{"id":3494,"date":"2015-04-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pacteindustrial.org\/improving-the-mobility-of-goods-in-industrial-parks-is-vital-to-stimulate-the-competitiveness-of-the-industry-of-the-rmb\/"},"modified":"2019-12-18T17:47:20","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T15:47:20","slug":"improving-the-mobility-of-goods-in-industrial-parks-is-vital-to-stimulate-the-competitiveness-of-the-industry-of-the-rmb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacteindustrial.org\/en\/blog\/improving-the-mobility-of-goods-in-industrial-parks-is-vital-to-stimulate-the-competitiveness-of-the-industry-of-the-rmb\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving the mobility of goods in industrial parks is vital to stimulate the competitiveness of the industry of the RMB"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Pacte Industrial of the Barcelona Metropolitan Region presented on 24 April the document “Reflections on the goods mobility context in the industrial parks of the Barcelona Metropolitan Region”<\/strong>, drawn up by the Economist Ignasi Rag\u00e0s<\/strong>, of  IR Economia, Log\u00edstica i Territori, as the first edition of the new collection of Pacte Industrial Papers. The publication was presented at the functions room of the El Vag\u00f3 building on the premises of the School of Industry, within the context of a roundtable debate on goods mobility, involving not only the author of the document but also Carles Ruiz<\/strong>, President of the Pacte Industrial Executive Committee and Mayor of Viladecans; Juan Jos\u00e9 Casado<\/strong>, President of the Pacte Industrial Mobility Commission and supervisor of Institutional Policy for the Barcelona Metropolitan Region at the UGT in Catalonia; and Francesc Ribera<\/strong>, Director of the UPIC (Union of Industrial Parks of Catalonia).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aim of the document is to analyse goods mobility on industrial parks<\/strong>, a little-known reality<\/strong>, despite being a key factor<\/strong> for the competitiveness<\/strong> of the industry and economy of the Barcelona Metropolitan Region (or ‘RMB’). The level of information <\/strong>available as regards goods mobility in general, and in particular in economic activity parks, is highly limited<\/strong>. In order to improve planning and administration, the proposal is for systematic exploitation <\/strong>across Catalonia of the EPTMC (Permanent Road Goods Transport Survey)<\/strong> generated by the Ministry of Infrastructure Development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The available information indicates that the RMB <\/strong>attracts or generates 50% of all goods transport performed in Catalonia. <\/strong>What is more, 43% of all this activity takes place within the metropolitan context, in other words the point of origin or destination is within the RMB itself. The impact of the economic crisis has caused goods transport to drop to the levels seen in the year 2000, although there has been a recent recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CURRENT ISSUES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An analysis of mobility at certain companies has revealed the following issues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n