"ALAVA, THE BEST CONNECTED MEDIUM-SIZED REGION IN EUROPE"
(Financial Times report: fDi Cities and Regions of the Future 2016/2017)
Álava is the logistics benchmark of the north of the Iberian Peninsula
A strategic infrastructure network that enables freight consolidation and intermodal transfer for all types of transport
Vitoria International Airport is the gateway to southwest Europe for air freight transport.
The Intermodal Centre of Transport and Logistics of Vitoria (CTVi) is a key logistics platform on the Atlantic Corridor linked to the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).
The Arasur logistics platform has a Terminal for the Port of Bilbao and is the main business park of these characteristics in the north of the Iberian Peninsula.
The new Intermodal Logistics Platform of Vitoria will be the first Spanish logistics terminal connected to the Atlantic Corridor in standard gauge.
Home to the logistics centres of key global manufacturers and leading companies in distribution and transport by land and air.
Mercedes-Benz, Michelin, Aernnova and Pepsi have specific logistics centres and networks linked to their industrial activity in Alava.
Leading distribution firms such as Mercadona, Eroski and Lidl have their logistics platforms set up in Álava to serve the whole of northern Spain.
DHL has its hub for southwest Europe at Vitoria International Airport. Other leading transport and logistics companies operaing in Álava include FedEx, UPS, DSV, Patinter, Primafrío, GTO, Dachser, DB Schenker and XPO Logistics.
Vitoria International Airport: global connectivity in 24-48 hours
The gateway to southwest Europe for air freight transport.
Vitoria International Airport possesses excellent, specialised infrastructures, such as its terminal for perishables and live animals. It is open 24 hours a day, providing services for the handling of all cargo types. Its 3,500 m long runway and electronic equipment, which enable take-off and landing in conditions of low visibility, make it possible for the world’s largest cargo aircraft to use this airport. Vitoria International Airport boasts a long history in the management of complex goods-handling projects, and ranks fourth in Spain in terms of cargo volume.
The integrated services companies UPS, FedEx and DHL operate at the airport. The latter has its air hub for Spain, Portugal and southern France at the airport.
Vitoria Industrial Air Park (VIAP)
An extensive park of economic activity with links to Vitoria International Airport.
In its projection phase, it is aimed at companies that need to place themselves in a location near an infrastructure that ensures global connectivity, allowing them to reach their customers in a competitive way.
Intermodal Centre of Transport and Logistics of Vitoria (CTVi)
A key logistics platform on the Atlantic Corridor
Located in Jundiz Industrial Park—the largest in northern Spain, spanning 7 million m²—and very close to Vitoria International Airport, providing over 700,000 m² for logistics uses. Thanks to its connectivity with the Port of Bilbao, it facilitates the processing of goods with a sole transport card for those companies established there.
Arasur Logistics Platform
The largest logistics platform in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, spanning 2,000,000 m2
Conveniently located on the axis connecting the Cantabrian Corridor to the Atlantic and Mediterranean Trans-European Corridors.
Home to the Port of Bilbao Terminal, whose maritime infrastructure has regular services connected to 800 ports worldwide.
It provides state-of-the-art warehouses and facilities, a large area for intermodal transfer, plots with a direct connection to the railroad, and a container depot.
The new Intermodal Logistics Platform of Vitoria
The new platform will be the first Spanish logistics terminal connected to the Atlantic Corridor in standard gauge
The first phase will involve the expansion and complete remodelling of the current ADIF terminal, enabling it to accommodate any train up to 750 metres long, in standard or conventional gauge. This terminal is connected to the nearby ports of Bilbao and Pasaia. The construction of facilities for the rail freeway between Vitoria and Northern France will be built in the second phase.
