Presentation of the indicators of competitiveness and sustainability of the Catalan logistics system

Jèssica Civil, consultant of the logistics area of Institut Cerdà, presented the Observatory of Logistics’s Indicators of Competitiveness and Sustainability of the Catalan Logistics System of the on July 12^th. The presentation took place at an event held at the Palau Robert and was attended by Jordi Hereu, president of the Sustainable Logistics Group; Isidre Gavín, CEO of Cimalsa; and Fina Jarque, Cimalsa’s Chief Financial Officer.

The main function of the competitiveness indicators is to monitor the most representative parameters of the Catalan logistics system by means of indicators, and by analyzing the evolution of the system. The document is based on statistical data from the main sources of statistics and from information gathered from the sector, and aims to give a practical and real vision of what are the main trends in the logistics and transport market in Catalonia.

With the aim of offering a global vision of the Catalan logistics system, this year’s edition presents the following new features: an area related to urban logistics, improvements in existing indicators, development of 4 new indicators, incorporation of 8 statistical annexes, inclusion of a sectoral survey of trends (urban goods distribution) and an advance on data for 2017.

- In 2016, following the downward trend initiated in 2014, unemployment in the transport and storage sector fell by 14% from 16,010 in 2015 to 13,765 in 2016. Thus, a revival in the weight of the logistics sector in Catalonia is expected.

- The total volume of goods managed by the Catalan logistics system during 2016 was 367.5 million tonnes, almost to 1% more than in 201, maintaining the positive trend.

- Although diesel is by far the leading automotive fuel in Catalonia accounting for 79% of the total consumption, followed by petrol which accounts for 16%, the trend for consumption of both fuels is negative, decreasing by 1% and 4% respectively.

- Alternative fuels have been on a rising trend since 2007. The increased use of Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and compressed natural gas (CNG), + 16% and + 9% respectively in the biennium 2015-2016, as particularly noteworthy

- The volume of goods transported in the first four months of 2017 in the Port of Barcelona grew 20% in relation to the same period of the previous year.

- In 2016, the Catalan airport system moved by 133 thousand tonnes of freight, a 13% increase in the volume transported compared to 2015.

- More than 30% of the Catalan population made an online purchase in 2016, 14% more than in the previous year.

- Freight transport accounts for about 21% of total vehicle traffic in the city of Barcelona which, in absolute, terms means about 435,000 journeys per day in 2015.

The Catalan Logistics System Competitiveness Indicators document is promoted by the Department of Territorial Policy and Public Works of the Generalitat and Cimalsa and produced annually by the Logistics Observatory with the technical collaboration of Institut Cerdà. It is part of an initiative that started in 2004 is now in its twelfth edition.

The document can be consulted on the Cimalsa website

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