HE port of barcelona consolidated its leadership. The first port of the state in the export and import of vehicles transported with a total of 504,015 units in 2022followed by Vigo with 444,442 vehicles and Valencia with 411,608 vehicles.
According to the data in the sea-port logistics sector report prepared by the automobile manufacturers association Anfakis the most used means of transportation by maritime transport partners and 9.2% increase compared to the previous yearReaching a volume of 2.2 million vehicles, it allows us to recover the growth path after three years of continuous declines.
The association attributes this improvement to automobile production in 2022 (+5.8%)This supported export flows. Thus, the most intermodal share among the union members is sea transportation with 48.4%, 12.1% is railway and 39.5% is road transportation.
Barcelona, export power
In a more detailed analysis of the ports, where eight main ports for vehicle import and export are examined, according to the opinions of the affiliates, it is emphasized that the Port of Barcelona continues to be structured as a “major export power”. while representing 67.6%, 9.9 points higher than the previous year.
Ship-rail combination enabled moving towards a more sustainable intermodality. Some of the vehicles entering or leaving the port do so by train: 45.7% of the total number of vehicles do so by rail; If it is for export, this rate rises to 59 percent.
In this sense, A major project for the construction of new Southern rail accesses is underway at the Port of Barcelona. It will strengthen the port’s connection with the Mediterranean Corridor. New rail and road access is a highly complex project that is strategic for this region and is expected to take place in 2030.
At a global level, among the indicators analyzed by Anfac in these eight ports, the aspects that car brands value most are: agility in matters such as customs procedures, subsequent allocation of warehouse areas, loading and unloading of trucks and management of warehouse areas.
Manufacturers also emphasized the importance of encouraging improvements in the management of rail access to ports and knowing how to adapt to each company’s needs.