This figure represents the 7% of the total jobs in the city.
The production of the companies of the port of Sagunto reaches 231.44 million euros.
Companies in the port community of Sagunto provide a gross added value of 130.82 million euros.
Gross salary income exceeds 64.63 million euros.
Sagunto, November the 13th 2017. – The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has today presented the results of the study “Economic impact of the port of Sagunto in 2015”, prepared by the Department of Economics and Social Sciences through the Research Group of International Economics and Development of the Universitat Politècnica de València. The event, held at the Civic Center of the port of Sagunto, was attended by María Luisa Martí, author of the study; Francesc Fernández, mayor of Sagunto, Aurelio Martínez, president of the PAV; and José Llorca, president of Puertos del Estado.
During the presentation of the report, Aurelio Martínez pointed out that “from the Port Authority of Valencia we do not want the port of Sagunto to be just a logistics area but to generate around an industrial environment. Hence our commitment to be in Parc Sagunt. We would like to have the capacity to create industrial areas that generate traffic in our ports. In this sense, the direct connection of the port of Sagunto with the one of Valencia is also fundamental for us because this area represents the largest industrial plot that currently exists in the Mediterranean and we believe that we must take advantage of its potential “. The president of the PAV has also stressed that “the Port of Sagunto PIF is an absolutely essential claim and we would like it to enter into service in phases.”
For its part, the president of Puertos del Estado, José Llorca, said that “from Puertos del Estado we defend that all ports have the same conditions to compete and, therefore, it is fundamental that Sagunto has a PIF. We are willing to collaborate, even economically, so that border control does not adversely affect the competitiveness of our ports. “. He also recalled that the Economic Impact Study of the port of Sagunto highlights the important evolution of traffic that has lived in this port area. “This year we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the current port system inaugurated in 1992. In that year, the Spanish port system channeled 253 million tonnes. Since then, that figure has more than doubled. In the case of containers, we have gone from 3 million TEUs to more than 15 million TEUs this year, which means, multiply by five that amount. ”
Regarding the northern access to the port of Valencia, Llorca recalled that “this infrastructure and its connection with Sagunto is essential, so it is necessary to strengthen the relationship with local and neighborhood authorities to address the improvements that these connections will bring since it is about investments that will always be attentive to environmental care. When they are undertaken, we will always be vigilant so that they develop in a sustainable way “.
Finally, Francesc Fernández, mayor of Sagunto, has recognized the importance of the data presented with special emphasis on employment and, above all, on the quality of it. As for the integration of the port of Sagunto with the city, the mayor has indicated that “the correct integration of the port area with the city is decisive for the city of Sagunto project in which we are working. Enhancing the port as an urban space is the great challenge of our municipality. ”
Economic Impact
The purpose of the report is to quantify the economic impact associated with the commercial activity of the port of Sagunto in 2015, in terms of production, income and employment in the economy in Sagunto using the input-output methodology. The report concludes that the production of the port area and the companies of the port community of Sagunto reach 231, 44 million euros. This figure comes from the 74.60 million euros generated by the initial activity of the enclosure and the economic impact that its activity propitiates in the companies of the port community, an economic activity that implies a sum of value of 156.84 million euros among direct, indirect and induced. By economic sectors, it is worth mentioning the impact in sectors such as transport and communications, which represents 24% of the total; real estate and business services, which reaches 16%; trade and repair, with 15%; and construction, with 10%. All of them are sectors where the port industry has a great influence, due to its strong dependence to ensure proper operation.
The report also concludes that the companies of the port of Sagunto provide a gross added value of 130.82 million euros.
Impact on the employement
With regard to employment, companies related to the port of Sagunto have generated 2,009 jobs in 2015, a figure that represents 7% of the total jobs in the city and shows the importance of the port as a generator of jobs in Sagunto. In particular, currently 426 people are working in the port of Sagunto, among operators and service providers. The enclave also generates another 1,582 jobs, including direct, indirect and induced. Likewise, the gross salary income generated by the activity of the site amounts to 64.63 million euros.
Port of Sagunto traffic and challenges
The port of Sagunto is a polyvalent logistics center with its main traffics of goods in growth. Specifically, in 2016, the site handled 6.57 million tonnes, 3.65% more than the previous year. These figures make Sagunto the fifteenth port by tonnes traffic of the Spanish port system. Likewise, it is worth highlighting the increase in vehicle traffic, with 190,245 units channeled in 2016, a figure that represents a growth of 6.78% with respect to 2015 and make the enclosure the sixth in Spain for this type of traffic. With regard to container traffic, the site handled 62,203 TEU in 2016, an 80% more than in the previous year.
During the presentation of the report, emphasis has been placed on the main future challenges of the port of Sagunto, among the ones that stand out are the construction of a border inspection post, which will increase the competitiveness of the site by expanding the type of goods that reaches the border. So far, they only have access to goods of vegetable origin while the new PIF, whose start-up is scheduled for 2018, will also allow controls on goods of animal origin.
Likewise, the importance of improving terrestrial connectivity has been highlighted. For this, the PAV has already signed an agreement with Adif for an amount of 31.5 million euros for the construction of the new rail access to the port area. Of these, 20 million euros will be contributed by the Port Authority of Valencia and the remaining 11.5 million euros will come from the Operational Program Sustainable Growth of FEDER funds. In this same area, the PAV is also actively working on the improvement of the Sagunto-Teruel-Zaragoza railway line that will boost the Cantabrian-Mediterranean corridor. The PAV will allocate 53.6 million euros, of which 13.6 million euros will be allocated to the improvement of seven sidings that allow efficient operation of trains of up to 750 meters in length, and the remaining 40 million euros will be allocated to improvement actions that are still pending to be recorded.