Key to logistics development: Aragón, a successful region · development: Aragón, a successful...

Key to logistics development: Aragón, a

successful region

FOREING TRADE LOGISTICS CONFERENCE

There are 17 regions in Spain

About Aragon

Three provinces:

Huesca, Teruel and Zaragoza

Sector of activity in Aragon

Fuente: Elaboración propia con base en INE 2007

Exports have been rising in Aragon for 10 years

Economy in Aragon

• The value generated by Aragon`s companies is 12,9% major than the Spanish average.

• The value generated by Aragon's workers is 4,3% bigger than the national average, just behind Catalonia, Basque Country, Navarre and Madrid, the Spain's richiest regions

Geographical situation

Inclusion of a specific section dedicated to the urban transport of goods in the

Intermodal Transport Plan

The future as an strategical region

Transport sector in Aragon

• The turnover of Aragon's companies of transport grew 3,8 % in 2008, the national average diminished 0,8 %

• The number of personnel occupied in the sector of the transport grew a 1,8 per cent in 2008 in Spain, the national average diminished 0,1 %

Infraestructures

Activity increases in Zaragoza’s airport since 2006, including freight

What is it the extra value in Aragón?

The city of the transport

Logistics Military Academy

Mercazaragoza

Maritime Terminal

Freight railway Station

Knowledge for improving and innovate

Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC)

• Government of Aragón The Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The University of Zaragoza.

• International center of excellence for education and research in logistics

• Active collaboration with the industry

Knowledge for improving and innovate

PILOT Awards

Logistics Fare at the ZARAGOZA's FAIR

Zaragoza Logistics Platform

• Total area of 12,826,898 m2.

• Largest logistical ground of the European Continent

• Intermodal center of transport (rail, road and air)

• Presence of large companies

• Plaza employs 12,000 people.

Madrid

Barcelona

HuescaLogroño

Teruel Castellón

• 2.575.000 m2

• A railway link under construction

•communicationsto France towards thePyrenees to Huesca, Valencia, Barcelona, Zaragoza

•875.000 m2

1.157.062 m2

Acces to railway

Thank you for your attention

Diego Artigot NoguerHead of Department of Logistics and Transport

dartigot@camarasaragon.com