PLAN14 | ESPECIAL LOGÍSTICA & TRANSPORTE

LOGÍSTICA & TRANSPORTE
connections, in particular freight railway links, between ports
in the Atlantic façade (e.g. Gijon) and in the Mediterranean
coast (e.g. Valencia, Murcia), and the industrial production
centres in the interior of the Iberian Peninsula. This would
include a better use of the rail infrastructure for freight
transport.
Competition in port services to raise ports'
efficiency and competitiveness
Spanish ports play an important role for regional development
purposes. A national long-term strategy for port development,
establishing investment priorities for ports according to their
role and function would help to ensure a better use of the
extensive network of Spanish ports. In line with that strategy,
ports should be able to adopt more efficient pricing policies,
facilitating maritime trade options and ensuring long term
recovery of infrastructural costs.
Graphic 1 Modal split for passenger and freight
transport in 2016
Modal split for passenger transport
(shares based on passenger-kilometres)
Passenger cars Buses & Coaches Railways Tram & Metro
Spain 80,1% 11,6% 6,5% 1,8%
EU-28 81,3% 9,3% 7,6% 1,8%
Modal split for freight transport
(shares based on tonne-kilometres)
Road Railways Island Waterways Pipeline
Spain 90,1% 5,1% 0,0% 4,8%
EU-28 72,8% 16,6% 75,9% 4,6%
Source: EU Transport in figures, Statistical Pocketbook 2018
Electro-mobility
The Spanish National Policy Framework submitted under
the Directive 2014/94/EU on the deployment of alternative
fuels infrastructure has neither defined targets for electric
vehicles nor for electric recharging points. On the other hand,
a significant development is foreseen for natural gas vehicles
(CNG and LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vehicles.
KEY FACTS AND FIGURES
ON TRANSPORT IN SPAIN
Modal split
Road transport is predominant with a share of more than
90% of the total inland passenger transport in 2016 and 90%
of the total inland freight transport. Buses and coaches are
used more in Spain compared to the EU average, but the
share of rail transport is lower than the EU for both passenger
and freight sectors.
Performance of the logistics sector
According to the World Bank, the logistics sector in Spain has
been performing slightly better in international comparison
in 2018 compared to 2016. This is mostly because of an
improvement in infrastructure and international shipments.
BUSES AND COACHES ARE USED MORE IN SPAIN
COMPARED TO THE EU AVERAGE
Graphic 2 World Bank Logistics performance
indicator
Logistic performance indicator (LPI)
(World Bank)
2014 2016 2018
LPI Rank 18 23 17
Score 3,72 3,73 3,83
Customs 19 24 17
Score 3,63 3,48 3,62
Infraestructure 20 25 19
Score 3,77 3,72 3,84
International shipsments 21 22 6
Score 3,51 3,63 3,83
Logistics competence 12 23 18
Score 3,83 3,73 3,8
Tracking & Tracing 26 23 19
Score 3,54 3,82 3,83
Timeliness 17 26 20
Score 4,07 4 4,06
Source: World Bank (scores range from 1 = ‘very low’ to 5 = ‘very high’).
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