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Design and layout: g.grafic 01. Barcelona, the Mediterranean’s innovation hub 05

D.L. (Copyright): B-20099-2012 Barcelona, July 2012 02. 10 reasons to invest in Barcelona 06

03. The logistics sector in Barcelona and 08

04. 10 reasons to invest in the logistics sector in Barcelona and Catalonia 01. Privileged geographic location 10 02. Important centre of production and consumption, and a Euro regional distribution centre 12 03. The 13 04. Barcelona Airport 14 05. The rail network 16 06. The road network 17 07. Wide range of specific areas for logistics 18 08. Concentration of logistics operators 20 09. Benchmark platforms and major city projects 22 10. Culture regarding research and training in the logistics field 24

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01 Barcelona, the Mediterranean’s innovation hub

Euro-Mediterranean region catalONIA Barcelonaa

Barcelona, located in north-eastern In 2011, Catalonia was home to more Regarding this last point, and given the and on the shores of the than 5,000 international companies importance of innovation in the promo- Mediterranean, is one of the principal and it received 135 foreign investment tion of competitiveness, productivity and European cities and the centre of a projects, 85% of which were located in the internationalization of firms, the lo- vast metropolitan region of more than and around Barcelona. gistics industry is one of the key sectors 160 towns, and with a population of for Barcelona and Catalonia. more than 4.8 million people. It is the Taking into account the distribution economic, cultural and administrative of gross value added across business Catalonia is the leading logistics centre capital of Catalonia and the centre of activities, Catalonia is Spain’s top auto- in Southern and the Mediterra- an emerging area of economic activity nomous region in the industrial sector, nean. It enjoys a geo-strategic location, in Southern Europe, with 17 million accounting for 23.6% of the total mar- with a comprehensive network of infras- people and 800,000 businesses. The ket. In terms of services, it is positioned tructure -where all the different modes Euro-Mediterranean region, including second regarding national gross value of transport interconnect-, and an indus- the , Valencia, Ara- added generated. trial and commercial network that offers gon and the south-east of France, is all the logistics services that companies, positioning itself in new strategic and Additionally, Barcelona’s entrepreneurial importers, exporters and international internationally-competitive sectors, activity rate in 2010 was 5.5%, above operators might need. consolidating itself internationally as a both the Spanish and European avera- major European metropolis. ges according to the Global Entrepre- In addition, Catalonia has around 33,000 neurship Monitor (GEM) 2010. companies specializing in freight and With a long industrial tradition and a Barcelona’s international economic logistics operations with a large and con- dense business fabric, Barcelona has a activities are mainly driven by the Trade nected network of logistics platforms. highly diversified economic structu- Fair, the Port, Airport, the re. Its more traditional sectors coexist Consortium, Barcelona’s Tourism Con- Regarding the availability of human with new emerging ones, creating new sortium, Barcelona City Council and its resources, in recent years Barcelona has clusters of knowledge that prioritise spe- new technological innovation districts. increased the amount of resources avai- cialisation and competitiveness, focusing lable for specialized education in areas on internationalisation and creating a dy- In addition, Barcelona and Catalonia are related to the logistics sector, and in namic and innovative city economy. This leading Spain’s movement towards a terms of new technologies and facilities has helped to drive Barcelona’s strategic knowledge economy. As such, Catalonia available for research, which ensures the leadership in these fields. accounts for 21.6% of Spain’s innovation- availability of the sorts of professionals based companies and 22.5% of all Spa- that are most suitable for fully develo-

nish spending on innovation activities. ping the sector. The logistics sector in Barcelona

05 06 The logistics sector in Barcelona follows to investhereareas Some goodreasons new economicactivities. interesting locationfor Today thecityisahighly work anddobusiness. attractive placetolive, elements thatmakeitan number ofdifferent Barcelona offersa Barcelona to invest in 10 reasons 02 has the5 in theBarcelonaarea. is home to more than 5,000 foreign companies, most of which are located nia accountsforapproximately36%ofallforeigninvestment in Spainand economicarea of whicharelocatedinBarcelonaanditssurroundingarea. has nearly7,000businessesworkingininnovationrelatedactivities,most European network in 2013. European networkin2013. and busnetwork,high-speedtrainthatwillconnectthecitywith quality oflifeveryhighly. environment, abilitytoattractforeign capital,entrepreneurialspiritand Barcelona topsanumberofinternational rankings,whichrateitsurban Barcelona isrankedthe6 70% ofCatalonia’sGDP, andisthe6 nean Basin,aneconomicareawith18millioninhabitants.Itaccountsfor Catalonia, with7.5millioninhabitants,andthecenterofMediterra- The Barcelonaareahasnearly5millioninhabitants.Itisthecapitalof tional cruiseport,placed4 on internationalgaugetrack,EuropeandtheMediterranean’stopinterna- pean airport;Spain’stopportconnectedtotheEuropeanrailwaynetwork Network ofmotorwaysconnectedtoEurope,thefastestgrowingEuro- trade fairsandcitycenterarefoundwithinafive-kilometerradius. Mediterranean, Barcelona’sport,airport,logisticsparks,international cities. ThegatewaytoSouthernEuropeandcapitaloftheUnionfor Two hoursbyroadfromFranceandonedaythemainEuropean 05. 04. 03. 02. 01.

Strategic geographic location Internationally renowned positioning Successful foreign investment Center ofalarge, dynamicanddiverse Comprehensive infrastructure transport th highestconcentrationinEuropetermsofindustry. Catalonia th th bestcityinEuropeforbusiness*,andCatalo- intheworldranking;extensivemetro,railway

th largesturbanareainEuropeand

Barcelona’s metropolitanarea. thefuture beautiful parksthatsurroundthecity. health system.Itiseasytogetaroundonthepublictransportsystemandboasts programmes, anetworkof4,500educationalinstitutions,modernandaccessible yees*. Ithasamildclimate,sun,beaches,culture,splendidleisuretimeandarts *According toCushman&Wakefield, EuropeanCitiesMonitor2011. Barcelona’s transformation. companies; thesuccessoftraditionalpublic/privatecollaboration hasbeenkeyto Barcelona CityCouncilandtheCatalanGovernmentarehighlycommittedto price/quality balanceandahighoccupationrate. Wide rangeofoffices,retailspacesandindustrialwarehouses withexcellent is transformingmorethan1,000haand7millionm new economicprojectsinthemainsectorsofknowledgeeconomy, which A completeandrenewedofferintermsofintelligentlandforthedevelopment For the14 tion andcreativity. schools; wide-spreaduseofnewtechnologyandanaturaltendencyforinnova- prestigious businessschoolsincludingESADE,IESEandEADA;34international Europe accordingtotheOECD;8publicandprivateuniversities;anumberof critical massinhighvalue-addedsectors;highlyproductive,oneofthebest Barcelona nowhasoneoftheleadinglabourmarketsinEuropeterms 10. 09. 08. 07. 06.

Unique public/private cooperation Excellent quality oflife Competitive real estatemarket Large-scale urban-planningprojects for Human resources prepared for thefuture th yearrunning,BarcelonaboastsEurope’sbestqualityoflifeforemplo-

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07 The logistics sector in Barcelona 08 The logistics sector in Barcelona and Catalonia Barcelona sector in The logistics international markets. international markets. competitive, especiallyin economy, makingitmore it providestotherestof and becauseofthesupport economic activityinitself economy, becauseitisan key activityfortheCatalan The logisticssectorisa 03 inhabitants andaGDPof209.727 Withabout7.5million market: Proximity toamajorconsumer inland valleysofEurope. direct accesstotheplainsand nees wherethetopographyallows an easternroutethroughthePyre- through LaJonqueraandPortbou, nean-, whichheadtowardsEurope Ebre andtheotherMediterra- two so-calledcorridors–onecalled of Cataloniaisarticulatedalong continental reach.Thegeography in avocationforlogisticswith this functionalityisseentoday sula, NorthAfricaandEurope, and route betweentheIberianPenin- nia hashistoricallybeenatransit A geostrategiclocation:Catalo- sector are: petitive advantageinthelogistics Catalonia’s andBarcelona’scom- The mainfactors thatdetermine

26% ofnationalexportsin2010. of Spain’sGDPandaccounted for pulation, Cataloniagenerated25% and accountingfor16%ofits po- Occupying 6.4%ofSpain’sland of industrialandbusinessactivity. Spanish economywithhighlevels always beentheenginedriving production base:Cataloniahas The existenceofanimportant markets insouthernEurope. distribution tothemajorconsumer strategic locationisoptimalfor Catalonia andBarcelona’sgeo- des itslocalconsumptionpotential, metropolitan areasinEurope. Besi- which isoneofthemostdynamic Metropolitan RegionofBarcelona, around Barcelona,theso-called concentrated inanareaof25km Regions. 60%ofitspopulationis weightings intheEurope ofthe nia hasoneofthelargestspecific billion Catalo- Euros (year2010), southern European area. serve boththelocalmarketand the major infrastructureandintendedto directly connectedtothecountry’s A networkoflogisticsplatforms tions andfreightinCatalonia. specializing inlogisticsopera- of around33,000companies An extensiveanddiverserange tonnes. system handledabout400million in Europe. In2010thislogistics titive intermodallogisticssystems makes uponeofthemostcompe- different modesoftransport,which tes theinterconnectionbetween nuously growing, which promo - infrastructures thatisconti- The existenceofanetwork

10 Cultureregardingresearchand traininginthelogisticsfield 09 Benchmarkplatformsandmajor cityprojects 08 Concentrationoflogisticsoperators 07 Widerangeofspecificareasforlogistics 06 Theroadnetwork 05 Therailnetwork 04 BarcelonaAirport 03 ThePort ofBarcelona distribution centre 02 Importantcentreofproductionandconsumption,aEuro regional 01 Privilegedgeographiclocation reasons: the logisticssectorinCataloniaandBarcelonabywayof10strategic This documentaimstoexplainthebasicfeaturesandfuturetrendsof 09 The logistics sector in Barcelona 10 The logistics sector in Barcelona and Catalonia in Barcelona in logistics to invest 10 reasons troleum logisticsplatform. Mediterranean’s largestpe- it isnowpositionedasthe Lukoil andMeroilterminals, recent inaugurationofthe nean. Aswell,thankstothe Europe andtheMediterra- logistics centreinSouthern Catalonia istheleading lo hic geograp Privileged 01. 04 c a on tion al

remembering: sumption market.Somedataworth to amajorproductionandcon - ged onebecauseofitsproximity geographical locationisaprivile - For thelogisticssectorBarcelona’s might need. ters, andinternationaloperators companies, importersandexpor- offers allthelogisticsservicesthat and commercialnetworkthat interconnect-, andanindustrial all thedifferentmodesoftransport network ofinfrastructure-where location, withacomprehensive Catalonia enjoysageo-strategic - - - and tothenorthernMaghreb. nected toGenova,Rome,Livorno, 24 hoursaway, Barcelonaiscon- nications, andlocatedlessthan Paris, MilanandLisbon. wefindcitieslike 1,200 km), terms ofdistribution(about and Lyon. drid, Valencia, Toulouse, Perpignan find citiessuchasSaragossa,Ma- In termsofmaritimecommu- Less than24hoursawayin Within aradiusof600kmwe Port representatives Other destinations Port ofBarcelona Intermodal railterminal Logistical areas I Coastal motorwaystoMaghreb Coastal motorwaystoItaly European corridor South ofFrance corridor I Ebre corridor Maghreb market Italian market European market Eastern Iberianmarket Central mainlandSpanishmarket Northern Iberianmarket Catalan market nterior /dry-portterminal berian transversalcorridor 4.6 million. Barcelona aloneboasting the MetropolitanRegionof 7.5 millioninhabitants,with lonia hasapopulationof trial concentration.Cata- largest intermsofindus- meration anditisthefifth sixth biggesturbanagglo- gether theyformEurope’s southern Europe,andto- tion andconsumptionin major centresofproduc- the metropolitanareaare Catalonia andespecially centre dist ribution a Euroregional c production and centre of Impor 02. on, and onsumption, and t ant

- regional distributioncentre: Barcelona’s positionasaEuro last fewyearshavedeveloped Changes totraderoutesinthe distribution centre Barcelona, aEuroregional Inditex, Carrefour,...). southern Europe (Decathlon,Ikea, nations’ distributioncentresfor and alsointermsoflargemulti- , Celsa,Codorniu,Mango,...) terms ofproductioncentres(Seat, European companies,bothin Catalonia hasanumberofmajor 2010. ted for26%ofnationalexportsin 25% ofSpain’sGDPandaccoun- population, Cataloniagenerated land andaccountingfor16%ofits activity. Occupying6.4%ofSpain’s levels ofindustrialandbusiness the Spanisheconomywithhigh has always been the engine driving In termsofproduction,Catalonia trading routeschanged compared In theXXIcenturymain Gross domesticproduct(GDP)percapitaexpressedasapurchasingpower regarding thesetypesoftraffic. singly takeonaleadershiprole trend andBarcelonawillincrea - with NorthAfricawillfollowarising account thefact thattradeflows Additionally, we shouldtakeinto - sumption andCO consequent reductioninfuelcon- Rotterdam andHamburg,withthe days comparedtoportssuchas can reducetraveltimeby3or4 routes, usingthePort ofBarcelona northern Europe. Regardingthese Mediterranean thanviatheportsof cient andsustainablethroughthe and Europe ismuchmoreeffi- and Europe. of themainroutesbetweenAsia put theMediterraneanatcentre terms ofcontainertraffic.Thishas important comparedtotheformerin Asia-Europe routeisthreetimesas the transatlanticone,butnow then, themaineconomicroutewas to previouscenturies’ routes.Until Transport ofgoodsbetweenAsia from 0-24-100 Percentage 2 emissions. Data notavailable > 125 100 –125 75 –100 50 –75 < =500 standard (EPA) 11 The logistics sector in Barcelona 12 The logistics sector in Barcelona occupying the4 pe andtheMediterranean, the topcruiseportinEuro - andcurrentlyitis to freight, Barcelona isnotonlylimited importance ofthePort and railinfrastructure.The extensive networkofroad hinterland andthroughan lar shippinglineswithits through establishedregu- over 850portsworldwide Catalonia. Itisconnectedto quarters ofthatcomingfrom trade outofSpainandthree- dles aquarterofallforeign rranean area.Theporthan- reference portintheMedite- The PortofBarcelonaisa the worldranking. and Catalonia in Barcelona logistics to invest in 10 reasons of Barcelona The Por 03. 04 t th position in positionin

is puttingintoplacelocalinfras - As such,thePort of Barcelona area ofinfluenceorhinterland. hard inrecentyearstoexpand its The Port ofBarcelona hasworked the nearfuture. terminals thatwillbedevelopedin mer of2012,aswelltheother wharf, inoperationsincethesum- new terminalontheso-calledPrat ensure thecompetitivenessof rail androadaccessroutesto panied bytheconstructionofnew (TEUs) peryear,anditisaccom- handle upto10millioncontainers provide extracapacityallowingitto Thisextensionwill connections). (new lines,moreservicesand cranes, access)andqualitatively both quantitatively(piers,docks, works thatwilldoubleitscapacity lona isundertakingenlargement At themoment,Port ofBarce- at Vilamalla (). at Vilamalla(Girona). (Guadalajara) andanotherterminal Centre inYunquera deHenares new IntermodalMaritimeTerminal of Barcelona,anditisdeveloping a also connectedbyrailtothePort Coslada (Madrid)andPerpignan, ca deHenares(Guadalajara), rates attheterminalsofAzuque- the Port ofBarcelonaalsoope- the Port ofBarcelona.Inaddition, terminals areconnectedbyrailto being builtinMadrid.Thesethree and anotherinteriorterminalis rating inSaragossaandToulouse, Currently thereareterminalsope- central France, andNorthAfrica. the IberianPeninsula, southernand Valley, Madridandthecentreof the regionsofAragonandEbre order toservenewcustomersin inland maritimeterminalsin tructure locatedstrategicallyat gauge railconnectiontoEurope. in Spaintohaveaninternational January. Barcelonaistheonlyport twice-weekly servicesincelast Toulouse andBordeauxwitha Port alsorunsarailserviceto rose 41%.SinceJuly2011,the year andtraincontainerfreight 147% comparedtotheprevious Barcelyon Expresstrafficroseby important tonotethatin2011, on internationalgaugetrack.It’s of BarcelonatoLyon (France) rail servicethatconnectsthePort the BarcelyonExpresscontainer sion strategy, in2009itlaunched In linewithitshinterlandexpan- Capacity /year

Tonnes Containers (TEU) PORT INFRASTRUCTUREENLARGEMENT New PratWharfterminal:TERCAT (Hutchison) 2.6 million 50 million 2008

5.5 million 85 million 2015

16.5 m Depth 1,500 ml Wharf length 100 ha Surface area 2.65 millionTEUs Capacity 30 years Period ofconcession 500 M€ Planned investment Enlargement 130 million 10 million finished 13 The logistics sector in Barcelona 14 The logistics sector in Barcelona Europe. and industrialhinterlandsin one ofthelargestconsumer is strategicallypositionedin the Barcelona-ElPratAirport, Centre, whichislocatedat The BarcelonaAirCargo Airpor Barcelona 04. and Catalonia in Barcelona logistics to invest in 10 reasons 04 t of itsStrategicPlan. with athirdphaseplannedaspart to extenditsfirstandsecondlines, currently immersedinnewworks is undergoingconstantexpansion, The BarcelonaAirCargoCentre transport logisticschainingeneral. and frontlineoperatorsintheair cation forcargorelatedoperations and shippingagents,anideallo- consists offacilities forcustoms the otherhand,secondline direct accesstotheplatform.On which operatefrompremiseswith handling companiesandcouriers, we findhandlingoperators,auto operational lines.Inthefirstline organized aroundtwodistinct 40 hectares,hasitsfacilities The centre,coveringnearly customs agents,amongothers, work lines, GSAs,freightforwardersand Cargo Centre,wherethemajor air- It isthenervecentreofAir chain. involved intheaircargologistics houses morethan130companies The GeneralServicesBuilding trial estate. largest European aircargoindus- which willconvertitintooneofthe than 500,000tonnesannually, have thecapacitytohandlemore current worksfinish,theairportwill and SingaporeAirlines.Whenthe European AirTransport (DHL) JadeCargo,CARGOLUX,UPS, ged bythefollowingcompanies: of whichover50%weremana- nearly 100,000tonnesofcargo, In 2011,BarcelonaAirporthandled on thepreviousyear. total of34.4million,arise17.8% European airportsrankingwitha Airport heldtheninthplacein passengers, in2011Barcelona Finally, regardingthevolumeof inspection facilities. phytosanitary andveterinaryborder operations, likecustomsservices, de servicesneededforairport has acentredesignedtoprovi- As well,thePublicAdministration banking services,restaurants,etc.. fully-equipped BusinessCentre,and line terminals.Thebuildinghasa just afewmetresfromthefront together intheirrentedpremises Source: AirportsCouncil International.AirportTraffic Report,2011 London Gatwick(LGW) Barcelona (BCN) Istanbul (IST) Rome-Fiumicino (FCO) Munich (MUC) Madrid (MAD) Amsterdam (AMS) Frankfurt (FRA) Paris Roissy(CDG) London Heathrow(LHR) City (airport) PASSENGER THROUGHPUT THE MAINEUROPEANAIRPORTSINTERMSOF

Passengers 2011 31,378,644 33,668,048 37,398,221 37,651,222 37,763,701 49,644,302 49,754,910 56,436,255 60,970,551 69,433,565 15 The logistics sector in Barcelona 16 The logistics sector in Barcelona and Catalonia in Barcelona logistics to invest in 10 reasons rest ofthePeninsula). interior corridorrunningtothe so-called Ebrecorridor(an andthe Valencia tothesouth) Europe tothenorth,and Catalonia withFranceand Mediterranean axis(linking munication lines:mainlythe along thetraditionalcom- freight railcorridorsexist Themain railway network. in termsofitslogisticsand strengthened itsposition transformation, andthishas is undergoingaprocessof its epicentreinBarcelona, and so-calledcorridors,with The Catalanrailwaynetwork Network The Rail 05. 04

in Spain and bring a new impetus in Spainandbring anewimpetus budget, willbecomethemainrail hub 30 hectaresandwitha€118m lla) terminal.Thisterminal,occupying intermodal Empordà(ElFar–Vilama - the constructionprojectoffuture panying map,weshouldhighlight nal terminalsshownintheaccom- the country. Apartfromtheoperatio- duction andconsumptioncentresin extend therailwaytomainpro- connected railwayterminals,which Catalonia hasanetworkofinter- reaching trainlengthsof750m. corridor, withthefinalobjectiveof (450 to550m)thatusetheEbre increase inthelengthoftrains grammes, wecanhighlightanotable Amongst thedifferentactionpro- gauge trackasitisdiscontinued. making improvementstotheIberian railway freighttransportaimedat begun aStrategicPlantopromote border, theSpanishgovernmenthas running fromBarcelonatotheFrench tional gaugeandmixedtrafficline Apart fromthehigh-speedinterna- PLA DEVILANOVETA - compared to the same period in 2010. tothesameperiodin2010. compared represents agrowthofover150% first quarterof2011,afigure that transported 1,458containersin the increased itsfrequency, having (Lyon). Theservicehasrecently Naviland CargoterminalinVenissiuex Tercat- withtherailterminalat two containerterminals–TCB and which joinsthePort ofBarcelona’s services include: 23% comparedto2010.Thesenew increase ininternationalrailtrafficby gauge hashelpedcreateaglobal terest. Morespecificallythe European these arenowattractingalotofin- benefited railservicesto Europe, and programmes inthisprocesshave railway servicestoEurope. Theaction where youcandevelopUICgauge to becomethefirstcityinSpain previously haveenabledBarcelona The variousprogrammesoutlined 750-metre-long trainconfigurations. to internationalrailtransport,with service, The BarcelyonExpressservice, PORT CONSTANTÍ BARCELONA -CANTUNIS BARCELONA BARCELONA MORROT EL FAR-VILAMALLA PORTBOU - - - - be transportedeveryweek. forecasts expecting4,500tonnes to provided threetimesaweekwith of northernEurope. Thisserviceis a keylogisticalhubintheregion terminal ofMorrotwithAntwerp , has beenaddedwhichconnectsthe operator Hupac. thanks toanagreementwiththe trains perweekinbothdirections, via Milanhasafrequencyoftwo Barcelona-Switzerland service departures inbothdirections. its frequency, offeringtwoweekly louse andBordeauxhasdoubled nects thePortofBarcelona,Tou- 30 wagons). to 630metreslong(madeupby celona andLyon arenowup gauge, trainsthatrunbetweenBar- Recently, anewHupacservice It isalsoworthhighlightingthatthe Recently, therailservicethatcon- Currently, thankstotheEuropean rail corridor LEIXOES LISBON VIGO ENTROCAMENTO LA CORUÑA TANGER MADRID BURGOS BILBAO Saragossa VITORIA BORDEAUX ALGIER TOULOUSE LE HAVRE BARCELONA FOS LYON ANTWERP STRASBOURG TUNISIA GENOVA LIVORNO ROME 17 The logistics sector in Barcelona 18 The logistics sector in Barcelona Network The Road 06. traffic passingthrough. creates animportantflowof to theIberianPeninsulaalso its roleasEurope’sgateway nerator oftransportflow,but lly: Cataloniaaloneisage- nality internallyandexterna- degree ofstrategicfunctio- the highwaynetworkahigh tion andeconomyhavegiven popula- ment of the country’s Catalonia andthedevelop- The geographicallocationof and Catalonia in Barcelona logistics to invest in 10 reasons 04 in themediumterm becausethe ropean levelwillbestrengthened This leadingpositionattheEu - Netherlands andBelgium. located inthirdplacebehindthe terms ofsurface area,Cataloniais regarding theratioofhighwaysin Europe’s leaders.Morespecifically, figure putsCataloniaamongst of high-capacityhighways.This A andBroads,with1,267kms of roads,which10,854kmsare The countryhasover12,120kms and theEU respectively. 1% ofthesurface areaofSpain though itonlyoccupies6%and and 2%intermsoftheEU, even main highwaycapacityinSpain Catalonia accountsfor13%ofthe Spanish andEuropean levels. capacity ofhighwaysbothatthe of theregionswithlargest Catalonia isinrelativeterms,one

C-58, A-2andA7). 31North, C-31South, C-33, C-17, of highcapacityroads(B-20, C- with thetrans-European network lona boastsdirectconnections The strategiclocationofBarce- interior corridor. with therestofSpainthroughan A-2 andAP-2linksCatalonia hand, theEbrecorridorboasts na andTarragona. Ontheother La JunqueraviaGirona,Barcelo- Catalonia, connectingValencia to nean motorwayrunningthrough hand theso-calledMediterra- by thelogisticssectorare,onone The mainroadsinCataloniaused nal fast roadsupuntil2020. foresees over600kmsofadditio- National AccordonInfrastructure BARCELONA New proposals Currently inoperation FRANCE istics for log specific area Wide rangof 07. recent years. recent years. sustainable logisticsareasin increase inthenumberof companies hasledtoan lized operatorsandindustrial logistics activitiesbyspecia- ces forthedevelopmentof demand forsuitablespa- A markedincreasein

developers and managers.Others ment ofCatalonia,aswellprivate ownedbytheGovern- CIMALSA, the largepubliccompanycalled important activitiescarriedoutby Afterwards,wehaveseen Zone). created ZAL(LogisticsActivities was thePort ofBarcelonawhenit for logisticsactivitiesinCatalonia The firstpromoterofferingland distribution platforms. Europe tomorelocally-orientated dal distributionacrosssouthern platforms focusedonintermo- tics activitiesrangesfromlogistics total. Thesupplyoflandforlogis- available land,almost75%ofthe accounts foralargeproportionof level. InCatalonia,Barcelona mous communityattheSpanish than thesecond-placedautono- logistics activities,with80%more Spain intermsofspecificareasfor Catalonia leadstherankingin Logis IntermodalMontblanc CIM

CIM ElCamp Parc logísticlaGranadadelPenedès Logis Penedès Eix Transversal Parc logísticdeSubirats Port deTarragona Constantí ZAL Tarragona infrastructure. na andclosetomajortransport Metropolitan RegionofBarcelo- activities areconcentratedinthe talonia themainareasoflogistics that makeitpossible.Thus,inCa- leveraging thetransportfacilities of productionandconsumption, out wherewefindhigherlevels Logistics activitiesarecarried usage acrossCatalonia. several areasdevotedtologistics whichhas Catalan LandInstitute), (the GeneralitatofCatalonia’s nal ProLogis.AnotherisIncasòl Logística, Proinosaandmultinatio- worth notingare:Coperfil,Abertis CIM RMBII Prologis S.Boi Logis Bages el Fard’Empordà Logis Intermodal CIM Vallès Ongoing /projects Operating Can Tunis Port deBarcelona Morrot ZAL Barcelona CIM LaSelva

19 The logistics sector in Barcelona 20 The logistics sector in Barcelona opera istics of log centra Con 08. and Catalonia in Barcelona logistics to invest in 10 reasons than 14,000millionEuros. and whichturnovermore rent areasofspecialization, 33,000 companiesindiffe- Catalonia, andithasaround for almost3%ofGDPin tation industryaccounts The logisticsandtranspor- 04 tors tion

GDP rate. of freighttransport,hasdoubled the by agrowthratethat,asinthecase decade, thesectorhasbeendriven Inthelast or transportmaterial). in thecaseofchemicalsector fabric oftheCatalaneconomy(as sectors traditionallyrootedinthe that generatesmorejobsthanother now initselfaneconomicactivity The logisticssectorinCataloniais Salvessen Logística,etc storage ofgoods:Kuehne &Nagel, - Intermsofthedepositand Gerposa, etc.. Gefco, Seur,NorbertDentressangle Grupo Logista,DHL,FCClogística, - Inthefieldoffreighttransport: internationally are: logistic services,themostrelevant Among thecompaniesoffering rail networks. the restofEurope viaitsroadand between theIberianPeninsula and means ithandlesmuchofthetrade Catalonia’s strategicposition,which - Throughtraffic,thanksto the Airport. andtheactivitygeneratedby na), level (BarcelonaandTarrago- driven bythepresenceoftwotop- intercontinental traffic.Thisismainly Iberian Peninsula, andEuropean and includes trafficwiththerestof - Traffic to/fromCatalonia,which consumption. an intenselevelofproductionand in Cataloniaitself,andisdrivenby - Internaltraffic,whichisproduced into threecategories: nes. Thisvolumecanbeclassified that reachedaround400millionton- handled avolumeoffreighttraffic In 2010, the Catalan logistics system 21 The logistics sector in Barcelona 04 10 reasons to invest in logistics in Barcelona and Catalonia

09. Related platforms and major city projects

The logistics sector is the Barcelona Catalonia Logistics set up here and to improve the commercial activities in Catalo- International Logistics Fair companies (45% of these internatio- main facilitator of growth Centre (BCL) is a platform made competitiveness of the sector in nia and a consolidated economic (SIL) nal representations from over terms of costs, quality and service 40 countries). for the country. A powerful up by nearly 100 members, and sector with strong future prospects. it has the objective of presenting reach. BCL also lobbies different Catalonia’s strategic commitment The International Logistics and logistics sector maximizes the advantages and increasing the administrations to accelerate the to logistics is set to the backdrop Material Handling (Saló Internacional Furthermore, SIL 2012 recorded its the competitiveness and potential of the Catalan logistics construction of networks and of strong competition between de la Logística i de la Manutenció) highest levels of industry conferen- internationalization of the sector and consolidating Cata- infrastructures needed for the regions and to stand out as com- is a benchmark meeting point for ces and 3,500participants took part country’s production sectors lonia as large logistics hub in development of the economy. BCL petitive nodes in the interconnec- southern European companies in the in its 16 seminars. southern Europe. carries out a continuous analysis, ted global economy network. logistics industry. Year after year, we and facilitates the creation Set to the background of the wider debate and reflection within the Logistics and transport activities see increases both in professionals economic difficulties, SIL 2012 of new industry. For this BCL concentrates its efforts on sector and implicates business are essential for economic growth, and company participation rates overcame the situation with more reason, Barcelona has a positioning Catalonia as a Euro- people, users, and infrastructure to ensure greater competitiveness and in terms of international trade than 800 commercial interviews number of stakeholders and pean benchmark for trade between managers. in terms of costs and services, and delegations from countries such between logistics managers and Asia, the Maghreb and South Ame- the maximum level of openness for as Marroc, Turkey, Egypt, Algeria, agents that are working on participating companies, and more rica. BCL wants to create optimal The main focus of BCL is the promo- production in Catalonia. Rússia o Tailàndia. projects to revitalize, stren- requests for interviews from the conditions so that new industrial tion of logistics in terms of being a gthen and consolidate this public. Overall, SIL 2012 generated activities and logistics companies central service for production and Consolidating these goals requi- In its last edition, SIL 2012 showed a turnover of around 2 billion sector. res an active position aimed at just how consolidated it is with over Euros. constant improvements to factors 50,000 visitors and 500 participating affecting the competitiveness of the logistics system, with special Visitor profile Sectors represented Demand by visitors attention to infrastructure and its Presidents, CEOs, Managing Directors Suppliers Criteria management and complements, 36% Distribution, logistics and transport 22% Head of logistics - Training (HR) - CSR (Environmental/Social) Mass consumption and/or foodstuffs 10% but also other factors that affect 21% - Technology - Internationalisation the competitiveness of companies Head of purchasing, sales Pharmaceuticals and/or hospitals 9% 15% Providers of logistics (training, regulation, R&D,...). Metallurgy and/or ironmongers - Packaging 8% - Human Resources services - Innovation Business development and projects 11% Cars 7% - Specialisation Engineer or consultant Import/export -Textiles - Chemicals 6% - Size 8% R&D Consultancy - Public sector, health and/or education 5% - Quality 4% Infrastructure Real estate - Plastics, cork, and/or wood 3% Warehouse manager 2% Environment 2% The logistics sector in Barcelona The logistics sector in Barcelona The logistics sector in Barcelona The logistics sector in Barcelona

22 23 24 The logistics sector in Barcelona and Catalonia in Barcelona logistics to invest in 10 reasons istics field log trainng the research and regarding Cultur e 10. logistics industry. logistics industry. ty ofaspectsregardingthe schools focusedonavarie- of researchactivityfrom staff, andagrowingamount to trainingforwarehouse (postgraduates andmasters) ranges fromhigherdegrees related tologisticsandthis range oftrainingavailable In Cataloniathereisawide 04 (European Logistics Association): some casesrecognisedbythe ELA centres, withtheirqualifications in we canhighlightthefollowing Regarding thediversityofsupply, development ofthesector. that aremostsuitableforthefull lability ofkeyprofessionalprofiles Training coursesensuretheavai- nagement orotherspecializations. aspects toothercoursesonma- short coursesfocusingonspecific courses forretrainingworkersvia everything fromlifelonglearning Thus, inCataloniawecanfind Logistics), etc... Logistics), ILI (InstituteofInternational Institute ofLogisticsResearch), ICIL(Catalan Logistics Centre), from thesector:CEL(Spanish - Representativeinstitutions logistics system. development oftheEuropean offers abasisforthesustainable Shipping trainsprofessionalsand The European SchoolofShortSea - Specialisttrainingcentres: etc... University), theUPF(Pompeu Fabra lonia), (Polytechnic UniversityofCata- - PublicUniversities:TheUPC IESE, amongothers. - BusinessSchools:ESADE and at thevariouslevelsthatspan the centres alsocontributetoresearch Besides thetrainingaspect,these tion coursesfinished. at peoplewiththeiruniversityfounda - management, andwhichisaddressed both intheareasoftechnologyand which isdesignedtoprovidetraining neering attheUPCinBarcelona,and Technical SchoolofIndustrialEngi- degree, integratedintotheUPC’s offered attheUPC.Thisisahigher Degree inLogisticsEngineering courses, weneedtoaddtheHigher at mastersandpostgraduatelevel addition tothetrainingprogrammes It’s worthhighlightingthefact thatin transportation. Theresearchgroup effect onthefield oflogisticsand vation groupsthatarehavingan has numerousresearchandinno - - UPCresearchgroups:The community. logistics tothegeneralbusiness in themanagementofintegrated trends ateachandeverymoment the mostadvancedknowledgeand Mecalux, withtheaimofbringing of collaborationbetweenIESE and tics Research:Thisistheresult - InternationalCentreforLogis there are: logistics sector.Amongthese, portation. lines ofresearchrelatedtotrans- university, offersmanydifferent port orCENIT, partofthe same the CentreforInnovationinTrans- - CENIT: InparallelwiththeUPC, is especiallynoteworthy. organizational businessdepartment, whichispartofthe logistics (EOLI), dustrial organizationsandindustrial working ontheengineeringofin- 25 The logistics sector in Barcelona 26 The logistics sector in Barcelona Links www.iese.edu/ciil Research Centre) CIIL (InternationalLogistics www.icil.org Research Logistics) ICIL (CatalanInstitutefor www.cenit.es Transport) CENIT (CentreforInnovationin transfer R&D&I andknowledge www.2e3s.eu Shipping European SchoolofShortSea www.url.cat URL (RamonLlullUniversity) www.upf.es UPF (Pompeu FabraUniversity) www.upc.es Catalonia) UPC (Polytechnic Universityof www.uoc.edu UOC (OpenUniversityofCatalonia) www.unica.edu Catalonia) UIC (Internationalniversityof www.ub.es UB (niversityofBarcelona) www.uab.cat Barcelona) UAB (Autonomousniversityof www.iese.edu IESE BusinessSchool www.esade.edu ESADE BusinessSchool www.eada.edu Management andAdministration EADA-Higher Schoolof Schools associations Organizations and 05

www.cdti.es Technological Development) CDTI (CentreforIndustrial www.aena.es Barcelona-El PratAirport Spanish agencies www.forumambiental.org Environmental ForumFoundation www.fecyt.es Technology (FECYT) Spanish FoundationforScienceand www.fgc.cat Network Generalitat ofCataloniaRailways www.cimalsa.es (CIMALSA) for MobilityandLogisticsActivity Central OfficesandInfrastructure www.acc10.cat ACC1Ó -GovernmentofCatalonia agencies Autonomous regional www.pacteind.org Agreement Metropolitan Region’sIndustrial www.mercabarna.cat Mercabarna www.elconsorci.net Barcelona ZonaFrancaConsortium www.barcelonactiva.cat Barcelona Activa www.portbarcelona.es Port Authority(Port ofBarcelona) www.bcn.cat/barcelonagrowth Employment Area ofEconomy, Enterpriseand Barcelona CityCouncil Local agencies state institutions Local, autonomousand www.cambrabcn.org Barcelona ChamberofCommerce www.amec.es Amec www.ilionline.com ILI InternationalLogistics www.cel-logistica.org CEL (SpanishLogisticsCentre) www.bcncl.es Centre Barcelona CataloniaLogistics Business organizations www.enisa.es Company) ENISA (ationalInnovation www.avalis-srg.cat Avalis ofCatalonia www.ico.es Official CreditInstitute www.icfinances.com Catalan InstituteofFinance www.iniciatives.es Catalan d’Initiatives www.acc10.cat ACC1Ó –GovernmentofCatalonia Funding sources www.renfe.com/empresa/mercancias Renfre freight www.minetur.gob.es Tourism Ministry ofIndustry, Energyand www.mineco.gob.es Competitiveness Ministry ofEconomyand www.csic.es Research) CSIC (HigherCouncilforScientific 27 The logistics sector in Barcelona With co-financing

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