At Europe's most important trade fair for the horticultural sector
Spanish ports present their range of facilities and services at Fruit Logistica Berlin
- More than 11 million tonnes moved in Spanish ports
08-02-2023 (Spanish State Ports Public Body). Spanish ports of general interest will be present at the Fruit Logistica Trade Fair, under the brand "Ports of Spain" which will be held from 8 to 10 February in the city of Berlin. 11 Port Authorities (Almería, Bahía de Algeciras, Bahía de Cádiz, Barcelona, Bilbao, Castellón, Huelva, Málaga, S.C. Tenerife, Valencia and Vigo), which represent 86% of the total of this type of goods moved in 2022, will offer a wide range of infrastructures and services for importers and exporters from all over the world.
The 132m2 Ports of Spain stand (Hall 25 STAND No. A-61) will host numerous business meetings and will be visited by the German Commercial Counsellor, Mario Buisan and his team.
The main objective of our ports is to highlight to both national producers and importers the competitive advantages offered by our ports, as well as the possibility of a wide range of logistics and intermodal services.
Thus, Spanish ports offer more than 85 million square metres of land surface and storage areas, refrigerated warehouses with a capacity of nearly 2 million cubic metres, more than 300,000 linear metres of berthing, connections with any port in the world, border inspection points (BIP), phytosanitary services, and all kinds of logistics solutions.
- 2,600 EXHIBITORS TO MEET IN BERLIN
Fruit Logística has become Europe's leading event for the sector. With more than 2,594 exhibitors from 87 countries, distributed in 30 pavilions, the offer is distinguished by geographical zones, with a specific one dedicated to Europe and another to the Mediterranean.
The more than 40,000 visitors who typically attend the show will be able to participate in presentations and discussions on data-driven supply chains, artificial intelligence, robotic automation, smart agriculture and other advanced systems that will bring new opportunities for both producers and the entire logistics and value chain that revolves around the sector.
- A SECTOR WITH A SIGNIFICANT PRESENCE IN SPANISH AGRICULTURE
The fruit and vegetable sector is one of the most important economic sectors in Spanish agriculture. Thus, according to data published by Fepex, the fruit and vegetable sector in Spain is an economic activity which carries significant weight in production, exports and agricultural employment. Furthermore, employment in the fruit and vegetable sector represents 50% of agricultural employment, with 400,000 workers, and also employs 80,000 workers in handling and marketing in the production areas. Exports account for approximately two thirds of the sector's turnover.
- SPANISH PORTS MOVED MORE THAN 11 MILLION TONNES OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES IN 2022
Spanish ports moved 11,111,026 tonnes of fruit, vegetables and pulses during 2022. Shipment/disembarkation movements which, at 6.2 million tonnes, account for 56.2%, increased by 0.7% compared to 2021, while goods in transit, both shipments and landings, decreased by more than one million tonnes, down by 17.7%.
Non-transit landings, i.e. imports for domestic consumption, grew by 2.5% to over 4.5 million tonnes, in line with forecasts made by the Spanish Federation of Fruit, Vegetable and Live Plant Exporting Producers' Associations (Fepex).
In terms of movement by Port Authorities, 10 of the 26 that move fruit, vegetables and pulses recorded increases, with particularly significant increases in Motril (+510%), Castellón (+61%), Almería (+25%) and Huelva (+23%).
