After a very nice and refreshing dinner last night we woke up at 7:00am to get ready for our visit to the Port of Barcelona. I was the directions guy today so I led the group across the city to our lecture. We got a lesson from one of the directors of their schools program where he talked about the port’s Strategic vision in the coming years. I learned what a SMART logistics hub and the plans Barcelona and the EU have for the future of sustainability in the coming years. This was very helpful as I’m currently focused on green emissions and cleaner supply chains and transports. After our lecture we went on a boat tour around the port showing where different commodities are stored and got some awesome videos! Definitely a different experience seeing everything close up than in photos or in the textbook. After that I led the group to lunch where we ate very well. I might have to give it the best meal I’ve had here yet! The group is in need of a siesta but no time to rest as we are headed to Operinator for another lecture this afternoon. The lecture with Carlos was about his freight forwarding operation and his extensive presence in the world marketplace. Their company is always hiring new talent which I could be interested in the near future. We left after we were given sandwiches and headed out to dinner for our last night in Barcelona and an early train to Valencia tomorrow!
Notes from visit:
Barcelona, logistics hub for Europe & Mediterranean Strategic vision
Build breakwaters to protect waters inside to operate vessels inside
How we manage the ports and who is the owner?
- the owner of the land is the state
- Managing the land is a government agency
Categories of port
- Tool port: port is owner of land and equipment in the port
- Land lore port: port owns the land but port gives authority to others
Ports mission
- create added value for surrounding economy
- Increase competitiveness to users
- Provide better logistics solutions
By sustainable growth(economic, social, environment)
Strategic plan 2021-2025
- smart logistics hub. Smart, multimodal, agile, resilient, transparent
50% of container and roro docks electrified or in progress(environment)
Environment
Energy transition
- development of a new energy model
- Decarbonization of port activity
- Reduction in pollution
- Increase of intermodality
Environmental sustainability
- onshore power supply
- When vessel is in port, they don’t use their diesel generators they use electric ones in port.
- INMO modified carbon sector, reduced objectives, bringing it from 2050 to 2030.
- Carbonization and environment in USA r
- ECCA zones
- Mediterrtian soon to become ecca zone
- ECA zones force better standards
LNG- bet on LNG for mobility
- Algeria and Morocco cut LNG in south
- Europe gets its gas from USA
- Fracking, forbidden in Europe
Rebates for Green Ships
Electrical Mobility for Cars
Renewable energy program: solar, wind
The green deal
Cruise ship in Europe has batteries, uses no energy in port and operates on batteries
Next generation of vessels
Increase of intermodality
- Motorways of the sea
Comprehensive network of channels
Maritime dimension of this network
Containerization of trailers
- Railway Motorways
- Railway
New standard A400, special trailer that supports transport across intermodal means
Railway
- Spanish Raul market share 4.7%
Keep an eye on railway sector to use force suppliers to use rail
Clinker – way to transport concrete
Hutchinson semi automatic terminal, Chinese company
Blue economy
Cruise sector
European leader cruise port
Traffic facts
71 million tons
3.5m containers
Lot of cars coming from china
Lot of LNG coming through Barcelona
New pipeline that can be put in needs to be able to transport hydrogen
Demand is high in Barcelona and not enough space
Vertical integration, MAERSK, own APM terminal
600 kilos for the new
Cranesbke semi trailers
MODALE
Nicrasa
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