The Strategy of the Port of Barcelona. Mr. Santiago García-Milà Deputy Managing Director of Strategy and Development

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2 The Strategy of the Port of Barcelona Mr. Santiago García-Milà Deputy Managing Director of Strategy and Development

3 North and South of Europe: two clearly differentiated port markets Container traffic (Milion TEU) Puertos Sur Europa Puertos Norte Europa As a result of globalisation, since the 1990 s container traffic has experienced the largest growth in world maritime traffic port business is more oriented towards intermodal transport and the logistics chain The 2006 top 14 ports of the world include 3 from Northern Europe but none from the South (the top Southern European port comes in at number 27) Rotterdam's container traffic represents 3 times the traffic handled by the busiest Southern port (Algeciras) Ports of South Europe Gioia Tauro La Spezia Genoa Marseilles Algeciras Valencia Barcelona Ports of North Europe Rotterdam Antwerp Hamburg Le Havre Bremen Zeebrugge

4 Opportunity for Mediterranean ports Hamburg Le Havre 75% traffic with Far East Bremen Rotterdam 2,2 7,0 9,7 Antwerp 4,4 North South Axis 8,9 Future Present 3 days less calling at Southern ports Enlargement of the Suez Canal (18-20 m draught) 1,7 0,9 Genoa Marseille 2,3 Barcelona 25%traffic 2,6 with Far East Valencia 3,2 Algeciras TEU 2006 (milion TEU)

5 Port of Barcelona: Traffic data Traffic results 2006 Total traffic 47,6 M tones (+6%) Containers 2,3 M TEU (+12%) Vehicles (+ 11%) Cruisers 1,4 million passengers Traffic increasing Total traffic Million tones Tones (000) Container traffic TEU (000) 24 M t 48 M t Tones TEU 0,8 M TEU 2,3 M TEU ITU: Intermodal Transport Unit

6 Barcelona is the leading port in foreign maritime* trade of Catalonia and Spain Market share of the Port of Barcelona in 2003 Spain: 11% volume 25% value Catalonia: 55% volume 77% value Barcelona is also a port specialised in high value goods: the external traffic of the Port in 2003 was 20 billion * Excluding crude oil

7 The largest concentration of logistics facilities in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean is located within a radius of 5 km of the Port The largest concentration of logistics facilities in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean is located within a radius of 5 km of the Port: The main transport and logistics companies with a capacity for Europe-wide distribution operate in the Port of Barcelona and the entire logistics platform of the Delta (which includes the Free Zone, the Pedrosa Industrial Estate and the airport) Pedrosa Industrial Estate Free Zone P-29 ZALI ZALII Port of Barcelona Airport 9

8 The future of the Port of Barcelona Existing hinterland MAIN LOGISTIC HUB OF THE SOUTH OF EUROPE AND THE MEDITERRANEAN Consolidation and distribution centre Enlarged hinterland: Iberian peninsula and European Intermediate Corridor Port and Logistic areas New road and rail connections to enlargement extend the hinterland 3

9 The enlargement: increase of capacities Capacity/year End of works Tons 47 million 85 million 130 million Container (TEU) 2.4 million 5 million 10 million Muelle Prat 1ª fase inicio op. Junio 08 capacidad: 3 Mteu m Current Port Port enlargement

10 Enlargement of the Port area enlargement of the ZAL ZAL S EXPANSION 2nd PHASE = ZAL X 3 ZONE OF LOGISTICS ACTIVITIES ZAL 2nd phase Zal Prat (140 ha) ZAL 1st phase Rail Rail Rail & Intermodal Intermodal Intermodal Terminal Terminal Terminal (68 ha) ZAL 1 - Fully leased since 1999 ZAL PRAT 40% Leased 250,000 m2 warehouses 45,000 m2 offices More than 50 companies 4,000 employees Logistic operators. freight forwarders, manufacturers and distributors

11 Perpignan Improvement of rail connections Cerbère Port Bou Internal rail network Figueres Iberian gauge Double gauge: UIC + Iberian Loading/unloading terminal Shunting yard Morrot Can Tunis 2002 New connection Wharf Sur Girona New southern access 2008 ZAL Mollet Papiol Barcelona Iberian gauge rail UIC gauge rail Railway access to the port (Iberian+UIC gauge)

12 New rail infrastucture and corridors New UIC rail line dedicated to freight transport between Barcelona and the French border Metz A Coruña Lyon Bordeaux Vigo León Miranda Burgos Toulouse Zaragoza Montpellier Perpignan Lisboa Madrid Barcelona European (BCN-Lyon-Metz) South of France (BCN-Toulouse- Bordeaux) Transversal Iberian (BCN-ZAZ- MAD-LIS) Ebro (BCN-ZAZ-Norte España)

13 The Port s Network in the Hinterland Second Strategic Plan of the Port of Barcelona Operational foothold Z Operational foothold W Multimodal corridor Barcelona as a Network port: the network is the best instrument for providing services and being more efficient Operational foothold X Port of Barcelona Multimodal corridor Elements of the network 1. Inland maritime terminals in the main areas of the hinterland Platform services Transport services Brand services Container depot Transport Collection Distribution Logistics Handling Customs Services OK Road Transport Rail Transport S PortIC Guaranteed Quality Standards Promotion Local CRM 2. Intermodal / multimodal transport corridors

14 Initiatives underway: tmz, tmt and tmm New projects: Perpignan, Montpellier, Lyon and Metz Projects Metz Infrastructure projects and new services Lisbon Lyon Toulouse Montpellier Saragossa Perpignan Barcelona Madrid Inland cargo terminals: Service centres integrated into the port and port network Rail terminals Operations management Facilitating the organisation of new transport chains

15 The Strategy of the Port of Barcelona Mr. Santiago García-Milà Deputy Managing Director of Strategy and Development