrial activity Innovation Center continues to grow in the Port of Sevi- In 2019 the APS has given a new impul- lle. The commitment to industrial lo- se to the development of the University gistics and project cargo is in respon- Innovation Center Andalusia, Algarve, se to the traffic diversification strategy Alentejo specialized in logistics, indus- that the Port Authority is promoting, try, materials and sustainability. In Sep- based on new economic trends such tember the President of the Port Au- as clean energy or industry 4.0. thority, Rafael Carmona, and the Rector The growth of these traffics is moti- of the University of Seville, Miguel Án- vated by the rise of the industrial pro- gel Castro, signed an agreement for the duction that can be found in the in- concession of 10,600 m2 for the start- dustrial area of Astilleros, its main up of the new Innovation Center in the focus of activity. industrial area of Astilleros.

Companies like MEGUSA have worked on a pedestrian bridge for Las Palmas Armamento Wharf de Gran Canarias that connects the Sa- napú pier with Las Canteras. In 2019 a tender was issued for the draf For its part, the Seville company TE- ting of a project to fit out 17,000 square CADE has built metal structures for a meters of the Armament Wharf for the mo drawbridge in Gothenburg, Sweden, vement of goods, especially for cargo-re with parts up to 50 meters long and lated projects. 150 tons in weight. It is also working on 20 large structures of 250 tons each for an offshore wind farm in Scotland. The new Innovation Center is a long- term commitment of the Port and the GRI has played a leading role in a uni- University and has been reflected in que shipment: that of the sections the agreement, which sets the maxi- that make up the largest offshore mum concession period of 50 years wind tower in the world capable of (until 2069). producing energy to supply 16,000 homes. This infrastructure has been With this center, the Port and the manufactured at its facilities in the in- University encourage the transfer of dustrial area of Astilleros and is part of knowledge between the university the Haliade-X project, a prototype de- and the company as a guarantee for veloped for the offshore wind division the success of the research developed of the multinational General Electric. at the Innovation Center and promote annual report 2019 i industrial port 27

an innovative ecosystem in one of the areas with the highest logistic and industrial activity in Seville.

Expansion of the Free Zone

The Official State Gazette has publi- shed in May 2019 the Government's authorization for the expansion of the Free Zone of the Port of Seville up to the Shipyard Industrial area. This space will have 43 more hectares, adding up to a total of 115 hectares, and will become effective as soon as the closure of the perimeter is completed.

The Free Zone has a high capacity to attract new industries that generate synergies with the port activity, especially those processing and logistics industries that export to third coun- tries outside the EU. 28 port of seville, the sea in the heart of andalusia

12. Sustainable port

New wetlands on the Confined disposal facilities are areas Guadalquivir where the Port Authority deposits the sediments extracted from the naviga- Following the Working with Nature tion channel during maintenance dre- approach, the activities linked to the dging campaigns. As a new feature in operation of the Port contribute to im- 2019, the Port Authority has applied a proving the environment and have a protocol drawn up by the Spanish Na- positive impact on biodiversity. One of tional Research Council (CSIC) to set the projects that best exemplifies this up alternative areas for aquatic birds work philosophy is based on the sus- in the Doñana area. tainable management of the confined disposal facilities of the Port of Seville. annual report 2019 i sustainable port 29

Since the beginning of the application porary slopes have been created that BluePorts of the protocol, the APS and the CSIC have been colonized by the species. The Port of Seville is one of 28 Euro- have recorded a total of 52 species of pean partners participating in the en- water birds in the landfills. The spe- vironmental innovation project Atlan- cies have used these spaces as refu- The Port of Seville creates tic BluePorts, co-financed with FEDER. ge, feeding and breeding areas, once new wetlands for birds The project studies the biological inva- they have been adapted after the 2019 through the improvement sions of exotic species from the ballast campaign for the maintenance dred- of navigation on the water of ships, with the aim of promo- ging of the navigation channel. Guadalquivir ting the sustainable development of Of the total recorded, four species are the activity in the port environment listed as endangered: the brown duck, and environmental efficiency. the teal, the crab heron and the coot, University of Huelva The studies and sampling will make it and one, the osprey, as vulnerable. In July, a delegation from the Port Au- possible to design a pioneering system In addition, nine species have success- thority of Seville visited the labora- for the treatment of ballast water ba- fully nested in the landfills. Among tories of the Faculty of Experimental sed on osmotic shock, i.e., that which them is the brown duck, a very rare Sciences of the University of Huelva occurs when invasive exotic species species catalogued in the National to learn more about the progress of from the sea come into contact with Catalogue of Threatened Species as scientific studies that analyze turbidi- the fresh water of the port's dock. being in danger of extinction. Other ty and sedimentation in the Guadal- reproductive species have been obser- quivir estuary. Best Practices ved in the area, such as the common The Seville Port Authority and the lo- stork, the avocet, the coot, the ma- During the visit, the research group presented their report on the latest gistics operator Sevitrade have signed llard, the red duck, the little grebe, the an agreement on best practices to im- redfish and the little plover. conclusions reached after studying the hydro-geochemical characteristics prove the environmental quality of The presence of the common flamin- of the water in the Guadalquivir basin. port operations. go, common squid, common morito, According to this report, coordinated This agreement establishes a program common spoonbill and purple heron by the researcher José Borrego, the of measures that the company will im- has also been recorded, which have concentrations and fractionation pat- plement in the Lock Dock, as well as in used the area for feeding; as well as terns "indicate a single source of con- the whole of the handled traffic. The- multiple species of wintering and pas- tribution for the suspended matter in se measures will be directed to im- sing waders, and other species of wa- the estuary which, together with the prove environmental efficiency with ter birds. data on the mineralogical composi- the development of the activity and tion, identify this single source as the On the other hand, the protocol esta- the maintenance and cleaning of the middle and upper basin of the river". blishes guidelines for the nesting of equipment and work areas, as well as the bee-eater, included in the List of the prevention of accidental marine Wild Species under Special Protection. pollution. For this purpose, permanent and tem- 30 port of seville, the sea in the heart of andalusia

13. Technology port

Synchromodality

The Seville Port Authority has launched the AIRIS II-Syn- chro project that integrates the synchromodality between sea and land transport (ship, rail and truck) with the moni- toring of the waterway and the management of the operations in the docks.

Up to August 2022 the Port Authority, under the technical direction of the engineering company SENER and together with the universities of Seville and Malaga and the technology-based companies Serviport and Siport21, will coordinate a set of studies and prototypes to promote multimodality and improve navigation and the level of security of port operations, both on the sea and land sides.

As an innovation, the AIRIS II-Synchro project will improve the control and coordination in real time of the different modes of transport and develop multimodal planning between ship, train and truck. To this end, it will integrate systems and databases extracted from the digitalization of the waterway of the first AIRIS project and the Intelligent Trans- port Systems (ITS), as well as the land terminals.

It will also provide the port with land traffic management and planning tools and will carry out navigation studies to optimize the speeds and the draught of the channel, to know more precisely the tides –with additional phenomena such as the meteorological tide or the river discharges– and to specify the mooring estimates. All this will result in greater coordination in operations, savings in logistical costs and reduced time in the movement of goods.

AIRIS II-Synchro has a budget of 1.7 million euros, 50% co-financed by the European mechanism CEF (Connecting Euro- pe Facility) in the 2018 call for proposals. annual report 2019 i technology port 31

AIRIS II-SYNCHRO applies the technology to synchromodality to integrate all modes of transport in the port

European Projects Ports 4.0

The Port Authority of Seville has already begun to take the In October, the Port of Seville brought together nearly a hun- first steps in 2014 to apply new technologies to portma- dred port, logistics, industrial and technology-based com- nagement with the Tecnoport 2025 project. At the begin- panies to present the Ports 4.0 assistance fund, the largest ning of 2018, the institution started the work to digitalize open innovation fund for the logistics and port area, with a the Guadalquivir with the AIRIS I-PS project. This initiative, budget of more than 20 million euros. This assistance fund, co-financed with CEF in the 2015 call, has aimed to imple- promoted by Puertos del Estado, incorporates innovation as ment the European RIS (River Information Services) stan- an element of competitiveness in ports. dard to expand knowledge of the waterway and improve its management.

Other projects are also being developed with European aid to promote multimodality and to encourage maritime and land connectivity. As Seville is a strategic port for the Euro- pean Union, the CEF mechanism promotes other initiatives such as Ferro Port System II (FPS II), which will deploy an intelligent system for railroad management.

Likewise, together with other institutions, organizations and companies, the APS participates in the I RAIL project that will adapt the railway operations to the European re- gulations thanks to the digitalization and the use of the Eu- ropean standards TAF TSI for the exchange of information. 32 port of seville, the sea in the heart of andalusia

14. Urban port

New urban port district

In 2019 an important step was taken in the integration of the port in the city with the publication of the specifications for the contracting of a Technical Office that will plan the development of the new urban port district.

The work will consist of the transformation of the port area closest to Seville on the basis of a new model of relationship that promotes port/city coexistence and ensures the integration of port activity in the urban environment. To this end, the Technical Office will design a master plan that will include among its objectives the adaptation of the Tabla- da Wharf to cruise ship traffic and the definition of a strategy for the implementation of productive, cultural and commercial activities that will serve as an attraction for Seville. annual report 2019 i urban port 33

Specifically, the scope of action is limited to the north by the It is planned that the buildings on 29th and the sheds loca- Delicias Bridge, to the west by the water surface of the Ta- ted on Avenida de Guadalhorce will be used for the develo- blada Wharf, to the south by the Centenario Bridge and to pment of productive activity compatible with the urban, lei- the east by the Avenida de Las Razas. sure and commercial network. In addition, the port use will be maintained in the area of the edge of the wharf for the Also, the Technical Office will propose a participatory docking of cruise ships and recreational boats. approach that involves the different agents operating in the port area and the economic and social entities committed to The port-city developments will entail the transfer of the the proper functioning of the port. Likewise, it will define the port activity of movement of goods (cereals, steel products, management model of the space and, if necessary, of the pu- scrap, fertilizers, etc.) to the Fourth dock with the construc- blic/private collaboration for the development of this. tion of a new multipurpose terminal with multimodal links.

The design of the new urban port district will highlight the architectural and industrial heritage of the port of Seville, very present in the surroundings of Las Razas Avenue with cranes, sheds and warehouses used for the Ibero-American Exhibition of 1929. 34 port of seville, the sea in the heart of andalusia

15. Adding value

More than 4,000 people have visited the Port of Seville Museum

Ager-Veneriensis Association Port Museum

This association develops its annual program in A total of 4,118 people visited the Port and collaboration with the Port Authority in the Bo- were able to enjoy the new audiovisual nanza neighborhood. Its work has extended to content of the museum. This information the whole of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, becoming center is a first class educational resource a benchmark in the sector of non-regulated tra- adapted to all audiences. Its diversity of ining and in the cultural and social sector of the interactive resources, as well as the recrea- territory. tion of different trades and instruments of the environment, bring the port culture Among its main objectives, Ager-Veneriensis and, in short, the history of Seville to all the promotes the participation of women in cul- people who visit it. tural, educational, sporting and social life, ca- rrying out activities aimed at increasing inter- personal and intergenerational relationships. Therefore, it develops activities to contribute to ProSevillaPort grows the training of women, young people and peo- In the first General Assembly of 2019, the ple who, due to their age, are in a situation of Association for the promotion of the Port continuous unemployment, it increases the cul- of Seville approved the admission of se- tural and training level of people related to the ven new members linked to logistics, port, fishing sector through programmed courses, industrial and leisure activities. Since its and it promotes existing labor sectors and the launch at the end of last year, the incorpo- creation of new initiatives. ration of new members has been increa- In 2019 they gave classes in computer and di- sing at a good pace and the Association al- gital skills, they held family photography and ready has a total of 36 members who are painting competitions, summer camps, cultural working in a coordinated way to improve days and cooking classes. competitiveness, boost business and promote the general interests of the port. annual report 2019 i adding value 35

Aalborg Port Circular Seas Seville-Morocco

The Port Authority of Seville received Circular Seas is a program promoted A delegation of the Port Authority the institutional visit of a delegation by Coca-Cola which has been joined participated in the Andalusia-Moroc- of managers from the port of Aalborg by the Port Authority to increase en- co 2019 business meeting to promote (Denmark) to learn about the busi- vironmental awareness and contribu- trade relations with North Africa and ness model of the Port of Seville and te to sustainable management of the open new sea routes from the port of its logistical and industrial capacities, natural environment around the Gua- Seville. as well as to establish alliances and dalquivir. In total, 90 volunteers par- analyze ways of collaboration in Euro- ticipated in the initiative to promote pean projects. the care and environmental protection of the Guadalquivir. 36 port of seville, the sea in the heart of andalusia

16. 2019 in images

Visit by the Regional Minister for Development, Infrastructure and Regional Planning. Meeting of the presidents of the port authorities of Andalusia.

The Port of Seville at the Break Bulk Europe Fair.

Armed Forces Day. Photograph of the Spanish Navy. Press Relations Office. Moisés Sanz.

Armed Forces Day. Photograph of the Spanish Navy. Press Relations Office. Moisés Sanz. Andalusia-Morocco trade mission. annual report 2019 i 2019 in images 37

Presentation of the Ranking of Exporting Companies of Andalucía Económica. Meeting with the Guadalquivir rice growing sector.

Agreement signed with the University of Seville to promote Visit to the laboratories of the University of Huelva. the Innovation Center.

Change of name of the Boya El Perro to Juan Sebastian Elcano.

Symposium at the Chamber of Commerce of Seville.

Lighting of the Chipiona Lighthouse as a sign of support for victims of gender violence. Ports 4.0 Presentation.