More sustainable modes of transport
The Port of Barcelona has been committed for years to rail and short-distance maritime transport, with the motorways of the sea, as an alternative to the road. This intermodal strategy makes it possible to build loyalty and expand the hinterland and, at the same time, reduce gas and particulate emissions. Also promoting decarbonisation to the end of the logistics chain.
Projects
Projects and initiatives
The desire of the Port of Barcelona to promote more sustainable transport entails participating in various projects, both European and local. Through these, the development of services, technologies and infrastructures is studied to be more sustainable as well as efficient.
Better infrastructure
Among the projects completed, for the development of Short Sea Shipping in the port, is the construction of the Costa pier, dedicated to this traffic.
On the other hand, the construction of the rail accesses to the port improves circulation conditions with this mode of transport and thus increases the use of this alternative.
Rail quota
Economic impact
The commitment to the intermodal strategy means savings in externalities, the economic impact of which can be evaluated thanks to a calculation methodology proposed by the European Commission in 2019.
Externalities considered
This takes into account the monetisation of the impacts associated with pollution, climate change, noise, accidents, traffic congestion and the use of infrastructures.
Promotion of Short Sea Shipping
The Port of Barcelona has been involved in the development of short-distance transport for some time, based on economic and environmental sustainability criteria. And the operators of this transport offer in Barcelona have also worked hard to apply measures to reduce their environmental footprint, making them an even more sustainable choice.
Training as the basis
At the time, it promoted the creation in Barcelona of the European Intermodal Transport School, a European centre of reference for training in logistics and intermodal transport. Through this, we worked closely with the European Shortsea Network and, more specifically, with the Centres for the Promotion of Short Sea Shipping, which promote this mode of transport and the work of the School in each country of the European Union.
Decarbonisation of the entire logistics chain
The new Energy Transition Plan will also promote the decarbonisation of the logistics chain. Not only in the area of the Port, but also transport from the infrastructure to the final customers (last mile), promoting intermodality and the creation of an ecosystem for the generation and distribution of green fuels and electricity that help to transform land transport and port machinery.
The Plan also encourages green corridors, maritime-land corridors that link routes of commercial interest and that can all use green fuels in all their displacements.
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