01 Letter from the Management Developing Directory of the President 4 04 and business 06 social 08 Port of area 12 value 84 Barcelona 139 The actors of the Port of Barcelona 14 Human capital: our staff strategy 87 The infrastructure 16 02 Ensuring the security About this Annexes 141 Governance and operation 18 of people and goods 97 report 6 Value contribution 23 Social and relationship capital 103 Strategy and Promotion 24 Sectoral Sustainability Scope, data source Quality as a tool Plan Organisations 141 and content 6 for competitiveness 33 07 Link to the description of the SDGs: 145 Developing environmental Organisations value 115 of the Port Community 145 03 Data Port of 05 Developing Main environment R&D+i projects economic Strategic model 117 of the organisations Barcelona 2019 10 value 39 Environmental performance of the Sectoral Sustainability Plan 147 and control 124 The Port’s contribution to the economy Environmental initiatives within 40 the Sectoral Sustainability Plan 137 Traffic data of the Port of Barcelona 45 Economic and financial report 55 Other key economic figures 77 Index ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 This 2019 Annual Report from the In this document we therefore speak as the At the 2015 Sustainable Development shipment. The result of this policy launched Port of Barcelona is without a doubt a Port of Barcelona when we refer to the data Summit, the 193 member states of the by the Port of Barcelona was that in 2019 historic publication, since it integrates relating to the Port Authority, which plays United Nations (UN) reached a consensus we were able to maintain the positive trend for the first time the Annual Report a leading role and has the responsibility of on the new agenda of major global in goods transported by short sea shipping from the Port Authority, a summary managing the Port Community as a whole. challenges. The document “Transforming services, including the Motorways of the document of the entity’s performance Meanwhile, the Port Community refers to our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Sea, totalling over 410,000 intermodal for a whole year, and the Report all the public and private organisations that Development”, which sets 17 Sustainable transport units (ITU). We also maintained of the Sectoral Sustainability Plan, are involved in port activity. Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 the proportion of rail transport, which was which includes the actions of various targets, must serve as an action plan for 13% for containers and 35.5% for vehicles. organisations of Barcelona Port By unifying contents, our intention is none the international community and national This strategy of fostering the intermodal Community of Barcelona that are other than to show the total commitment governments to promote prosperity and approach has allowed us to reduce the especially committed to sustainability. by the Port Community of Barcelona to common well-being over the coming years. emissions produced by port activity and sustainable development from a broad to improve the surrounding air quality: in This 2019 Report is therefore perspective that encompasses both The SDGs focus on the three elements 2019 we were able to save 50,000 tonnes remarkable for two reasons. Firstly, environmental and social and economic of sustainable development which of CO2. because it brings together the actions sustainability. interconnect to simultaneously form the of the managing body of the Port of axes of the Port’s Third Strategic Plan, In this regard, one of the most important Barcelona and its Port Community, Today, the Port of Barcelona is the main currently in force, and of this Annual events of 2019 in the Port of Barcelona setting out in black and white the logistics hub of southern Europe and the Report: economic growth, social inclusion involved strengthening our commitment to close ties existing in the day-to-day Mediterranean and handles goods worth and environmental protection. the Global Compact and the Sustainable reality of each of us who are a part more than €86 billion each year. The Port Development Goals through a working of it. Secondly, because the vital and its Logistics-Port Community comprise In recent years, policies aimed at meeting held in January, at which I was importance of sustainability is placed 450 companies and 41,000 workers, adding value to our services, as well as privileged to coincide with the president front and centre as we set out the channelling over 80% of Catalonia’s environmental and social value - in line with of the Spanish Network of the UN Global various contents of this publication. maritime trade and 22% of that of Spain as the SDGs - have gained prominence within Compact, during which various ways were a whole. the Port Community. Indeed, one of the mooted to allow our Port to deepen the most outstanding projects in this regard is sustainable development of port activities We are a tool that helps companies in one that will allow us to achieve our goal of their internationalisation drive, making and its surrounding area. becoming a carbon-neutral port, an added them more competitive by facilitating value that our customers can include in The Port of Barcelona is making a firm Letter import and export operations. Boosting the from the their logistics chains to reduce their carbon commitment to sustainability and will invest economic sector is therefore one of the priority objectives facilitating commercial footprint. a great deal of its economic and human and logistics activities in a sustainable way. resources in the new decade to developing president This project is none other than the Wharf However, we cannot work in the present projects related to the current climate without considering the effects on the Electrification Plan, with an investment of emergency. Europe has set out on a path to future. That is why we use digitalisation to approximately €60 million, which will help become the first climate-neutral continent become a smart port and move towards us to more than halve greenhouse gas in 2050, a Green Deal of which the Port of the ecological transition. These are two emissions from port activity by 2030. But Barcelona very much wants to be a part. key aspects for facing the challenges of the that is not all. By electrifying the wharves, future. making it possible to connect ships arriving at the Port of Barcelona to mains current, It is also important to remember that in this we will achieve a 51% reduction in 2019 Report we want to make it clear that nitrogen oxide emissions and a 25% cut in the entire Port of Barcelona, led by the Port particulates by 2030. Authority, has aligned its strategies with the Goals of the Agenda 2030 established Fostering intermodality, a strategy that Mercè Conesa by the United Nations. We begin our started a few years ago, is another aspect President of the Port of Barcelona commitment to the SDGs by developing a on which we are working to make port series of actions, set out in this publication, operations increasingly sustainable. to promote the emergence of a more Intermodality means fostering less polluting egalitarian, inclusive and sustainable modes of transport, such as sea and rail, economy and way of life. choosing the optimal solution for each 4 5 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 About this report 02 A bout this report The Port of Barcelona annual report is presented as a comprehensive document that aims NO ZERO GOOD HEALTH QUALITY to show accurately the overall situation of the port during the year, its commitment to 1POVERTY 2 HUNGER 3 AND WELL-BEING 4 EDUCATION sustainability and its orientation to the Port of Barcelona’s Third Strategic Plan 2015-2020. This plan states that the strategic objectives that are to strengthen the position of the Port of Barcelona and help it to move towards achieving its vision revolve around three axes: growth, development and sustainability, understood in a triple economic, social and environmental dimension. Scope, data source and content 5 GENDER 6 CLEAN WATER 7 AFFORDABLE AND 8 DECENT WORK EQUALITY AND SANITATION CLEAN ENERGY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH The document reports on general and specific data on the activity of the Port of Barcelona provided mainly by Barcelona Port Authority (APB), as the infrastructure management body that guarantees its basic services. It also includes and relates data from the annual questionnaire on general, economic, social and environmental aspects that respond to the organisations of the Port Community that have signed up to the Port of Barcelona Sectoral Sustainability Plan. This Plan is an 9 INDUSTRY, 10 REDUCED 11SUSTAINABLE RESPONSABLE innovative and pioneering initiative in the port sector, which has been following the progress INNOVATION AND INEQUALITIES CITIES AND 12 CONSUMPTION INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNITIES AND PRODUCTION of the main indicators that measure the response to the needs and expectations of the Port’s stakeholders since 2015. Participating bodies and companies are closely involved with the strategic objectives of the Port and show how they have integrated sustainability as a basic tenet of their management. The organisations in the Plan, including the APB, represent more than 6,500 workers and almost 16% of the Port Community. Therefore, in the data presented, the percentages - as indicators of the trend - are more important than the absolute values. The data of the Plan 13 CLIMATE 14 LIFE 15 LIFE PEACE, JUSTICE are highlighted in green in the document. ACTION BELOW WATER ON LAND 16 AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS Likewise, this report has taken into account the standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), an international benchmark organisation for preparing sustainability reports, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Relationship with sustainable development objectives 17 PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) promoted by the United Nations are a milestone to be consciously and gradually integrated into the strategy of the Port of Barcelona, which as an entity has been a member of the 2015-2030 Global Compact since its inception. 6 7 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 About this report The priority objectives for the Port are mainly 6, 8, 9, 11, 14 and 17; and the objectives on which the Port also has an influence are 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13 and 16. The main SDGs that are answered are indicated at the beginning of each chapter along with details of some of the relevant indicators that show this. SDGs Goal Location in the report Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being at all ages Developing social value Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote Developing social value lifelong learning Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls Developing social value Ensure availability of water and sanitation for all Developing environmental value Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern Developing environmental value energy for all Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth Developing economic value and decent work for all Developing social value Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable Management and business area industrialization and foster innovation Developing economic value Developing environmental value Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable Developing social value Developing environmental value Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns Developing economic value Developing environmental value Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts Developing environmental value Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine Developing environmental value resources Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies Management and business area Revitalise the Global Alliance for Sustainable Development Management and business area Developing social value Contribution by the Port of Barcelona to the SDGs and where they are reported in this report 8 9 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Devoloping social value Total traffic Value contribution 67.7 The Port and its Port Logistics Community million tonnes 450 41,000 Data The main logistics hub of southern Europe Hinterland traffic Companies Workers and the Mediterranean and handled goods Port of worth more than 35 million tonnes €86BN 41,200 1.1% Barcelona Direct and indirect jobs Total employment TEUs (containers) of Catalonia The activity of the Port of Barcelona generates 2019 a total gross value added (GVA) to the economy of 3,300,000 3,531 Presence of women in the organisations € BN of the Port Community Sectoral Sustainability Plan Liquid bulk Vehicles ITU (Motorways of the Sea) 1.7% of Catalan GVA 16.1Mt 778,688 153,692 31.2% 27% of the workforce hold managerial positions 80% 22% Cruise passengers Passengers - regular line ferries maritime trade maritime trade 3,137,918 1,490,644 Presence of women in Barcelona Port Authority of Catalonia of Spain 29% 30 €173.78 M % in negative externalities of the workforce hold managerial positions Traffic data Rail traffic of the Port of Barcelona saves Training in the organisations of the Port Community Sectoral Sustainability Plan 50,000 tonnes of CO2 per year Economic data 108,354.25 hours 1st port in the state to supply LNG to ships. Training at Barcelona Port Authority In 2019 18 ship-to-ship LNG supply it made operations, Net profit 20,588.50 hours 60% of Spain €44.2M Turnover Cash flow Devoloping €172.4 environmental value M €97.2M Contribution to the Investments Spanish Port System €59.8M 12.5M€ 04 Management and business area Much more than a simple infrastructure, the Port of Barcelona comprises all the activities performed by organisations that are managed independently but coordinated and led by Barcelona Port Authority with a shared overall strategy. Orientation to the SDGs 16 PEACE, JUSTICE PARTNERSHIPS INDUSTRY AND STRONG 17 FOR THE GOALS 9 INNOVATION AND INSTITUTIONS INFRASTRUCTURE Promote fair, peaceful Revitalise the Global Develop resilient and inclusive societies Alliance for Sustainable infrastructures, promote Development inclusive and sustainable The Port and Port Community industrialisation and work to create effective, Port work itself involves relating encourage innovation accountable and transparent and interrelating with a diversity institutions at all levels. At of companies. Above and The “networked port” the same time, they ensure beyond the strict contractual strategy seeks to bring the public access to information, relationship, we foster Port’s services closer to users while protecting fundamental participation in organisations through more sustainable freedoms in accordance with seeking to build a stable and infrastructures and services national laws and international universal trade framework. than traditional alternatives. agreements. Port organisations are > The Port has been a committed to pursuing quality > Code of ethics of the Port of signatory to the United standards. Barcelona, approved in 2015 Nations Global Compact > 7 8.2% of organisations since 2015 > 153,692 trucks removed from under the Plan have a > 3 2% of organisations under the road by SSS services code of ethics or good the Plan have signed up to > 3,531 billion in GVA governance the Global Compact contributed by port activity > 71.8% of organisations > 6 7.9% of organisations > 95 port activities certified under the Plan have channels under the Plan participate in with the Quality Label for consultation/whistle sustainable initiatives blowing sorted by ethical > 33.3% of organisations subjects under the Plan prepare sustainability reports About the data This first part shows a snapshot of the Port of Barcelona from the point of view of its management and organisation. It describes its governance and operation, its stakeholders and defines the main actions under the business strategy. 12 13 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Management and business area The actors of the Port of Barcelona Stakeholders In addition to indicating the progress Stakeholder groups Stakeholder subgroups Leadership: Barcelona Port Authority of the Port of Barcelona’s orientation towards sustainable growth and the Customers Importers and exporters. SDGs, this report responds to the Ship owners. Passengers Barcelona Port Authority (APB) is a public body with its own legal personality and assets, demand for information from its which is responsible for the administration, control, management and operation of the Port stakeholders and explains how its Administrations European union of Barcelona. It is the organisation that leads the Port as a whole, lays the foundations for its expectations are met. Central government operation and the search for a common goal, and represents it. Generalitat de Catalunya In 2016, a working team made up of (Regional government) As public bodies, port authorities depend on the Spanish Ministry of Public Works through representatives of Port Community City councils the Public Body Puertos del Estado [State Ports]. From a legal point of view, they are organisations identified 8 stakeholder Metropolitan area of governed by specific legislation; essentially Royal Legislative Decree 2/2011 of 5 September groups and 24 subgroups for the Barcelona 2011, adopting the Recast Law on State Ports and the Merchant Navy (‘the Ports Law’). Port of Barcelona. From the Port Employees Employees of the The port authorities provide port land and infrastructure and regulate the operations Authority’s perspective, furthermore, performed within the port. one priority stakeholder group is the Administration concessionaire companies, which Employees of companies in the Port Community The main functions and powers of the APB are: manage terminals and facilities on Stevedoring employees port land. > Managing and overseeing port and commercial services. Crew members > Providing general port services. Suppliers General services > O rganising the Port’s service area and port uses. Specific services > P lanning, designing, building, conserving and operating the works and services of the Port. of the port sector > Managing the port public domain and maritime signals. Society Citizens > Optimising the economic management and profitability of assets and resources. Port Vell users Social entities > Fostering industrial and commercial activities related to maritime or port traffic. > Coordinating the operations of the various modes of transport inside the port area. Media General media Specialised national and > Organising and coordinating port traffic (sea and land). international media Social media Institutions Educational Community and The Port Community Research Institutions Foundations The Port of Barcelona is a concept of shared service and quality that serves as a cooperative Port associations link among all the agents, organisations and administrations that participate in port activity. Professional associations All these agents are grouped under the name of Port of Barcelona Port Community (PC), Investors Private investors comprising more than 450 administrations and entities located in the port area or its surroundings, and which in this document are called “organisations”. The PC does not have its own legal personality, but is governed by various legal regimes, comprising limited companies, joint-stock companies, common joint ownerships, foundations, associations and administrations, each governed by their individual rights and laws. 14 15 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Management and business area The infrastructure Location Warehousing Latitude 41° 21’ N Covered 203,304 m2 The Port of Barcelona is the main transport and services infrastructure in Catalonia and a Longitude 2° 10’ E Uncovered 5,023,964 m2 benchmark port in the Euromediterranean region. It has 79 regular shipping lines directly connecting the Catalan capital with 188 ports on five continents and more than 450 organisations work there. It is the leading port in Spain for international traffic and specialises Tides Dry dock in general cargo and high value-added goods. It is located at the foot of Montjuïc mountain and occupies the stretch of coast between La Barceloneta and the mouth of the river Width 125 cm Length 215 m Llobregat. Width 35 m The Port is structured around three large business units: Entrance Hourly capacity up to 50,000 Tn of dead-weight Cranes 38 (27 containers) > The commercial port, which brings together activities dedicated to specific traffic. South Entrance Position 191.8º v mouth Width 370 m > The logistics port linked to the commercial port and the basis for consolidating Depth 16 m the networked port model. North Entrance Position 205º Specialised terminals > The city port, the part of the port recovered for urban, nautical and sports uses. mouth Width 145 m Depth 11.50 m Container and multipurpose terminal 4 Car terminals 2 Land area 1.113,2 ha Coffee and cocoa terminal 1 Wharves and berths 23,183 km Liquid bulk terminals 9 Ro-ro ramps 30 Dry bulk terminals 5 Draughts up to 16 m Ferry terminals 3 Tugs 9 Cruiser terminals 7 General technical characteristics of the Port of Barcelona Layout of the Port of Barcelona 16 17 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Management and business area Governance and operation Barcelona Port Authority Management Committee Governing bodies This management body brings together the various functional areas of Barcelona Port Authority. It comprises, inter alia, the deputy general managers and the managers of the various areas making up the organisation. The composition of the main governing bodies of the Port of Barcelona at the end of 2019 from a general, corporate and sectoral perspective is detailed below. The infrastructure in general is managed and the common strategy of the entire Port of Barcelona and its Port Community is conceived and led from the areas and departments of Management board of the Barcelona Port Authority the APB. This is the highest governing body of the Port of Barcelona and represents the main public administrations with interests in the Port, as well as the social partners and key sectors in the port area. Its composition as of 31 December 2019 was as follows: President Mercè Conesa President President’s Port Vell Mercè Conesa i Pagès Office Manager Emili Alberich Joan Colldecarrera Ex officio member Francisco J. Valencia Alonso, Harbourmaster General Manager José Alberto Carbonell Camallonga Corporate Comunications Internal Members representing the General State Administration Security and Manager Audit Industrial Manager Teresa Cunillera i Mestres, Government Delegate in Catalonia Safety Manager Núria Burguera Santiago Otero Bernat Baró Álvaro Sánchez Manzanares, Secretary General of Puertos del Estado Cristina Ozores Jack, state’s attorney Members representing the Administration of the Generalitat de Catalunya Assistant General General Antoni Llobet de Pablo, president of the Official Association of Customs Agents Manager and Manager Corporate Development José Alberto Xavier Tàrraga Martínez, coordinator of the Catalan-Balearic area of the State Coordinator of Dockers Carbonell Pedro Arellano Jordi Trius Traserra, President of the Association of Shipping Agents of Barcelona Emili Sanz Martínez, President of the Association of Freight Forwarders and International Shippers and similar (ATEIA-OLTRA Barcelona) Members representing the municipalities in which the service area of the Port of Barcelona is located Janet Sanz Cid, second deputy mayor of Barcelona City Council Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Lluís Mijoler Martínez, Mayor of El Prat de Llobregat City Council Manager Manager of Manager Manager Manager Manager Strategy and Infrastructure of Legal of Port of Economic of Organisation Members representing the chambers of commerce, business and trade union organisations Business and Services and Operations and Financial and Internal and key sectors in the port area Conversation Procurement and Planning Resources Santiago Miriam Alaminos García-Milà Ramon Griell Félix Navarro Àlex García Catalina Grimalt Xavier Sunyer i Déu, Barcelona Chamber of Commerce Xabier María Vidal Niebla, President of the Association of Port Stevedoring Companies of Barcelona José Pérez Domínguez, CCOO Carlos González Quirós, UGT Business Projects and Maritime Management HR Manager Information Development external Operations of Concessions Systems Manager connection Manager and Tariffs Ana Bernabeu Manager Changes during 2019: infrastruture Manager Emma Cobos Manager José María Rovira David Serral Josep Otero Carlos González Quirós replaced Carles Boy Rodríguez (published in the Official Gazette of Catalonia on 10.01.2019), Cristina Ozores M. Ángel Pindado Jack replaced Ramón Fernández Calvo (18.07.2019), Teresa Cunillera i Mestres replaced Montserrat García Llovera (13.09.2019), Lluís Mijoler Martínez replaced Lluís Tejedor Ballesteros (27-09-2019), Antoni Llobet de Pablo replaced Isidre Gavín i Valls (10-10-2019) and Xavier Sunyer i Déu replaced Joan Llonch Pañella (21-11-2019) Composition of the APB management committee, 2019 18 19 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Management and business area Steering Council for the Promotion The Steering Council comprises 65 professionals from the participating companies and of Barcelona Port Authority is structured into one Executive Committee and eight Working Groups. These are organised by strategic scenarios and comprise representatives of the Port’s actors and players, all of whom are technical experts from the Port Community. This body embodies the desire for cooperation between the public and private institutions performing their activity in the port area of Barcelona and others related to international trade, therefore all the players in the port business are involved as well as representing the Executive Port Community. Committee of the Steering Council It aims to promote actions to reinforce the Port of Barcelona brand as a business community Secretary and foster its process of national and international expansion to increase and reinforce customer loyalty of freight traffic and enhance its image. It consists of the following Steering Council organisations: > ADIF-Management Northeast Goods Terminals > Port Pilots’ Corporation > Aduanas Pujol y Rubio > Cotraport Working Groups > Barcelona airport > G overnment Delegation in Catalonia > State Agency for Tax Administration in Barcelona (Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries) > Alfil Logistics > G overnment Delegation in Catalonia > A METRACI - Mediterranean Association (Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs) Telematics Forum Sustainability Strategy and Innovation Quality of Container and Intermodal Hauliers > Territorial Directorate of Commerce > APM Terminals in Catalonia - Ministry of Industry > Apostolate of the Sea - Stella Maris > Customs of Barcelona Land Transport Marketing Short Sea Shipping Training > BIP AREA - Port of Barcelona > European School Forum and Commercial and Employment > Arras Aduanas, SL. > Estibarna – SAGEP > Catalan Association of Concessionaire Companies > Faculty of Nautical Studies of Barcelona Organisation of the Port Community > Association of Shipping Agents of Barcelona > Federation of Communication and Transport - CCOO > Association of Container Carrier Businesses > National Federation of Transports, > Association of Port Stevedoring Companies Communications and Sea - UG The guiding principles of Barcelona > ATEIA Barcelona > Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya Transparency > Barcelona Port Authority > Gerència Urbanística Port Vell > Barcelona Catalunya Centre Logístic > Grimaldi Logística España, SL > ICEX Administrations and public entities are subject to legislation on transparency issues, set out in > Barcelona Nautical Cluster Law 19/2013 of 9 December 2013 on transparency, access to public information and good > Barcelona Chamber of Commerce > Masiques, Logistics and Customs Services governance. Except in specific cases, this law does not affect organisations governed by > Barcelona Harbourmaster’s Office > Miquel Torres, SA private law. > CILSA (ZAL Port) > BIP (Border Inspection Post) > PIMEC In addition to this report, Barcelona Port Authority provides various types of information > O fficial Association of Customs Agents (institutional, organisational and planning; of legal relevance; and economic, budgetary and and Commissioners of Barcelona > Portcemen, SA statistical), both through the website and the specific request for information through the > Barcelona Fishermen’s Guild > Ports de la Generalitat Opendata portal. > Council of Users of the Maritime Transport > RENFE-Gerència de Producció Nord-est of Catalonia de Mercaderies i Logística The Customs and Inspection Bodies that answer to central government and the > Consortium of the Free Trade Zone of Barcelona > SINTRAPORT Harbourmaster’s Office, through the Ministry of Public Works, also provide the information required by law on their respective portals and have mechanisms for requesting data. > State Coordinator of Sea Workers > Catalan Union of Insurers (UCEAC) 20 21 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Management and business area Ethics and integrity Value contribution One way in which any organisation can show clearly its commitment to ethics and integrity, The Port of Barcelona is one of the main drivers of economic development in Catalonia. as an essential aspect of governance, is by providing a code of ethics or good governance, It plays a key role in the internationalisation drives of companies, acting as a physical link specific internal regulations, or internal compliance processes that include the aspects between them and their markets, and is also one of the key competitiveness factors for mentioned. companies deciding where to locate. In addition to this, however, the Port of Barcelona’s priority objective is to promote the sustainability of port activity and of the logistics The Code of ethics of the Port of Barcelona, approved in May 2015, establishes the chains that use the Port. values and guidelines of conduct that should mark the behaviour of everyone working there, both in terms of daily operations and in relations with stakeholders. In this regard, we would point out that the Port of Barcelona is a global benchmark thanks to its Sectoral Sustainability Plan that brings together organisations from the entire Port At the same time, the code expresses the wish that other companies and groups of the Port Community. of Barcelona adopt these principles to further strengthen the image of the Port Community. 78.2% of the organisations of the Sectoral Sustainability Plan have a code of ethics Contribution to GVA or good governance, 3.5 points higher than in 2018, which indicates the growing commitment to ethics and integrity. Furthermore, 71.8% have internal channels to The Port of Barcelona is made up of a wide variety of companies, organisations and process inquiries or complaints on ethical issues. institutions that provide a multitude of services along the entire maritime transport logistics chain, for goods and passengers. The traffic figures show the volumes registered, types of goods, direct value contribution and other data that help to quantify the economic volume derived from port activity. Sustainability However, this value contribution also involves other data that should be taken into account in view of the importance of the Port for our area. In this connection, the gross value added The Port of Barcelona was one of the original signatories, in 2015, of the United Nations (GVA) generated by port activity measures the economic income obtained from providing Global Compact and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This commitment was these services and determines the importance of a Port as a generator of wealth renewed this year with the working meeting held in January between the President of the and competitiveness in the surrounding area. Port and the President of the Spanish Network of the United Nations Global Compact. The original economic impact study of the Port of Barcelona, prepared in 2007-2008 67.9% of the organisations under the Sectoral Sustainability Plan (SSP) are on the basis of data from 2006, has been updated using estimated data for 2017 based on involved in external sustainability initiatives and most of them in more than one. the evolution of the consumer price index (CPI) between 2006 and 2017 and the behaviour This figure is up from 57.3% in 2018, therefore the progression is very positive and shows of the various traffic segments of the Port for the same period. Thus, it was possible to their commitment to the integration of responsible and sustainable practices. estimate the contribution the Port of Barcelona made to the Catalan economy in 2017 in terms of volume of wealth or GVA and in volume of employment. 2016 2017 2018 2019 The conclusion to be drawn is that the activity of the Port of Barcelona generates a total GVA Global Compact 45.8% 58.7% 41.9% 32% to the economy of €3.531 billion, representing 1.7% of Catalan GVA. Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) 37.5% 48.3% 30.2% 24.5% SGE 21 8.3% 38.0% 18.6% 13.2% Gross value added (thousand EUR) % share GVA Catalonia Other initiatives(1) 62.5% 65.7% 72.0% 75.5% Initial impact 2,228,076 1.1% Inter-sectoral impact 1,303,471 0.6% (1) Of particular relevance are the Global Code of Ethics Tourism, EcoVadis, Implementation of the Guide to Good Environmental Habits, ISO 14001, EMAS and participation in circular economy programmes, inter alia. Total impact 3,531,547 1.7% Involvement of SSP organisations in sustainability initiatives, 2016-2019 Estimate of the economic impact of the Port of Barcelona 2017 This year, the Port of Barcelona has decided to clearly focus its annual report on sustainability The economic impact also has repercussions on other areas like employment. On the basis criteria. 33.3% of the organisations under the Plan, which are already making a of the figures updated in 2017, an estimate was also made of the total impact of the Port’s special effort to be accountable on these issues, prepare sustainability reports. activity in terms of employment and it transpired that the Port generates 41,200 direct and indirect jobs, accounting for 1.1% of total employment in Catalonia. 22 23 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Mission, Vision and Strategic Objective Rotterdam Port of Barcelona Antwerp Hinterland In its Third Strategic Plan, the Port of Barcelona sets out its aim to add value to the Dourges Saarbrücken Containers, finished surrounding area and society by defining its mission, vision, values and strategic objective. Ludwigshafen vehicles and semi-trailers Paris Bettembourg Kornwestheim Finished vehicles and semi-trailers Terminals connected The mission attributed to the Port of Barcelona is “To contribute to the Lyon to the Port by train competitiveness of customers by providing efficient services responding Busto (containers and vehicles) Bordeaux to their needs for maritime transport, land transport and logistics Savona Genoa Toulouse Ports connected to the services” Livorno Port by Motorways of La Coruña Bilbao Pamplona the Sea Vitoria Noáin Vigo Miranda E. Monzón Perpinyà Villafría Civitavecchia Valladolid The vision or future scenario under which it aims to achieve its mission is Zaragoza Barcelona Strategic corridors Ávila Porto Torres Tarragona expressed with the motto “Barcelona: the European port solution in the Madrid Northeast Iberian Peninsula Mediterranean” 600 km 1,200 km Central Iberian Peninsula Lisbon South of France Algiers Central Europe The strategic goal which specifies how the Port intends to realise its vision is Tunis Motorways of the Sea Oran “to become the main Euroregion distribution centre in the Mediterranean with the Maghreb Tanger-Med competing with the ports of Northern Europe” Nador Motorways of the Sea with Italy Connections of the Port of Barcelona with the hinterland, 2019 Strategy and Promotion This section describes how the Port develops its mission and vision. In other words, what Inland maritime terminals strategy it follows to achieve the common objectives of the Port Community, adapting infrastructures and services to the needs of stakeholders. The Port of Barcelona also participates directly in five inland maritime terminals, or dry ports, which bring port services closer to maritime logistics operators and import-export customers from the territories it serves: The networked port For years, the Port has been developing a network of services and infrastructures at strategic Zaragoza Maritime Terminal (tmZ) Puerto Seco de Madrid - Coslada Empordà Intermodal Terminal points in nearby markets to facilitate the routing of cargo between these areas and the Catalan capital: the so-called “networked port”. Promoting intermodality, through railway and short sea shipping services, with the support of the so-called Inland maritime terminals, tmZ allows the Port to be fully oriented towards its strategic objectives. These are: expanding Terminal Marítima de Zaragoza its market and therefore growing; promoting services with the Port’s quality standards Puerto Seco de Madrid and thus fostering the development and competitiveness of its actors; and doing so under sustainability criteria, through savings in emissions, time and money. Terminal Intermodal Centro - Saint-Charles Container Puerto Seco de Azuqueca de Henares Terminal (Perpignan) Terminal Intermodal C e n t r o 24 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Management and business area In 2019 the three main terminals in volume of activity registered significant increases and traffic records. Service / Connection Description Operator Milestone 2019 Vehicle service with First direct service transporting vehicles DB Cargo Consolidated offer of Germany manufactured in Germany and distributing them 4 weekly services Name Purpose and scope Traffic data 2019 around Spain. The only service that does not require transshipment or changing bogies on Zaragoza Maritime Terminal (tmZ) A service platform for operators, importers and 164,014 TEU (+10%) the French border. Longest international gauge exporters of Aragon, Navarre and La Rioja, and train ever to enter the peninsula (685 m). an intermediate logistics node towards the Container service with Service between Barcelona and Miranda de Ebro, Synergy Consolidated with Centre and North-east of the Peninsula. Miranda de Ebro (Burgos) covering the area of Burgos, La Rioja, Bizkaia, a third weekly Terminal Intermodal Centro - The ports of Barcelona, Santander and Bilbao 85,464 TEU (+19%) Vitoria and Santander, industrialised areas with frequency Puerto seco de Azuqueca de Henares are the stakeholders, to bring maritime transport large importing and exporting companies. (Guadalajara) closer to the Madrid area and to enhance the Service for liftable semi- New railway motorway service between VIIA 5 weekly services competitiveness of the logistics and consumption trailers and containers the Grupo Alonso terminal in Can Tunis areas of the Community of Madrid and the central with Luxembourg and Bettembourg (Luxembourg). Started in Iberian Peninsula while connecting to the other February 2019. markets in the Iberian Peninsula. Container service New service for containers (especially reefers) Shuttlewise 3 weekly services Saint-Charles Container Terminal The Port holds 4% of the capital of the 35,999 (+25.3%) (especially reefers) with between the Morrot terminal in Barcelona and (Perpignan) terminal, located in one of southern Europe’s Rotterdam Rotterdam. Started in May 2019. main logistics and distribution centres for fresh produce. It hosts logistics operations starting/ ending in Europe and passing through the Consolidation and expansion of Port rail services, 2019 Mediterranean. Traffic of the main inland maritime terminals, 2019 To build on its rail strategy, the Port of Barcelona participates in various organisations for developing and promoting rail services and the Mediterranean corridor (Ferrmed, Rail Freight Corridor 6 UE, Railgrup...). Rail services Short sea shipping services The networked port strategy also involves increasing the number of regular and frequent railway services with the Port and developing them Motorways of the Sea (MoS) or short sea shipping (SSS) services are shipping services that represent an alternative to road haulage and meet the criteria of minimum frequency of three Peninsular railway services available for containers: Zaragoza, Madrid, Noáin weekly departures and three stopovers in different ports at most and are fully integrated into (Pamplona), Monzón (Huesca), Tarragona, Burgos, Vigo and Vitoria, in addition to the the networked port strategy. The Port of Barcelona currently has SSS services with Italian and services of the Morrot terminal in the rest of Spain and Portugal. North African ports. International railway services available for containers: Lyon; connections from The 153,692 intermodal transport units (ITUs) registered in 2019 translate into an identical Perpignan and Le Boulou to the rest of France and Luxembourg; from Morrot to Belgium, number of trucks diverted from the roads to the maritime mode, which is more efficient the Netherlands, Germany and Italy and from Can Tunis to Luxembourg. economically and environmentally. It therefore contributes significantly to promoting sustainable logistics chains in the Mediterranean. Railway services available for cars: connection with most production plants in Spain and Germany. Railway services available for bulks: Súria, Martorell and Tarragona. Commercial promotion Port representations The Port of Barcelona has eight commercial representations, which aim to consolidate and to monitor the networked port strategy in nearby markets and to strengthen and establish new relationships in distant markets. The professionals running them depend on the Port Authority and are based in the following areas: in the hinterland: in Zaragoza, north-centre of the Iberian Peninsula, Madrid, Lyon and Toulouse (France); and in the foreland: in Argentina, China and Japan. 26 27 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Management and business area Participation in fairs and congresses Trade mission by the Port of Barcelona to Japan By participating in fairs and conferences, the Port aims to promote, consolidate and position Trade missions aim to promote and present the Port of Barcelona and its Logistics Community its strategic traffic, closely studying market trends and the needs of users and operators, and in different markets to generate and consolidate business and institutional links that help acting as an umbrella for the Port Logistics Community through joint participation to create companies in Catalonia in their internationalisation drives. synergies and add value and competitiveness to the companies in the sector. The 21st edition of the Port of Barcelona Trade Mission comprised a 63-strong delegation New in 2019 was the organisation of the SINO European Freight Forwarders Conference and that visited the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Yokohama from 8 to 14 November, where visits, Smart Port Piers of the Future for the first time in Barcelona. business conferences, meetings and bilateral contacts were held. The mission was rated 8.4 out of 10. Composition of the delegation: the participants from the Port Community, led by the Taking part with its own stand at Intermodal South America (Sao Paulo, March) international logistics and transport President of the Port of Barcelona, were the presidents of the port associations, the Barcelona Transport Logistic, Munich (June) fairs Customs Delegate, members of the press of the sector, representatives of CILSA - Uniqlo and Barcelona International Logistics Fair (SIL Barcelona, June) the logistics - port sector (freight forwarders, customs agents and logistics operators) and China International Logistics Fair, CILF (Shenzhen, October) importers/exporters in the meat, aggregates, services and consulting sectors. On behalf of Presence at specialised fruits Fruit Logistica (Berlin, February) the Generalitat de Catalunya were the Regional Minister of Territory and Sustainability, Damià and vegetables (fresh products) Medfel (Perpignan, April) Calvet; the Secretary of Infrastructures and Mobility, Isidre Gavín; the Regional Minister for fairs Fruit Attraction (Madrid, October) Business and Knowledge, Maria Àngels Chacón; and the Director General of Industry, Presence at specialised cruise Cruise Shipping Miami - Seatrade, Miami (April) Matilde Villarroya. traffic fairs Seatrade Europe, Hamburg (September) Sponsors: COACAB, Bergé, IDOM, Masiques, Nippon Express (official freight forwarder of Presence at fairs that stand ASIA the mission), Freixenet and SIL Barcelona. out due to the relevance of the 11th WCA Worldwide Conference (Singapore, March)* geographical area or market 16th SINO International Freight Forwarders Conference (Shanghai, September)* Collaborating entities: Generalitat de Catalunya, ACCIO, Embassy of Spain in Japan, SINO European Freight Forwarders Conference, Barcelona (June)* Círculo Empresarial Japón España (CEJE), Fundación Consejo España-Japón, Foment del China International Import Expo (CIIE), Shanghai (November) Treball, Pimec, Chamber of Commerce of Japan and Jetro. *Organised by WCA (World Cargo Alliance), under the agreement between the associations WCA and China International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFA, ATEIA Info and details of the mission: and the Port of Barcelona > 225 attendees at the business day NORTH AFRICA > 65 attendees at the technical seminar 8th Hispano-Moroccan Transport and Logistics Sector Meeting (Tangier, November) > 43 meetings of 5 contact agendas prepared by ACCIO Tokyo FRENCH MARKET > 1 2 institutional and commercial visits and meetings of the President of the Port: with Top Transport Europe, Marseille (October) shipping companies Mitsui Osk Lines (MOL) and ONE (Nippon Express, mission sponsors); World Class Logistics, Paris (November) with the UCC Coffee Academy; with the Japanese Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, the mayor of Yokohama and the Casal Català; in the ports of Tokyo and Yokohama Participation in other key fairs, Breakbulk Europe (Bremen, May) (Osanbashi terminal); with the companies Uniqlo, Nissan, All Nipon Airways (ANA) and congresses and conferences Petrochemicals Global Logistics Convention (PGLC), Marseille (June) Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects (Hermitage). Automotive Logistics Europe, Munich (July) APPA Latin American Ports Conference (Valparaíso, October) Cooperation agreements signed between: Smart Port Piers of the Future, Barcelona (November) > P ort of Barcelona and the ports of Yokohama and Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Government) Participation in conferences Automobile traffic organised by The Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG) and with the mayoress of Yokohama. organised by associations of which Short sea shipping (SSS), organised by the Shortsea Promotion Centre (SPC) association > T he Association of Shipping Agents and Japan Association of Foreign-Trade Ship Agencies the Port of Barcelona is a member Traffic in coffee, organised by the European Coffee Federation (ECF) (JAFSA). > A TEIA-OLTRA Barcelona and the Japanese associations of the sector Japan Freight Main commercial promotion initiatives of the Port of Barcelona 2019 Forwarders Federation (JFFF), Japan Int Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA) and Japan Aircargo Forwarders Association (JAFFA). 28 29 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Management and business area Promotion of the Port Community Working Group Mission Objectives and achievements Land Transport Promoting the use of rail transport > C ontainer rail traffic of the Port of Barcelona: The eight Working Groups of the Steering Council for the Promotion of the Port Community Forum in the Port and organising the Railway statistics worked on several projects in 2019 that are described in the attached table. joint actions of the entire Logistics Community linked to the road > R ail car traffic of the Port of Barcelona: Railway statistics transport of the maritime and inland terminals of the Port of Barcelona, Working Group Mission Objectives and achievements from the maximum safety, quality and The Telematics Define, optimise and harmonise the environmental protection point of > C AU: Checking goods leaving Temporary Storage Forum documentary procedures associated view. Achieving the integration and Warehouses (TSW) and generating appropriate registers. with the passage of goods and means regulation of the sector Analysing over 22,000 notices of collection of full of transport through the Port of containers, to determine the potential cases for authorising Marketing and Generating commercial strategy for > O rganising the Annual Conference of the Port Community Barcelona departures automatically. Commercial the Port Community, the hinterland in Zaragoza and Madrid. > P re-SAD export. Monitoring the implementation of the and the foreland > L ocating emerging markets/opportunities. procedure: after some occasional problems in the early days, the results were positive. > I dentifying objectives for trade missions. > D ocumentary exchanges of the railway between the rail > C oordinating participation in fairs. logistics operators (RLO) and the terminals. > C oordinating participation with other bodies (Government, > A dvances in the BCN Port Booking System. Drafting Chamber of Commerce...) a contingency plan. Short Sea Shipping Fostering and facilitating mechanisms > Adapting customs services to the requirements > S implifying the Verified Gross Mass (VGM) procedure. (SSS) for developing and improving SSS in and needs of SSS. Studying the possibility of eliminating the alternative of the Port of Barcelona > Presentation (by Prevestiba) of the information communicating VGM or requesting weighing with the obtained on the various security measures at the SSS admission document and allowing the use of the VERMAS message only. terminals and detection of improvements. > Updated information on the Med Atlantic Project Strategy and Promoting generation of new In 2019 the group focused on providing inputs for drafting the Innovation concepts, businesses, services, 6th Strategic Plan of the Port of Barcelona, through specific and monitoring the Italian Marebonus and Ferrobonus facilities, etc. to ensure constant and working subgroups: schemes. sustainable development of the Port > C ontext subgroup, to analyse the general aspects and main > C ontinuing to study damage to equipment at the Community trends affecting the Port overall. terminals: indicators and traceability. > C ontainers subgroup, to analyse containerised cargo. > U pdating market and trade balance studies. > R o-Ro cargo subgroup, to analyse Ro-Ro and ro-pax cargo, > Analysing the impact on SSS of the application of LNG essentially rail and new car traffic. technology to trucks, ships and port facilities. > B ulk goods subgroup, responsible for analysing liquid and > I nstalling seven dynamic electronic panels for dry bulks. information on departures and arrivals of ferries and > C ruise ship subgroup, in charge of analysing cruise cruises, including the terminal. passenger movements. > E nabling the Truck Centre, a waiting area for trucks The main results obtained were: before they board the ferry. > I dentifying how the main global trends will affect the Port of Barcelona. Training and Having well-trained professionals from > P romoting quality training in accordance with present and Employment a European and global perspective, future needs of the logistics/port sector (blue economy). > E stimating the future development of the main traffic encouraging students to reconcile segments. training in educational centres with > Q uality training: attracting talent and developing world-class professionals. > Identifying weaknesses, threats, strengths and training in real work environments opportunities that may impact activity as a port. > A ttracting talent for the sector. > G aining feedback on the mission, vision and lines of action > I mproving training for access to the sector. proposed by the Port of Barcelona. > T raining to retrain people in the sector. Quality - Efficiency Through analysis and debate, > C urrent status of the Quality Plan. > P romoting occupational training in the sector. Network providing concrete proposals for improvement in the Port Community > I mplementation of the nine audit models. > I nternationalisation (training in English). processes that can be a significant > L abel Technical Conference, 23 May 2019. Defining the benefit in the offer of services at programme and Objectives. the Port > A ECOC requirements for audits. 30 31 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Management and business area Working Group Mission Objectives and achievements Quality as a tool for competitiveness > C ontrasting and aligning the knowledge imparted in the training cycles with the needs of companies through sector- The Port of Barcelona is focusing direct efforts and objectives to achieve a level of efficiency wide associations. and quality to allow it to stand out from competing ports while helping to make its > W riting a list of arguments to propose the creation of a customers more competitive. logistics and transport sector board. > C ompleting, publishing, disseminating and maintaining the map of training resources linked to port activity. The quality system > F easibility study of an international reference centre for repair and refit activities in Barcelona. > P ublicising dual vocational training in the port logistics The Port of Barcelona’s Quality system is managed by the Port Authority’s Department of sector through an information day. Goods and Quality Operations (DOMQ) and passed the corresponding follow-up audit of the > I ntroducing students to the Port of Barcelona and the ISO 9001 certification in 2019. professions of the sector. Sustainability Helping the Port of Barcelona to > P resentation of the 2018 Sectoral Sustainability Plan Report. The department performs the following functions to ensure quality management: and Environment become more socially responsible by enhancing criteria of social responsibility > E stablishing the figure of the ambassador of the > C oordinating the Port’s quality team (QT) to monitor and establish actions to improve and prevention of occupational and Sustainability Plan within the organisations to promote and service provision both at the terminals (vehicles, containers and Ro-Pax) and at the border environmental risks in the companies encourage its participation. The ambassadors group began inspection point (BIP). of the Port Community according to its activity in November 2019. established objectives. > G rouping companies in the port area to tender a joint bid for > M onitoring and supervising the service provided by the QT for checking waste under the Inform, train, promote electricity supply to achieve more advantageous prices MARPOL convention handed over by vessels operating in the Port of Barcelona. > I ntroducing hydrogen as a zero-emission fuel and learning > A nalysing data for improving the processes of the container terminals in the field of the about experiences of using H2 as a transport fuel. Port of Barcelona’s Specific Reference Service Levels. > C ommitment to electric vehicles. > P romoting “zero-carbon” fuels. > P resenting new tools and more effective and efficient indicators for internal and external communication on sustainability and the environment. > F inal presentation of the Cleanport project. > T he Commitment of the Port of Barcelona in the fight against climate change. > E lectrification of wharves. > S tudy on the potential to generate wind energy in the port area. > I ncorporating the Pilots and Tug Operators Corporation into the group. > N ew technologies applied to occupational risk prevention. > O ccupational risk prevention on business trips and posted workers. Activity of the working groups of the Steering Council, 2019 32 33 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Management and business area Reference Service levels The quality label: Efficiency Network The DOMQ also works with and provides support to the Port of Barcelona terminals that Another of the tools to achieve high levels of service efficiency and quality is the Port of are certified or in the process of certification in the Reference service levels. These can be Barcelona Efficiency Network Quality Label, which certified a total of 95 activities in obtained by fulfilling a series of service requirements, for which companies (terminals or 2019, up 7% on the previous year. These include organisations in the areas of container shipping companies) must pass an audit by an accredited external company. These standards traffic and ship services, as well as the five administrations that work actively to improve the allow the organisations that hold them to stand out from their competitors by their higher brand’s commitments (Customs, Border Inspection Services, SOIVRE, the Harbourmaster’s quality service provision while simultaneously showing their customers that they are making Office and the Port Authority itself). efforts to improve. In addition to certifying and measuring processes, the Quality Label actively promotes Certified terminals and disseminates its own quality commitments, as well as those of the companies and administrations that work with them. In this connection, the Port’s quality label was present during this exercise at international fairs as well in training actions organised by the Port for Autoterminal Engransa final customers. certification date 22/07/2019 certification date 31/10/2019 Setram certification date 02/07/2019 Activity sectors 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Decal certification date 08/04/2019 Shipping agents 4 14 14 13 13 14 12 12 11 11 BEST TEPSA Hauliers 2 12 18 20 23 23 23 23 28 31 certification date 08/11/2019 certification date 17/10/2019 Customs 4 19 23 30 32 34 36 36 40 44 CLH / Freight Forwarders certification date 24/06/2019 Terminals 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Creuers del Port Terquimsa certification date 08/11/2019 Ship’s services 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 certification date 30/06/2019 TOTAL 12 47 57 65 70 73 73 73 89 95 Companies certified by sector of activity, 2010-2019 Certified shipping companies In the container traffic area, collaborating companies and administrations were subject MSC Trasmediterránea Baleària to the corresponding audits to assess their compliance with their quality standards. 183 certification date 08/04/2019 certification date 24/06/2019 certification date 30/06/2019 reports were issued, leading to the analysis of more than 753,000 data items. RCCL Peninsula Petroleum Maersk certification date 17/10/2019 certification date 30/06/2019 certification date 30/06/2019 As regards the efficiency of the processes guaranteed by the Label, the indices recorded in the previous year were maintained for container traffic in 2019, especially for certified logistics chains. This is a trend that has been observed since the label was launched ten years ago, placing the efficiency of these chains at around 10 points higher than the general Reference service levels. Terminals certified in 2019 average of the Port. 34 35 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Management and business area Average compliance with quality standards in the scope of vessel services exceeded 90%. The values of the label The data gleaned from these audits have provided the entire Port Community with information helping to detect areas for improvement, which are then analysed in working Work took place in 2019 to validate EXCELLENCE groups comprising all the participants in the supply chain. the values we wish to attach to the Efficiency Network certification of the Port of Barcelona by seeking consensus among all the 75 73.5 organisations - public and private - INTEGRITY 72 72 70 71 that make up the label. These values 69,8 COMMITMENT 70 should become a new way to help 67 66 companies to promote themselves, 64 65 63.65 67.75 64.3 64 but also, and above all, a new tool 62.55 COLLABORATION 61.8 to help define a list of best logistics practices associated with each of 60 TRANSPARENCY EFFICIENCY 61.95 61.15 these values. 55 The values of the quality label 55 50 45 40 New internal tools of the label 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Throughout 2019, the Quality Label General Certified chains developed two tools which it put into operation to make it easier to monitor and communicate with the member organisations: the BrandCentre Comparison of the achievement of the commitments in the container sector (in %), 2011-2019 platform and a new audit report. BrandCentre platform This new online portal for managing and communicating the label to certified organisations was launched earlier this year. The new internal tool entails a substantial improvement in usability, speed and accessibility and incorporates management and traceability of the entire audit process. The entire certification and/or renewal process of companies is performed through the BrandCentre, improving transparency and optimising the time spent. It also allows ongoing support, virtual communication channels linked to each specific task and useful documentary records and storage to allow the parties involved to follow the progress of each certification. 36 37 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 New audit report: Efficiency Dashboard 05 Developing During this financial year, the audit report on certified companies was completely reformed to provide more information regarding compliance with the Efficiency Network commitments. economic value This reform involved reviewing the indicators, to have a closer view of all the cases related to container management, and developing a new, more visual and graphic report, using the The Port of Barcelona’s core activity is goods traffic, passenger transport and the logistics that Business Intelligence Microstrategy tool. this generates. The growth and development of the organisations that are part of it depend on its dynamism. The Port of Barcelona works from the conviction that an environment of New evaluation criteria were also introduced, such as compliance with the good logistics sustainable growth over time can be guaranteed only if it is able to reduce the economic practices proposed by the AECOC association and measuring the percentage of process externalities of port activity; in other words, if it seeks to ensure that economic, social and performance from an overall perspective. This measure provides a more business-focused environmental aspects move forward in lockstep and reach everyone. view of the audited companies, as it allows them to see the outcome of the activities of all components of a supply chain. Orientation to the SDGs 8 DECENT WORK 9 INDUSTRY RESPONSIBLE AND ECONOMIC INNOVATION AND 12 CONSUMPTION GROWTH INFRASTRUCTURE AND PRODUCTION Promote sustained, Develop resilient Ensure sustainable inclusive and sustainable infrastructures, promote consumption and economic growth, full and inclusive and sustainable production patterns productive employment industrialisation and and decent work for all encourage innovation The Port of Barcelona is working to ensure that all of The growth of freight traffic The growth of the Port was its component organisations and passenger movement made possible by consolidating become actors concerned goes hand in hand with job infrastructures and increasing with sustainability and creation and the concern that investments year after year. In promote practices that respect this growth should not harm addition, the Port’s companies society and the environment, the surrounding area or the have promoted research, working to achieve environment. Furthermore, the investigation and innovation. sustainable consumption and The label technical conference description of jobs carried out production methods. The by Barcelona City Council in > B uilding new road and rail Port is encouraging more the “blue economy sector”, i.e. accesses to the Port organisations from its Port The Quality Label organises technical days for certified companies and participating work in the maritime sector, administrations each year to consolidate forums for debate that help to improve cooperation > 9.5% investment in R&D+I Community to adhere to the underlines these jobs as quality Sectoral Sustainability Plan between companies, fostering debate and consolidating the aim of efficiency and service to across all the organisations employment. and establishes and monitors the final customer. in the Plan sustainability indicators. > 25% share of maritime > € 4.4 million in aid received This year’s conference was held at the Port of Barcelona’s headquarters at the World Trade external trade in Spain for projects of the > 197,812 m3 of MARPOL Centre and was attended by 135 professionals from the various companies under the organisations in the Plan > Top port in Spain in cargo waste managed in the Port Label. It focused on getting to know the various features of the new platform of the Brand (Brandcentre) and acquiring a more extensive knowledge of the definition of the values of the value > 78 organisations signed up to brand and familiarity with the new audit models. > 35 million tonnes of the Port of Barcelona Sectoral hinterland traffic, i.e., Sustainability Plan real trade > 97.3% purchases of products or services from the organisations in the Plan made within the European Union 38 39 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing economic value About the data Market share of maritime external trade of Catalonia The dynamism of port activity is directly reflected in goods traffic and passenger movements. The Port of Barcelona’s market share in the hinterland is the percentage of trade flows of a This is partly the result of commercial actions, the offer of logistics and infrastructure and region routed through the Port. These data show the positioning of the Port of Barcelona the human factor applied, where the social and environmental positions chosen also have within Spain. an influence. Furthermore, the behaviour of traffic has an influence on the economic In value terms, total maritime external trade in bulk and general cargo handled by the development of the Port, its Port Community and its hinterland. Traffic data are aggregated Port of Barcelona represented 74% of total external trade for Catalonia in 2019, a one for all the organisations of the Port of Barcelona; they are drawn from the data control percent increase year on year. systems of Barcelona Port Authority (APB) and are reported monthly on the Port of Barcelona website. 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Data on the financial year in this report refer to the results of the APB as the organisation responsible for the management of the Port of Barcelona. They are significant and have an 73% 74% 73% 73% 74% impact on the whole Port in two ways: because the APB’s revenue comes from aggregated general port activity (traffic and land concessions); and because the resources generated Market share of maritime external trade of Catalonia - bulk and general cargo, 2015-2019 serve to fund the port infrastructure works, to support the Port of Barcelona’s commercial promotion and strategy actions and to cover the necessary management and general administration tasks of the installation, inter alia. Also in value terms, the Port of Barcelona channelled 87% of total maritime external trade of containers in Catalonia. Data referring to aid received, investments in research, development and innovation (R&D+I), and the volume of purchases from companies in the European Union come from sectoral data, i.e. from all the organisations under the Sectoral Sustainability Plan that 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 responded to the questionnaire. 85% 84% 85% 86% 87% Market share of maritime external trade of Catalonia - containers (TEU), 2015-2019 The Port’s contribution to the economy Market share of maritime external trade of Spain Market share in terms of goods value In addition, total maritime external trade in bulk and general cargo channelled by the Port of Barcelona in 2019, in value terms, represented 25% of the total maritime external trade The Port of Barcelona is one of the main drivers of economic development in Catalonia of these products of Spain. and Spain and specialises in high-value goods. In 2019 the Port channelled 74% of the maritime external trade of Catalonia and 25% of the total for Spain. 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 The approximate aggregate value of the goods that passed through the Port in 2019 was 24% 25% 24% 24% 25% €86.080 billion, down 0.6% on 2018, as a result of the 0.3% decrease in total tonnage handled and the 3.2% reduction in tonnes of containers, which have the most value and therefore count most in the indicator. Despite this small setback, the Port of Barcelona Market share of maritime external trade of Spain - bulk and general cargo, 2015-2019 remains the number one port in Spain in terms of the value of the goods that pass through it. The value of maritime external trade of containers (TEU) channelled by the Port of Barcelona in 2019 was 32% of the total value of maritime external trade of containers of Spain. 2017 2018 2019 % 78,260 86,633 86,080 -0.6 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 31% 31% 32% 32% 32% Value of goods passing through the Port (in million eur), 2017-2019 Market share of maritime external trade of Spain - containers (TEU), 2015-2019 40 41 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing economic value Sectors with which it works The progression was negative, except in the energy and agro-livestock and food sectors. However, this varied considerably by product: As the main import and export region of Spain, one of the characteristics of the Catalan > E nergy: natural gas (-3%), gasoline (-1%), diesel (26%), biofuels (78%) and fuel oil (-29%). external trade sector is its high degree of diversification, which covers a wide range of > Vehicles and transport elements: vehicles and parts (-12%). productive sectors. The main economic sectors comprising Catalan external maritime trade and > A gro-livestock and food: fruits, vegetables and legumes (12%), soybeans (13%), feed their business and industrial fabric use the Port of Barcelona principally to channel their trade and fodder (13%) and wines, beverages, alcohols and derivatives (-10%). flows, which helps to improve their competitiveness as they pass through an infrastructure > Others: pulp and paper (-1%), machinery and spare parts (-3%), and wood (-3%). adapted to the needs and the provision of efficient services. > Chemicals: chemical products (-0.3%). > Iron and steel: steel products (-3%). The following table and graph indicate the key sectors in local economic development that rely > Building materials: other materials (-7%) and cement and clinker (-12%). on the Port’s support for their growth: Countries with which it works 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 % Energy 10,568,342 10,083,533 12,724,469 13,874,011 14,469,913 4.3% The following table shows the progression of the traffic of the Port of Barcelona in tonnes, by Vehicles & transport elements 9,546,940 10,386,425 12,299,616 13,757,357 13,291,063 -3.4% geographical areas, between 2015 and 2019. The areas with the highest growth this year, also in Agro-livestock and food 7,684,093 8,248,351 11,476,244 12,992,796 13,553,103 4.3% relation to absolute values, were West Africa, Canada and the Great Lakes and the Caribbean. Other goods 7,784,132 7,971,058 10,454,914 11,580,213 11,266,297 -2.7% Accumulated monthly Chemicals 4,679,970 4,817,431 5,791,910 6,350,393 6,329,514 -0.3% Geographical areas 2018 2019 Diff 19-18 % % of total 2019 Iron and steel 2,142,439 2,182,656 3,067,800 3,242,672 3,163,141 -2.5% Building materials 2,391,566 2,640,574 2,954,709 2,830,889 2,577,110 -9.0% Tonnes 66,003,759 65,958,084 -45,675 -0.1% 100% Spain (Cabotage) 9,235,529 9,588,804 353,275 3.8% 14.5% Fertilisers 791,835 717,586 764,933 793,715 749,827 -5.5% Italy/France (Mediterranean) 8,009,868 8,076,294 66,425 0.8% 12.2% Non-metallic minerals 331,936 465,348 535,538 581,713 558,116 -4.1% Far East and Japan 7,100,284 6,910,267 -190,017 2.7% 10.5% Main types of goods transported at the Port of Barcelona (t), 2015-2019 North Africa 6,527,968 5,434,891 1,093,077 16.7% 8.2% E. Med./Black Sea/Caspian/ 4,013,725 4,396,691 382,966 9.5% 6.7% Near East Persian Gulf/Arabian Sea 4,597,417 4,052,281 -545,137 -11.9% 6.1% Non-metallic minerals 558,116 Europe (Atlantic) 3,689,023 3,863,925 174,902 4.7% 5.9% Gulf of Mexico (Mexico and USA) 2,875,944 3,480,660 604,715 21.0% 5.3% Fertilisiers 749,827 Pakistan/India/Sri Lanka/ 3,230,329 3,023,491 -206,838 -6.4% 4.6% Bangladesh Building materials 2,577,110 South America (Atlantic) 3,140,082 2,880,631 -259,451 -8.3% 4.4% Iron and steel West Africa 2,822,132 2,594,513 -227,619 -8.1% 3.9% 3,163,141 South-East Asia 1,982,715 2,582,987 600,272 30.3% 3.9% Chemicals 6,329,514 Canada (Atlantic) and Great Lakes 1,404,550 1,734,721 330,171 23.S% 2.6% Central America and Caribbean 1,429,517 1,652,627 223,110 15.6% 2.5% Other goods 11,266,297 Red Sea 1,871,559 1,470,932 -400,627 -21.4% 2.2% North America (Atlantic) 1,032,087 1,360,310 328,223 31.8% 2.1% Agro-livestock and food 13,553,103 North America (Pacific) 685,024 934,108 249,084 36.4% 1.4% Vehicles & transport elements 13,291,063 South America (Pacific) 1,166,804 864,034 -302,770 -25.9% 1.3% South and East Africa/ 587,123 484,344 -102,779 -17.5% 0.7% Energy 14,469,913 Indian Ocean Unknown 382,241 408,300 26,058 6.8% 0.6% 0 3,000,000 6,000,000 9,000,000 12,000,000 15,000,000 Australia and New Zealand/ 219,838 163,274 -56,564 25.7% 0.2% Pacific islands Goods transported by sector (in tonnes), 2019 Traffic by geographical areas (in tonnes) 42 43 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing economic value 6,000,000 Traffic data of the Port of Barcelona 5,500,000 5,000,000 2019 was a year of consolidation for the Port of Barcelona, despite a series of uncertainties 4,500,000 and disruptions that led overall to the slowdown in international trade. 4,000,000 Total recorded traffic was 67.7 million tonnes, a figure that includes all cargo types 3,500,000 in addition to victualling and fishing, very similar to the results of the previous year (67.8 million). It is worth noting that over half of this total traffic, more than 35 million tonnes, 3,000,000 correspond to traffic in the hinterland, i.e., actual trade in goods, without accounting 2,500,000 for transshipments or tare weights. Despite the stagnation in certain segments, in 2019 hinterland traffic maintained the record figure achieved in 2018. 2,000,000 Although container traffic closed the year down 3.2%, the 3.3 million TEU registered 1,500,000 make 2019 the second best in the history of the Port of Barcelona in this traffic sector. There 1,000,000 was also a negative figure in dry bulk and vehicles, products often affected by the current situation, while liquid bulk hit a new record high. 500,000 0 Pakistan Southeast West Africa Persian Gulf Europe Eastern Far East Italy North Africa Spain /India Asia /Arabian Sea (Atlantic) Mediterranean and Japan /France (Cabotage) /Sri Lanka /Black Sea (Mediterranean) 67.7 3.3 /Bangladesh /Caspian /Near East million tonnes million total traffic TEU 2017 2018 2019 35 million tonnes Main destination areas (t), 2017-2019 correspond to traffic in hinterland 6,000,000 5,500,000 5,000,000 4,500,000 4,000,000 3,500,000 3,000,000 2,500,000 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 0 North Africa Europe Pakistan Eastern Persian Gulf South Gulf of Far East Spain Italy (Atlantic) /India Mediterranean /Arabian Sea America Mexico and Japan (Cabotage) /France /Sri Lanka /Black Sea (Atlantic) (Mexico and (Mediterranean) /Bangladesh /Caspian USA) /Near East 2017 2018 2019 Main origin areas (t), 2017-2019 44 45 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing economic value Stopovers During 2019 there were a total 8,901 stopovers registered at the Port of Barcelona (-1.5%). 31% Despite the decline, the size of ships calling at Barcelona remains the same, with a total gross OTHER TRAFFIC tonnage of 344,730,742 tonnes (+0.2%). 20,204 thousands of tones 69% 400,000 GENERAL CARGO 45,754 thousands of tones 350,000 300,000 250,000 Share of general cargo in total traffic, 2019 (in thousands of tonnes) 200,000 150,000 100,000 40,000 50,000 34,914 34,183 35,000 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 29,911 30,000 GT (in thousands of tonnes) Number of ships 25,000 20,992 Development of ship traffic 2010-2019 19,187 19,857 17,807 18,717 20,000 17,401 16,982 15,000 Goods by type of packaging and shipping 10,000 By type of packaging, more than half of goods cargo was containerised, although this 5,000 2,969 3,433 3,325 2,243 experienced a slight decrease year on year. General cargo accounted for almost 70 1,946 2,034 1,756 1,720 1,893 1,965 of the total. 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Container load 19,187 19,857 17,401 16,982 17,807 18,717 20,992 29,911 34,914 34,183 Tonnes TEU Conventional 8,589 8,903 8,969 9,426 9,793 10,723 10,737 11,210 11,552 11,572 charge Liquid bulk 11,558 10,761 10,431 10,610 12,949 12,055 11,413 14,484 15,314 16,132 Development of containerised general cargo traffic 2010-2019 Dry bulk 3,542 3,544 4,685 4,374 4,764 4,426 4,436 4,466 4,225 4,071 Total 42,877 43,065 41,486 41,392 45,313 45,921 47,578 60,071 66,005 65,958 Structure of goods traffic, 2010-2019 (in thousands of tonnes) 46 47 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 8,180 256,079 8,007 265,832 7,768 261,638 7,727 262,546 7,822 279,880 8,025 324,160 8,728 310,338 8,976 329,458 9,038 344,143 8,901 344,731 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing economic value 70.000 Containers 65.000 60.000 The 3.2% decrease in this type of traffic, which totalled 3.3 million TEU, was due mainly to the behaviour of full containers, which closed the year with a decline of 4%, and which 55.000 especially affects transits (-8%) and exports (-3%), while imports virtually stagnated (+1%). 50.000 On the other hand, the data show that the Port of Barcelona continues to bolster its role 45.000 as an external trade facilitator, since full export and import containers continue to be the 40.000 largest group. 35.000 30.000 3,000,000 25.000 2,500,000 15.000 2,000,000 1,197,421 1,103,522 10.000 835,950 5.000 1,500,000 0 583,163 604,950 611,099 1,000,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 500,000 811,980 859,825 837,945 International Cabotage Total 0 2017 2018 2019 Development of cargo traffic by types of navigation (in thousands of tonnes), 2010-2019 Loaded Unloaded Transit Full container traffic, according to operation (TEU), 2017-2019 Behaviour by markets and operation Asia is the main continent of origin and destination of the containers channelled by the Port, with 42% of exports and 75% of imports. This year China again consolidated its position as our leading trading partner, receiving 11% of export containers and sending 42% of our import units. However, the Port of Barcelona works with a wide variety of markets and some of the countries that registered greater dynamism in their exchanges with the Port during 2019 were Egypt (+11.1%), Turkey (+10.5%) and Saudi Arabia (+9.6%). 48 49 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 36,761 6,116 42,877 36,761 6,695 43,066 34,567 6,920 41,487 34,554 6,838 41,392 38,243 7,070 45,313 38,976 6,946 45,922 39,507 8,071 47,578 51,521 8,549 60,070 57,239 8,765 66,004 57,238 8,720 65,958 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing economic value Exports 1,000,000 Containerised exports were down, but there were noteworthy results from China (+15%) 900,000 linked to the rise in pig meat products (+94%). As for the rest of the foreland, the most negative note was North Africa (-11%), with a loss of 14,214 TEU concentrated in Algeria 800,000 and, to a lesser extent, Morocco. The Americas also closed the year in negative territory (-6%), with declines in both South America (-12%), focused on Argentina and Brazil, 700,000 and in the north of the continent (-4%), especially for goods destined for Mexico (-5%) and the United States (-3%). 600,000 500,000 Imports 400,000 Purchases from abroad remained stagnant (+0.4%), heavily influenced by the stagnation of the Asian market, which accounts for 75% of imports. Within Asia, while the Indian 300,000 subcontinent and the Far East closed on a negative note, Southeast Asia bucked that trend and China recorded a moderate increase of 1%. 200,000 Apart from Asia, markets in the rest of the world grew on average by a moderate 3%, but the situation was very different from one country to another. Of note were the growth 100,000 registered in Central America, led by Colombia and Costa Rica; in the Eastern Mediterranean, with Turkey as the fastest-growing country, both in relative (+15%) and absolute terms 0 (+4,100 TEU, and the U.S. (+12%). In contrast, there were declines in the African continent 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 (-5%) and in Mexico and Canada, among others. Vehicles Vehicles Development of car traffic (in units), 2010-2019 During 2019 the Port of Barcelona registered 777,688 units of vehicle traffic, down 4% year on year, due mainly to the decline in exports (-20,789 units) and goods in transit (-13,541 units). This decline was caused by circumstances inherent to activity within Spain: firstly, the general drop in exports caused by increased competition from emerging countries in this 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 industry (such as the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Turkey, and Morocco); secondly, rail installations, which are one of the main elements of competitiveness of the Port of Barcelona, Cabotage 70,259 70,722 80,623 97,533 120,205 138,726 136,561 138,769 132,062 are becoming more common in other ports, therefore they can also offer factory rail access International 559,843 594,209 624,751 650,861 761,688 778,476 700,712 671,403 645,626 to regular customers of the Port of Barcelona. Car traffic by type of shipping (in units), 2011-2019 However, 2019 saw the consolidation of some Central European land traffic, which stabilised in significant volumes and already represents more than 50,000 ground-to-ground units. An intermodal traffic segment that will contribute to making Barcelona a Central European export hub. 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Import 134,720 103,501 130,922 123,242 172,143 206,181 212,439 201,000 201,197 Export 348,332 378,642 437,991 431,440 453,357 465,802 401,178 390,158 377,777 Transit 76,791 112,066 136,461 96,179 136,188 106,493 87,095 80,245 66,652 International car traffic (in units), 2011-2019 50 51 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 550,874 630,102 664,931 705,374 748,394 881,893 917,202 837,273 810,172 777,688 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing economic value Dry and liquid bulk Short Sea Shipping Liquid bulk Short sea shipping (SSS) is maritime traffic of goods and passengers between ports located in European territory or between these ports and those located in non-European countries with 2019 saw a new record set for liquid bulk: 16.1 million tonnes (especially hydrocarbons), a coastline in the seas surrounding Europe. The criterion applied is for goods coming from or marking an increase of 5.3%. By volume, the most significant product was natural gas going to ports in these countries, as established by the European Shortsea Network. (-2.9%), followed by gasoline (-1.3%), although both fall slightly. Diesel, on the other hand, with 3 million tonnes, increased by 26% year on year and biofuels, at 1.4 million tonnes, are Goods are divided into containerised cargo segments (excluding containerised cargo on Ro- the liquid bulk that increased most (+92.2%). Ro equipment), Ro-Ro (general cargo transported in ITU, not including vehicles), conventional cargo (general non-containerised cargo other than Ro-Ro, not including vehicles) and Among the chemical products, EDC recorded the largest increase (+12%), at 205,000 tonnes, vehicles. while caustic soda, at 195,900 tonnes, fell 7%. The Port channelled 410,070 intermodal transport units (ITU) of Ro-Ro traffic (embarked by truck, platform or trailer)1, marking a slight year-on-year increase of 0.5%. This section includes goods transported to the Balearic and Canary Islands, amounting to 16.1 252,874 ITUs, and represents a decrease of 0.4% year on year, but also cargo shipped on the Motorways of the Sea or regular short sea shipping services between Barcelona and various million tonnes destinations in Italy and North Africa. of liquids in bulk (historical record) 450,000 400,000 Dry bulk 350,000 With a traffic of 4.07 million tonnes, dry bulk fell by 3.6% overall and suffered a sharp 300,000 drop of 1.01 million tonnes of cement and clinker and 546,572 tonnes of potash, both 250,000 experiencing a decline of 11.4% compared to 2018. This fall was prompted mainly by short- term causes, such as the unfavourable international environment for cement export traffic, 200,000 and the expectation of the start of operations of the new potash terminal, which will allow 150,000 a very considerable increase already in 2020. Soybeans (1.34 million tonnes) also suffered a slight decline of 3.7%. 100,000 50,000 Traffic in agricultural products increased by 8.4% overall, with a total 549,554 tonnes. The cereal with the largest increase (+64%) was maize, with 411,670 tonnes unloaded, while 0 wheat, with 117,392 tonnes unloaded, fell 51%. 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 4.1 million tones National island Remaining SSS Total (-3.6%) ITU traffic1 (u) for navigation, 2010-2019 1IUT = a unit, self-propelled or otherwise, used directly or indirectly as a means of land transport (trailers, platforms, trucks, refrigerated vans…). 52 53 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 226,783 113,631 340,414 218,173 112,009 330,182 210,283 92,594 302,877 202,980 101,422 304,402 209,643 117,422 327,065 220,035 140,960 360,995 235,387 135,191 370,578 248,879 144,723 393,602 253,996 154,045 408,041 252,860 157,210 410,070 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing economic value Short sea shipping Cruise ships Under this heading, so-called Motorways of the Sea (MoS) or Short Sea Shipping (SSS) 3,137,918 cruise passengers (+3.1%) and 800 cruise ship calls were registered in 2019. services accounted for 153,692 ITUs (+3.0%), a new record for the Port. The busiest The main new developments of 2019 include the first call by an LNG-powered cruise ship line was Civitavecchia, with 77,889 ITUs (2.31%). This route increased its capacity this year, and those of the Costa Smeralda, the latest ship from Costa Crociere, which also runs 100% as a result of the 29-metre extension of the Rome and Barcelona vessels. on LNG. Significant in new vehicles traffic under SSS is the line with Savona, which experienced an This type of traffic has been adapted to the strategic axes of the Port of Barcelona - growth, increase of 51% for a total 61,117 units handled. In total, the Motorways of the Sea handled development and sustainability - for years. The investments committed in recent years, 158,313 cars (+16%). both in infrastructure and in the quality of services, have led to an increase in passenger movements. Furthermore, the Port has been working for years to increase boarding and In general, the upward trend in traffic with Italian ports (community), with more specific landing operations, which provide the most economic benefits to the city. While in 2019 weight, helped all types of cargo to end the year on a positive note despite the falls in traffic these grew only a modest 1%, over the last three years there were average increases of of non-EU services (with North Africa). 3%. In addition, this traffic segment’s orientation towards sustainability involves the Port promoting the arrival of the newest ships in cruise fleets and which are therefore the most environmentally efficient and is working on measures such as electrification of wharves. Rail traffic Economic and financial report Despite the declines in traffic, the share of rail transport remained at 2018 levels: 13% for containers (249,751 TEUs handled in this mode) and 35.5% in vehicles (252,200 units). Summary economic results The Port of Barcelona closed FY 2019 with a net profit of €44.2 million, up 18% year on year. The operating result fell 22% on the previous year, but the effect of the financial results helped to soften this fall to 18%. Passengers 2019 2018 Variation % Var During 2019, a total of 4,628,572 passengers passed through the Port of Barcelona Operating profit 40.2 51.4 (11.2) -22% (+3%), of which 1,490,644 travelled on regular ferry lines, 2.7% more than the previous Financial results 4.0 2.3 1.7 72% year. Community cabotage grew especially, while movements with the Balearic Islands - which represent 57% of the total - remained stable and other ferries decreased. The Total 44.2 53.7 (9.5) -18% remaining passenger movements corresponded to cruise ships. Outturn for the fy (million EUR), 2019 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Cabotaje pgrs. 1,169,818 1,013,885 1,028,897 1,095,503 1,167,493 1,274,230 1,424,752 1,451,979 1,490,644 Tourist cruise pgrs. 2,657,244 2,408,634 2,599,232 2,364,292 2,540,302 2,683,499 2,712,247 3,042,217 3,137,918 Total 3,827,062 3,422,519 3,628,129 3,459,795 3,707,795 3,957,729 4,136,999 4,494,196 4,628,562 The fall in the outturn for the financial year is due mainly to the increase in the volume of expenditure and less to the decrease in income which, despite economic instability, varied little with respect to FY 2018. Evolution of passenger traffic, 2011-2019 54 55 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing economic value Turnover Link between activity and income Net turnover for 2019 was €172.4 million, down 1% year on year. Income from port fees fell The progression of the key operating indicators is given below. by the same proportion, while other business revenues are in line with the previous year. Indicators 2019 2018 % Var (thousand EUR) 2019 2018 Variation % Var Traffic 65,958,084 66,003,759 -0.1% Port fees 157,722 158,862 (1,140) -1% TEU 3,324,650 3,433,088 -3% Occupation fee 57,311 55,825 1,486 3% O/D 1,927,108 1,972,036 -2% Fees for use 83,527 85,837 (2,310) -3% Transit 1,397,542 1,461,052 -4% Vessel fees 33,362 33,175 187 1% Stopovers 8,901 9,038 -2% Fees for pleasure craft 438 388 50 13% GT 344,730,742 344,143,018 0.2% Passenger fees 11,570 11,235 335 3% Passengers 4,628,562 4,494,196 3% Cargo fees 37,762 40,392 (2,630) -7% Cruise 3,137,918 3,042,217 3% Fresh fish fees 194 165 29 18% Ferries 1,490,644 1,451,979 3% Fee for special use of the transit area 201 482 (281) -58% Activity fees 15,272 15,661 (389) -2% Port of Barcelona operational indicators, 2018-2019 Navigation aids fee 1,613 1,539 74 5% Other business income 14,711 14,665 46 0% Amounts in addition to fees 6,437 6,287 150 2% Fees and other 8,274 8,378 (104) -1% Total 172,433 173,527 (1,094) -1% Net turnover, 2018-2019 The most significant variations with respect to the previous year were: > On a positive note, the increase in turnover of 3% for the occupancy fee (concession activity), related to the new port spaces granted to CILSA for marketing to end customers such as Owin Gmbh and Damm, inter alia), for the new authorisations for storage operations (Autoterminal and Setram) and for the completion of the discounts for works on some concessions (Tramer). > On the negative side, we would point to the 7% drop in income from the goods fee due to the 10% reduction in the basic amount of the fee (General State Budget Act of 2018, with effect from 1 July 2018) and to traffic stagnation. 56 57 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing economic value Our activity in 2019 was marked by the economic uncertainty caused by events such as Income by type the trade war between China and the United States, the global economic slowdown, the Brexit negotiations and the crisis in the automotive sector, which all contributed to a dip in indicators such as total traffic in tonnes (-0.1%) and the cumulative Gross Tonnage of ships 46% of 2019 revenues came from public domain concessions and are therefore not related (+0.2%) and the number of stopovers (-0.1%). On the positive side we saw particularly the directly to traffic fluctuations, which brings stability to the APB’s revenue structure. upward trend in passenger figures (+3% in cruises and ferries), which increased revenue by These revenues were higher than the cumulation of the two main fees for use, goods and 3% year on year. vessels and navigation aids, which together represent 42% of revenues. The percentage To put the analysis of these variations into context, it is worth remembering that traffic distribution of income by type has not changed significantly in recent years. volume and fees charges broke new records in 2018. 70,000 173,527 172,433 180,000 20% 166,346 60,000 VESSELS AND NAVIGATION AIDS 167,360 5% 157,839 160,777 155,474 OTHER FEES 50,000 158,901 154,832 155,617 46% % 40,000 22 150,000 PUBLIC DOMAIN CONCESSIONS GOODS 30,000 7% 20,000 PASSENGERS 10,000 0 120,000 172,433 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 thousand euros Traffic (thousand t) Turnover (thousand EUR) Net turnover, 2019 Trend in turnover and traffic volume, 2010-2019 58 59 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 thousand tonnes 42,978 43,065 41,487 41,391 45,314 45,946 47,579 60,177 66,004 65,958 thousand euros ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing economic value Operating income Stakeholder companies The operating result came to €40.2 million, 22% less than the previous year. The percentages on the share capital of the companies in which the APB has a stake were unchanged with respect to the previous year: 2019 2018 Variation % Var Group companies % of share capital Net turnover 172,433 173,527 (1,094) -1% Gerència Urbanística Port Vell 100.00% Other operating income 6,750 6,799 (49) -1% Centro Intermodal de Logística, SA, SME. 51.50% Staff costs (33,421) (32,341) (1,080) 3% World Trade Centre Barcelona, S.A. SME. 75.99% Other operating expenses (55,262) (45,588) (9,674) 21% Depreciation of tangible assets (56,940) (57,706) 766 -1% Associated companies Allocation of non-financial asset subsidies and others 6,835 6,529 306 5% Catalana d'Infraestructures Portuàries, SL 49.00% Impairment and gains on disposals of assets (184) 157 (341) - Terminal Intermodal Marítima Centro, SL 49.00% Total 40,211 51,377 (11,166) -22% Terminal Intermodal de l'Empordà, SL 47.32% Puerto Seco de Azuqueca de Henares, SA 36.73% Operating result (thousand EUR), 2018-2019 Portic Barcelona, SA 40.69% Terminal Marítima de Zaragoza, SL 21.55% Other stakeholdings Expenditure Barcelona Regional Agencia Metropolitana de Desenvolupament Urbanístic i d’Infraestructures, S.A. 49.00% Puerto Seco de Madrid, SA S.M.E 10.20% Expenditure items are responsible for the decrease in annual income. On the one hand, staff Perpignan Saint Charles Conteneur Terminal, SAEML 3.89% costs increased by 3% as a result of compensation, Social Security regularisations and an increase in salaries and wages. On the other hand, operating expenses increased almost Companies in which the APB holds a stake, at 31/12/2019 €10 million (21%), due mainly to the following effects: > P rovision for disputes and claims (Prat and Imax wharf): +5.6 million. > G eneral dredging operation: +2.1 million. > Contribution to Puertos del Estado: +1.3 million. > Exceptional events 2019 (Smart Ports fair, 150th anniversary...): 0.9 million. The stable level of income and the increase in expenses significantly affected the absorption ratio, which stood at 40%, the highest percentage in the last ten years. However, if non- recurring events (disputes and exceptional events) were isolated, the ratio would be under 36%. 50% 40% 40% 37% 36% 34% 36% 33% 33% 34% 33% 33% 30% 20% 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Current expenses = staff costs + external services + other current running costs Current expenses / Turnover Expenditure absorption ratios (%), 2010-2019 60 61 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing economic value Financial results Resources, investment and borrowing The financial result of around €4 million improved the figure of the previous year by EBITDA and cash flow 1.7 million (+72%). Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) totalled €101 million (thousand EUR) 2019 2018 Variation % Var (-7%) and resources from operations generated operational cash flow of €97.2 million (-5%). Financial income 4,415 3,657 758 21% Financial expenses (1,955) (2,904) 949 -33% (thousand EUR) 2019 2018 Variation % Var Change in fair value of financial instruments 1,485 1,544 (59) -4% Operating profit 40,211 51,377 (11,166) -22% Impairment and gains on disposals of financial instruments 8 - 8 - Plus 76,546 72,361 4,185 Total 3,953 2,297 1,656 72% Funding Puertos del Estado 6,354 6,098 256 Net contribution to the Interport Compensation Fund 6,188 4,858 1,330 Financial results (thousand EUR), 2018-2019 Depreciation of fixed assets 56,940 57,706 (766) Reserves for liabilities and expenses 6,732 3,669 3,063 Losses from fixed assets 331 30 301 The following factors contributed to this variation: Minus 15,706 15,528 178 Profits accruing from fixed assets 4 (4) a) Financial income: Valuation adjustments for impairment of non-current assets 145 187 (42) > S takes in equity instruments. Dividends were received worth 3.3 million. Of note are the Capital grants and others transferred to profit 6,835 6,529 306 World Trade Centre, up by 0.7 million (in 2018 the APB held a 52.27% stake; following Income from return of concessions 3,663 3,725 (62) the capital reduction, the percentage is 75.99%) and CILSA, with 0.3 million more than in 2018. Entering advances received for services rendered in results 5,053 5,083 (30) > Other financial instruments. No income was recorded for T3 disputes, while in 2018, Other 10 10 income was €0.3 million. Total 101,051 108,210 (7,159) -7% b) Financial expenses. The financial burden of borrowing from the European Investment Bank Net amount of turnover, 2018-2019 was lower in 2019 due to the progressive reduction in the volume of debt, together with the fact that it cancelled two tranches of debt at the end of 2018 to the tune of €66.3 million. 125,000 c) C hange in fair value of financial instruments. This heading shows the change in the value of the interest rate swap agreement, which generated a positive difference of €1.5 million, 100,000 similar to 2018. 75,000 50,000 25,000 0 EBITDA Port system CF1 Financial result & CF2: Operating Investment 2019 CF3 financing other adjustments cash flow €59,798 BN Port System Financing = Contribution to the public body Puertos del Estado + Net payment to the Interport Contribution Fund CF1: Cash Flow before financial result and adjust ments CF2: Operating Cash Flow = Funds from operations CF3: Surplus in generation of funds in respect of investment needs for the FY 62 63 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 thousand euros 101,051 12,542 88,509 8,645 97,154 59,798 37,356 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing economic value Investment and borrowing Contribution to the Port System The Port Authority performed investments to the tune of €59.8 million, providing a surplus of €37.4 million in relation to the funds generated by operations. Once again, the entity Article 19 of Royal Legislative Decree 2/2011 approving the Recast Law on State Ports and had no recourse to additional funding and also reduced long-term bank debt by €18 million the Merchant Navy, sets down that the economic resources of the Public Body Puertos del (natural amortisation of existing loans) and reduced the outstanding balance from €196.7 Estado (OPPE) shall comprise, inter alia, 4% of the revenue accrued by the port authorities to €178.6 million. from port fees over the previous financial year. The resulting amount is considered an operating expense. Since the completion of the Port’s highly financially leveraged expansion project, the debt ratio has decreased considerably due to the progressive effect of debt repayment, early In addition to funding the OPPE, port authorities must also make contributions to the cancellations, as well as the application of profits to assets. In 2019 there was a debt-to- Interport Compensation Fund (FCI), set up as an instrument for redistributing the resources of equity ratio of 12%, the lowest percentage in the last 15 years. the state port system and regulated pursuant to Article 159 of the same law. Furthermore, this year the increase in the contribution to Puertos del Estado (from €11 million 500,000 in 2018 to €12.5 million this year) is the result of creating the new “Ports 4.0” capital fund. 494,000 This programme aims to promote and incorporate incremental innovation as an element 486,000 400,000 460,000 of competitiveness and efficiency in the Spanish logistics and port sector to facilitate its 440,883 419,167 transition to the Economy 4.0. 300,000 347,500 303,889 281,111 200,000 14 105,419 196,667 95,541 178,611 12.5 88,974 100,000 85,104 66,854 40,783 58,075 49,189 59,798 12 26,585 10.8 11 10.2 10.4 0 9.7 9.8 9.8 10 9.3 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 8.3 8 Investment Debt 6 Trend in annual investment and long-term bank debt (thousand EUR), 2010-2019 4 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 60% Net contribution to Interport Compensation Fund + financing of the public body Puertos del Estado 51% 47% 50% 43% 38% Contributions by Barcelona Port Authority to the state port system (million EUR), 2010-2019 35% 40% 28% 24% 30% 21% 14% 12% 10% 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Bank debt 494,000 486,000 460,000 440,833 419,167 347,500 303,889 281,111 196,667 178,611 Equity 978,043 1,034,073 1,077,311 1,152,142 1,189,569 1,228,929 1,289,061 1,338,524 1,392,199 1,436,362 Bank debt / Equity Trend in the debt ratio (%), 2010-2019 64 65 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 thousand euros ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Trend in the main economic indicators of the APB 180,000 173,527 172,433 167,360 166,346 157,839 160,777 158,901 160,000 154,832 155,617 155,474 140,000 120,000 103,749 98,244 102,480 97,155 100,000 93,922 91,445 84,159 86,267 78,335 73,718 80,000 77,845 60,000 60,313 54,609 56,732 40,000 45,126 47,776 51,377 36,930 40,211 33,389 20,000 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Turnover Cash flow Operating income Trend in economic indicators (thousand EUR), 2010-2019 66 67 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 thousand euros ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing economic value Annual accounts Balane sheet (Thousand EUR) 2019 2018 (Thousand EUR) 2019 2018 (Thousand EUR) 2019 2018 (Thousand EUR) 2019 2018 NON-CURRENT ASSETS 1,843,683 1,841,371 CURRENT ASSETS 226,151 215,160 NET CAPITAL 1,700,894 1,665,162 NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 319,504 342,575 I. Intangible assets 17,689 18,695 II. Stocks 314 316 A1. Equity 1,436,363 1,392,198 I. Long-term provisions 11,488 4,756 1. Industrial property 7,431 7,656 III. Trade debtors 314 316 I. Capital 539,486 539,486 1. Long-term staff benefit - and other receivables obligations 2. IT applications 10,258 11,039 III. Reserves 852,713 799,038 1. Customers for sales 31,231 31,435 2. Provisions for legal liabilities 8,129 2,549 3. Other intangible assets and services provided VII. Profit for the year 44,164 53,674 3. Other provisions 3,359 2,207 II. Tangible fixed assets 1,431,414 1,435,932 2. C ustomers and debtors, 23,435 24,417 A2. Adjustments for group and associated changes in value - - II. Long-term debts 185,181 198,532 1. Land and natural assets 288,958 288,958 companies A3. S ubsidies, donations 264,531 272,963 1. Debt with credit institutions 178,611 196,667 2. Buildings 1,032,816 1,042,548 3. Other debtors 2,559 2,614 and legacies received 2. Long-term suppliers 3. T echnical equipment 1,440 1,621 4. P ublic admin, official 2,953 2,639 - and facilities subsidies receivable 1. Official capital subsidies 228,991 234,669 of fixed assets 3. Other 6,570 1,865 4. Tangible fixed assets 99,556 93,312 5. Other credits with public 2. Capital donations 34 34 and advance payments administrations - and legacies III. L /t debt with group and associated companies - - 5. Other fixed assets 8,644 9,493 IV. S/t debt with group 155 781 3. Other subsidies, donations 35,506 38,260 and legacies V. Long-term accruals 122,835 139,287 III. Real estate investments 303,107 295,277 and associated companies and deferrals 1. Land 261,725 250,200 V. S hort-term financial 20,122 2,660 investments 2. Buildings 41,382 45,077 1. Equity instruments CURRENT LIABILITIES 49,436 48,794 IV. L/t debt with group 78,910 78,089 and associated companies 2. Loans to companies 122 2,660 III. Short-term debts 31,270 31,300 1. Equity instruments 76,469 76,469 3. Other financial assets 20,000 - 1. Debt with credit institutions 18,136 18,138 2. Loans to companies 2,441 1,620 VI. Accruals and deferrals 1,004 804 2. S hort-term suppliers 9,330 9,618 of fixed assets V. Long-term financial 2,688 2,624 VII. Cash and other cash 173,325 179,164 equivalent assets 3. Other financial liabilities 3,804 3,544 investments 1. Cash and banks 173,325 179,164 IV. S/t debt with group and 321 275 1. Equity instruments 588 588 associated companies 2. Loans to third parties 1,362 1,524 2. Other cash equivalents - - 1. D ebt with companies 228 147 3. Public admin, official 284 Total assets 2,069,834 2,056,531 of the group subsidies receivable 2. D ebt with associated 93 128 4. Other financial assets 454 512 companies VII. Non-current trade 9,875 10,754 V. T rade creditors 17,845 17,219 debtors and other receivables 1. Creditors 9,385 8,789 and other receivables 2. Advance payments of public subsidies - 3. O ther debts with public 8,460 8,430 administrations VI. Accruals and deferrals - - 68 69 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing economic value Profit and loss statement (Thousand EUR) 2019 2018 Variation % Var (Thousand EUR) 2019 2018 Variation % Var 1. Net turnover 172,433 173,527 (1,094) -1% 11. Impairment and gains on disposals of assets (184) 157 (341) - A. Port fees 157,722 158,862 (1,140) -1% a) Impairment and losses 144 187 (43) -23% a) Occupation fee 57,311 55.825 1.486 3% b) Gains on disposals and others (328) (30) (298) 993% b) Fees for the special use of port facilities 83,526 85,837 (2.311) -3% Other results - - - - 1. Vessel fees 33,362 33,175 187 1% a) Exceptional income - - - - 2. Fees for pleasure craft 438 388 50 13% b) Exceptional expenses - - - - 3. Passenger fees 11,569 11,235 334 3% 4. Goods fees 37,762 40,392 (2,630) -7% OPERATING RESULT 40,211 51,377 (11,166) -22% 5. Fresh fish fees 194 165 29 18% 12. Financial income 4,415 3,657 758 21% 6. Fee for special use of the transit area 201 482 (281) -58% a) Stakes in financial instruments 3,267 2,328 939 40% c) Activity fee 15,272 15,661 (389) -2% b) Of negotiable securities and other financial instruments 1,148 1,329 (181) -14% d) Navigation aids fee 1,613 1,539 74 5% c) Incorporation of financial expenses to assets - - - - B. Other business income 14,711 14,665 46 0% 13. Financial expenses (1,955) (2,904) 949 -33% a) Amounts in addition to fees 6,437 6,287 150 2% a) For third party debts (1,955) (2,904) 949 -33% b) Fees and other 8,274 8,378 (104) -1% b) For updating of provisions - - - - 5. Other operating income 6,750 6,799 (49) -1% 14. Change in fair value of financial instruments 1,485 1,544 (59) -4% a) Accessory and other current management income 2,694 2,674 20 1% a) Trading portfolio and others 1,485 1,544 (59) -4% b) O perating subsidies incorporated into the the result 78 91 (13) -14% of the financial year 16. I mpairment and gains on disposals 8 - 8 - of financial instruments c) Income from return of concessions 3,663 3,725 (62) -2% a) Impairment and losses - - d) Interport Fund compensation received 315 309 6 2% 6. Staff costs (33,421) (32,341) (1,080) 3% b) Gains on disposals and others 8 8 - a) Wages, salaries and similar expenses (22,637) (22,258) (379) 2% b) Indemnities (301) (88) (213) 242% FINANCIAL RESULT 3,953 2,297 1,656 72% c) Social charges (10,483) (9,995) (488) 5% 7. Other operating expenses (55,262) (45,588) (9,674) 21% PRE-TAX RESULT 44,164 53,674 (9,510) -18% a) External services (31,043) (27,140) (3,903) 14% 17. Tax on profits - - - - 1. Repairs and upkeep (15,227) (13,382) (1,845) 14% 2. Services from independent professionals (5,083) (4,161) (922) 22% BALANCE OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 44,164 53,674 (9,510) -18% 3. Supplies and consumption (1,855) (1,710) (145) 8% 4. Other external services (8,878) (7,887) (991) 13% b) Taxes (3,842) (3,758) (84) 2% c) L osses, impairment and variation of provisions 24 (123) 147 -120% for commercial operations d) Other current management expenses (7,544) (3,302) (4,242) 128% e) Contribution to Puertos del Estado (6,354) (6,098) (256) 4% f) Interport Fund contribution (6,503) (5,167) (1,336) 26% 8. Depreciation of tangible assets (56,940) (57,706) 766 -1% 9. Allocation of subsidies and other non-financial assets 6,835 6,529 306 5% 10. Surplus provisions - - - - 70 71 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing economic value Source and application of funds Resources from operations - Operating cash flow (Thousand EUR) 2019 2018 (Thousand EUR) 2019 2018 Variation % Var APPLICATIONS 97,548 165,114 Period results 44,164 53,674 (9,510) -18% Non-current assets added 60,784 54,974 Plus 70,191 66,264 3,927 Acquisition of intangible and material fixed assets 59,584 49,189 Net contribution to the Interport Compensation Fund 6,188 4,858 1,330 Long-term receivable subsidies 284 Depreciation of fixed assets 56,940 57,706 (766) Incorporation of land Reserves for liabilities and expenses 6,732 3,670 3,062 Financial assets purchased 96 Losses from fixed assets 331 30 301 Fixed assets from returned concessions 916 5,689 Minus 17,201 17,458 (257) Reductions in equity - - Profits accruing from fixed assets 11 11 Interport Fund contribution 6,503 5,167 Valuation adjustments for impairment 1,629 1,731 (102) of non-current assets Non-current liabilities removed 30,261 104,973 Capital grants and others transferred to profit 6,835 6,529 306 Cancellation/Transfer of debt to credit institutions 18,056 84,445 Income from return of concessions 3,663 3,725 (62) Cancellation/Transfer of debts with suppliers of fixed assets Entering advances received for services rendered in results 5,053 5,083 (30) Cancellation/Transfer of loans with group and associated companies 3,418 Income from OPPE payment principal & interest T3 disputes 386 (386) Cancellation/Transfer of long-term periodifications 12,205 11,672 Other 10 4 6 Application of long-term provisions 5,438 Total 97,154 102,480 (5,326) -5% SOURCES 107,897 123,735 Resources from operations 97,154 102,480 Equity increases Interport Fund compensation received 315 309 Subsidies and income from return of concessions 2,066 11,089 Deferred capital subsidies 1,080 Other subsidies, donations and legacies 986 5,400 Income from return of concessions - 5,689 Non-current liabilities added 6,995 3,551 Long-term debt with credit institutions - - Long-term debt with suppliers of fixed assets - - Long-term debt with group and associated companies and others 6,570 Advances received for sales or services rendered 425 3,551 Non-current assets added 1,357 5,921 Disposal of tangible and intangible fixed assets Disposal of financial instruments and other 12 2 Other L/t financial investments cancelled/transferred to S/t 465 5,919 L/t subsidies receivable cancelled/transferred to S/t Commercial non-current and other debtors cancelled/transferred 880 Other 10 385 Excess of sources over applications 10,349 - Excess of applications over sources - 41,379 72 73 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing economic value Cash flow (Thousand EUR) 2019 2018 (Thousand EUR) 2019 2018 A) CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 86,234 83,853 B) CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES (76,466) 20,376 Profit before tax 44,164 53,674 Payments for investments (-) (79,797) (49,827) Adjustments to the result 44,472 43,700 Group and associated companies (976) - Depreciation of fixed assets (+) 56,940 57,706 Intangible assets (2,775) (3,043) Valuation adjustments for impairment (145) (187) Tangible fixed assets (56,034) (46,784) Variation of provisions 6,732 3,670 Property investments (12) - Entering subsidies (-) (6,835) (6,529) Other financial assets (20,000) - Results of fixed assets removed or disposed of 328 30 Non-current assets held for sale - - Results of financial instruments removed or disposed of (8) - Other assets - - Financial income (-) (4,415) (3,657) Proceeds from divestitures (+) 3,331 70,143 Financial expenses (+) 1,955 2,904 Group and associated companies 789 143 Change in fair value of financial instruments (1,484) (1,544) Intangible assets Income from return of concessions (-) (3,663) (3,725) Tangible fixed assets 5 - Entering advances received for sales in results (5,053) (5,083) Property investments - - Other income and expenses 120 115 Other financial assets 2,537 70,000 Changes in working capital (4,782) (9,266) Non-current assets held for sale - - Stocks 2 (53) Other assets - - Trade debtors and other receivables (11,349) (9,600) C) CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES (15,607) (78,259) Other current assets (328) 64 Equity instruments received and paid 737 - Creditors and other receivables 756 324 Subsidies, donations and legacies received 737 - Other current liabilities 6,170 155 Financial liability instruments received and paid (16,344) (78,259) Other non-current assets and liabilities (33) (96) Issue 1,879 10,908 Cash flows from operating activities 2,380 (4,255) Debt with credit institutions (+) - - Interest payments (-) (1,956) (3,035) Debt with group and associated companies (+) - - Dividends received (+) 3,267 2,328 Other payables (+) 1,879 10,908 Interest received (+) 1,238 840 Repayment and depreciation of: (18,223) (89,167) Late payment interest due to fee disputes (-) - (20) Debt with credit institutions (-) (18,056) (89,167) Late payment interest received due to fee disputes (+) 9 386 Debt with group and associated companies (-) - - Tax on profits received/paid (178) 684 Other payables (+) (167) - Other payments received/made - (5,438) NET INCREASE/DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (A+B+C) (5,839) 25,970 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of FY 179,164 153,194 Cash and cash equivalents at end of FY 173,325 179,164 74 75 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing economic value Statement of changes in equity in 2019 and 2018, (thousand EUR) Other key economic figures Statement of recognised income and expenses (thousand EUR) 2019 2018 Port infrastructure investment A) Result of the profit and loss account 44,164 53,674 B) Total income and expenses charged directly to net equity 2,066 11,089 INDUSTRY As the manager of the port area, one of the responsibilities of For valuation of financial instruments - - 9 INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE Barcelona Port Authority is to promote and participate in the To cover cash flows - - development and maintenance of public and private land and infrastructure. Public investment consolidates and improves the Subsidies, donations and legacies received 2,066 11,089 competitiveness of the organisations working in the Port while For actuarial gains and losses and other adjustments - - encouraging private investment. The commitment to the Port Tax effects - - of Barcelona by private companies indicates their confidence in attracting future traffic. C) Total transfers to the income statement (10,498) (10,254) For valuation of financial instruments - - The Port of Barcelona committed a total investment of over €59.8 To cover cash flows - - million in 2019, of which €54 million were in infrastructure. Below are the most relevant works during this financial year. Subsidies, donations and legacies received (10,498) (10,254) Tax effects - - Total recognised income and expenses (A+B+C) 35,732 54,509 Statement of changes in equity in 2019, (thousand EUR) Outturn for Subsidies, Total status of changes Accumulated the financial donations and in equity (thousand EUR) Capital result year legacies Total Final balance for the 2018 539,486 799,038 53,674 272,964 1,665,162 financial year Total recognised income - - 44,164 (8,432) 35,732 and expenses Distribution of the result - 53,674 (53,674) - - for the 2018 financial year Final balance for the 2019 539,486 896,876 44,164 264,532 1,700,894 financial year 76 77 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing economic value 1 I NCREASING THE DRAUGHT OF 3 M OVEMENT OF PRE-LOADED ÁLVAREZ DE LA CAMPA WHARF MATERIALS (ACTION 7) PRAT (IBERPOTASH-TRAMER) TERMINAL AWARDED TO: COMSA AWARDED TO: UTE CCV Terminal Prat PERFORMANCE TIME: (CONSTRUCTORA DE CALAF, S.A.U.; COYNSA 16 months (completed) 2000, S.L.; VOLTES, S.L.U.) BUDGET: €5,556,910.17 PERFORMANCE TIME: 10 months (completed) The workds involved increasing the draught of BUDGET: €4,178,591.85 Álvarez de la Campa Wharf up to the -14 metre line and that of the access channel to -14.50 m, in The works involved partially removing the pre- addition to building a new beam lane for the front loaded earth from the area located northwest leg of the new cranes, supported by micro-props. It of Prat wharf and forming the corresponding also included providing the new nautical equipment terrace (up to the level of the storage terrace in the area of action, protection against subsidence requested by the concessionaire), to complete and other facilities and services. the penultimate delivery to the concessionaire of the geotechnically consolidated storage area. This action has provided land for seven more automated cranes (ASC), with the area 2 C IVIL ENGINEERING WORKS NEW corresponding to the last six ASC cranes, located SYNCROLIFT ON CATALUNYA WHARF further west, still pending, to be built and AWARDED TO: UTE SYNCROLIFT delivered at a later stage. (DRAGADOS, SA.; CRC OBRAS Y SERVICIOS; CIOMAR, SL) PERFORMANCE TIME: 32 months (completed) 4 P ORT SERVICE MOORING WHARF BUDGET: €26,384,384.59 (35A) AWARDED TO: COPISA CONSTRUCTORA This involved implementing a syncrolift between PIRENAICA, S.A. Catalunya wharf and Marina del Port de Barcelona wharf, as well as building a terrace on PERFORMANCE TIME: 7 months (ongoing) land reclaimed from the sea in which ships will BUDGET: €1,811,359.82 be placed for various repair and maintenance operations. The project also included the As part of the actions to improve the Port civil works associated with the syncrolift, as environment, a plot of land has been awarded the facilities and equipment are run by the under concession for the management of waste concession-holder Marina Barcelona 92. from the vessels using the Port. Waste is brought by sea from the ships to this plot, creating the A platform about 80m long and 20m wide was need for a wharf to unload the waste in safe created and is hoisted up to pick up vessels and conditions. lift them up to terrace level. On both sides of the platform there is a structure able to withstand The works will involve the actions necessary the strain of lifting the vessels, while a system for fitting out a wharf suitable for operations of tracks will allow vessels to move to different involving unloading waste removed from port working positions on the terrace area generated. vessels, on the sloping breakwater slope at the southern end of the Energy wharf. The work is expected to be completed on 15 May 2020. 78 79 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing economic value 5 I MPROVING THE MOORING SYSTEM 7 D EVELOPMENT OF THE PORT ON ADOSSAT WHARF. INSERTION RINGROAD. SECTION IV (BUNGE). BOLARDS ON WHARFSIDE. TERMINALS PHASE 2 C & D AWARDED TO: CRC OBRAS Y SERVICIOS, S.L. AWARDED TO: UTE MUELLE ADOSADO PERFORMANCE TIME: 13 months (ongoing) (ACSA OBRAS E INFRAESTRUCTURAS, S.A.U.; BUDGET: €2,226,462.37 JOCA INGENIERÍA Y CONSTRUCCIONES, S.A.) PERFORMANCE TIME: 5.5 months (ongoing) This action involves redeveloping the Port BUDGET: €2,220,598.24 Ringroad, section IV, around the West wharf. The new roundabout aims to improve traffic The purpose of this action is to improve the distribution inside the Port in general and to the mooring system in the area of the Adossat West and Contradic wharves, increasing the wharf, which is dedicated exclusively to cruise capacity and safety of the section up to currently ship traffic following a review that uncovered required levels. It also includes improving the need to update and improve the piles and pedestrian accessibility, required by the proximity sea defences to adapt them to the maximum to the urban area and to help improve public size of the type vessel currently operating there. transport. The work is expected to be completed Piles will be inserted into the current dock line to by the end of March 2020. provide more operability, versatility and safety to the cruise ship berth. Also, since we are acting generally on the superstructure of the wharf, we are considering renewing the tracks of the passenger boarding and disembarking bridges. 8 ENCLOSURE EMBANKMENT PRAT WHARF PHASE 3 AWARDED TO: UTE MUELLE PRAT FASE III (ACSA OBRAS E INFRAESTRUCTURAS, S.A.U.; JOCA INGENIERÍA Y CONSTRUCCIONES, S.A.) PERFORMANCE TIME: 8 months (ongoing) 6 EXTENSION OF THE ADOSSAT WHARF, BUDGET: €2,979,085.79 PHASE 3 AWARDED TO: UTE MUELLE ADOSADO 3ª To cover future needs for space in the Prat wharf FASE (COPCISA CONSTRUCTORA PIRENAICA, area or to manage earthworks, preloads and S.A.; FCC CONSTRUCCIÓN, S.A.; SATO, S.A.) backfilling in the port area, we are considering the option of putting up terrace delimitation PERFORMANCE TIME: 19 months (ongoing) enclosures to reclaim land independently of the BUDGET: €26,140,754.92 wharf construction. The reorganisation of the Port’s container This action involves building the delimitation terminals and the building of a new terminal for enclosure of the terrace area associated with Prat cruise-type ships make it necessary to extend wharf Phase 3. This will involve filling this terrace the Adossat Wharf southwards, following on and consolidating the plots. Expected date for from a previous phase of expansion (2B), now the completion of the work is February 2020. completed. We are therefore building a berthing line 476m long with a 12m draught, which will include a Ro-Ro ramp (infrastructure for freight loading and unloading operations) 60m long. The size of this ro-ro ramp will allow two vessels to load and unload simultaneously in the future. Completion is scheduled for March 2020. 80 81 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing economic value Investments in R&D+i 9 INDUSTRY INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE In 2019, R&D+I investments in the organisations of the Sectoral 15.4% of organisations have received financial aid from the State Sustainability Plan amounted to an average of 9.5% of total or the European Union under the Sectoral Sustainability Plan. Total aid investment. After a significant drop in 2018, this percentage is received was €4.4 million, much higher than the previous year, which was recovering but has not yet reached 2017 levels of 12.5%. €2.7 million. Type of aid Amount Financial aid received For R&D+I 85.17 For infrastructures 1,045 The Port of Barcelona continued to participate in various international projects that receive financial assistance from the European Union: For other types of projects 3,200 Total 4,400 Period Project Action Programme Public aid received for organisations under the Sustainability Plan (in thousand eur), 2019 Fostering the Motorway of the Sea between Barcelona and Civitavecchia by improving infrastructures: adapting the 2018-2020 Contradic wharf to MoS traffic, strengthening the Contradic north alignment and extending the RO-Ro ramp, and adapting the Contradic rail terminal. Reducing pollutant emissions caused by lorry transport to the Procurement and service purchase practices 2016-2019 Port and improving existing technology in dual fuel engines to help consolidate liquefied natural gas. An electric power purchasing group has been set up in the Port of Barcelona since 2010 for the Adapting the Princep d’Espanya terminal and building a new exclusive use of the private companies in the port area that wish to join voluntarily; around twenty rail link to improve the service and increase the transport of organisations usually join. 2016-2019 electric cars using the Motorways of the Sea. The auction is held annually alongside the one in which the Port Authority participates to award its electricity supply contract. However, the companies in the purchasing group have access to the auction Buiding a railway motorway connection between Barcelona MiRO 2 – in batches different to that of the APB and, once the best price has been auctioned, they may or may and Paris suitable for transporting semi-trailers between Multimodal Route 2019- 2023 both cities. Includes the development of two terminals, one not contract with the winning company. conecting Barcelona in the Port of Barcelona (former Llobregat riverbed) and the to Paris other in Rungis. Furthermore, the percentage of local purchases of companies within the EU is a key factor for boosting the economy of an area and preserve community relations. 97.3% of purchases of goods or Developing maritime traffic management services and the coordination processes between the control tower and contracts made by the organisations under the Plan are for services from companies in the 2015 - 2019 technical-nautical services using information technology. European Union. Rolling out use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in maritime transport through a series of pilot actions, e.g.: adapting a 2014 - 2020 barge to supply LNG to ships, adapting port machinery, and designing a tug powered by this fuel. Adapting a ship from the Balearia company to use LNG as fuel in its auxiliary engines and connecting the vessel berth 2014 - 2019 to the Port with the LNG supply. Participation in international projects 82 83 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 06 D eveloping Orientation to the SDGs social value The many different services for goods and passenger transport provides a very wide scope of port activity which responds to different SDGs. Of note are those considered to have the greatest impact and presence in the day-to-day life of the Port. The human capital of the Port of Barcelona - all the people who work there - is a strategic factor for its development in all areas. That is why it is essential to guarantee their well-being, 3 GOOD HEALTH 4 QUALITY AND WELL-BEING EDUCATION 5 GENDER EQUALITY health and the development of their skills and abilities. Furthermore, however, all the activities carried out in the port area are important for organisations and users relying on the services of the Port of Barcelona and for the surrounding metropolitan area. The Port’s social and relationship capital is therefore also a value that has an impact on the fulfilment of its objectives. Ensure healthy lives and Ensure inclusive and Achieve gender equality In this context, safety is an essential factor for the people from the organisations and the promote well-being for all equitable quality education and empower all women surrounding area, and the goods, and by extension the people to whom they are sent, at all ages and promote lifelong and girls through the application of the precautionary principle for all the activities that take place in learning opportunities the port facility. Health and safety at work are for all Working towards gender essential aspects addressed by equality is a responsibility organisations. Rapid access to Training is important, and taken on by companies. In a medical services is a priority to not only for working people. sector with a small presence of ensure the well-being of Port Efforts are also being made to women, it is a sensitive issue users. design quality training to foster that we try to address. employment and match supply > Recognition by the APB of and demand for jobs necessary > 3 0% of women on the APB Good Business Practices in in the port sector. The Port Executive Committee Promoting Health in the promotes the European School > A PB membership in the Talent Workplace of Intermodal Transport, which Girl programme > 27 drills within the Port Self- is the benchmark European Protection Plan centre for training in logistics > 3 1,2% of women in the and intermodal transport. workforce in the organisations > 9 4,9% of organisations in in the Plan the Plan have an ORP system > 1 00 training activities of > 4 1% of organisations in the > 42,3% of organisations in the European School of Plan have equality plans the Plan conduct satisfaction Intermodal Transport > 62,8% of organisations and work climate surveys > 608 students from the in the Plan have anti- higher degree training cycles harassment protocols participated in the Forma’t al Port training programme > 16,6 hours on average per year in training per worker under the Plan > 13% of organisations in the Plan have a training committee 84 85 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing social value 8 DECENT WORK 11SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIPS AND ECONOMIC CITIES AND 17 FOR THE GOALS Human capital: our staff strategy GROWTH COMMUNITIES All of the annual objectives set in the Staff plan 2017-2020 were achieved during 2019 by Barcelona Port Authority (APB). The organisation’s staff policy is based, inter alia, on selecting high-potential and high-performance personnel; differential performance as a basis for professional development; the momentum of more horizontal structures that allow talent to emerge; promoting the healthy company, and improving the key processes that define the Promote sustained, Make cities and human Revitalise the Global relationship between people and the organisation in the long term. inclusive and sustainable settlements inclusive, safe, Alliance for Sustainable economic growth, full and resilient and sustainable Development productive employment and decent work for all Safety in the port area is Port work involves relating and Employment in the Port of Barcelona an aspect on which we interrelating with a diversity Creating quality employment are working constantly. of companies. Beyond the is a challenge that extends Furthermore, actions are under strict contractual relationship, 8 DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC The Port Community is made up of very diverse public and private to people with disabilities or way to ensure an inclusive we promote participation in GROWTH organisations with highly differentiated structures. As mentioned in at risk of social exclusion. At environment and solidarity with organisations seeking to build the chapter on economic value, Barcelona City Council has made the same time, initiatives are people and the city. a stable and universal trade a description of jobs in the “blue economy sector”, i.e. under way to improve the framework. work in the maritime sector, underlining that these jobs are quality qualifications of working and > Specific bus service for the employment. potentially working people. port area: Line 88 > 300 claims handled by the > C elebrations of the 150th Customer Service > Objectives of the 2017- anniversary of the Port, with > 85,9% of organisations in 2020 People Plan of the APB events for the public and the the Plan belong to sectoral APB staff achieved Port Community associations > 9 0,6% of the contracts of As detailed in the tables below, as of 31 December 2019, the APB staff has the following > 17% fewer traffic accidents > 65,4% of organisations the organisations in the Plan characteristics: in the Port in the Plan participate in are fixed-term > 29% women. > 2 5,6% of organisations in stakeholder activities > 9 3,2% of contracts of the the Plan have mobility plans > 85,9% of organisations in > More than half of workers are between 41 and 60 years old. organisations in the Plan are the Plan evaluate customer full-time > Practically two-thirds of the staff have been working there for more than 20 years and the over- satisfaction 30 age bracket includes the most people. Therefore, it is a very stable workforce. > 1 ,5% of people in the organisations in the Plan > T he proportion of staff covered or not covered by the agreement remains virtually the have some type of disability same; managerial staff represent 13% of the total. and 2% are at risk of social exclusion 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 People covered by the agreement 444 453 457 463 458 456 People not covered by the agreement (managers) 70 69 69 70 69 68 Total 514 522 526 533 527 524 About the data included Progression of staff APB, 2014-2019 (at 31.12.2019) These data relate to the type of recruitment, training, equality, diversity and inclusion, action protocols and other aspects linked to labour, social and environmental issues. We present the data of Barcelona Port Authority, as the company that manages the Port 16-30 years 31-40 years 41-50 years 51-60 years 61-70 years Total and a model strategy for people, oriented to sustainability that we wish to extend to the entire port environment. These data are completed with others from the organisations under Men 16 60 117 122 57 372 the Sectoral Sustainability Plan. Women 2 31 58 47 14 152 18 91 175 169 71 524 The data on Reference Service Levels, Customer Service (SAC), safety and qualitative Total information on actions related to citizenship refer to the entire Port Community. APB workforce by age ranges, 2019 (at 31.12.2019) 86 87 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing social value 0-5 years 6-10 years 11-15 years 16-20 years 21-25 years 26-30 years > 30 years Diversity and equal opportunities Men 35 33 48 37 77 28 114 GENDER Women 22 12 21 14 49 13 21 5 EQUALITY Total 57 45 69 51 126 41 135 APB workforce by seniority, 2019 (at 31.12.2019) Type-employment under the Sustainability Plan Presence of women in governing Within the Port Community, the organisations under the Sectoral Sustainability Plan (SSP) The proportion of women in the main governing bodies of the Port of Barcelona, according - 6,532 people in all - are also enhancing their human capital and look to orient their to their composition at 31 December 2019, was: personnel policies towards sustainability. These are some of the characteristics of the typical workforce of these organisations: > 90.6% of staff have a fixed-term employment contract, a figure well above the APB Organisations in the Plan (average) 80.3% recorded in 2018, which shows the commitment to stable employment, reinforced by the fact that 93.2% of contracts are full-time. Management board 25% 12.3% Executive Committee 30% 17.5% > 86.9% of people are covered by collective agreements and there has been less external recruitment, as the average external recruitment of staff over the total workforce was 8.8%, compared to 13% in 2018. Women in governing bodies, 2019 > W ith regard to the type of function performed within the organisation, more than half of staff are assigned to operational functions, 12.5% in middle management and 4.7% of the total are managers. 27% of management positions are occupied by women. In the highest governing body of the sector, the Steering Council for the Promotion of the Port > In gender terms, most companies have a clear predominance of men: women represent Community, women account for 17% of members (11 women and 54 men). 31.2% of the workforce. The largest female portion of the workforce is to be found in administrative positions, with the most women working in customs and in transit and freight agencies. Equality plans 2017 2018 2019 Companies with more than two hundred and fifty workers are subject to Article 45 of Fixed employment contract 85.1% 80.3% 90.6% Organic Law 3/2007 of 22 March 2007, which stipulates that they are obliged to respect Full-time employment contract 87.7% 76.9% 93.2% equal treatment and opportunities in the workplace. During this year, the APB continued to Staff covered by collective agreement 93.6% 91.4% 86.9% roll out the actions of the APB Equality Plan 2017-2019 and has publicised it on the Port’s website. Its Standing Committee on Equality recorded no incidents related to equality Types of contract in SSP organisations, 2017-2019 and/or harassment. The Port took part in a series of talks after joining the Talent Girl project, which seeks to promote the development of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) talent 2016 2017 2018 2019 and promote scientific and technological vocations among young women and girls of the Post % Men % Women % Men % Women % Men % Women % Men % Women next generation, to help close the gap between men and women in this type of work in the Management 72.0% 28.0% 76.2% 23.8% 74.3% 25.7% 73.4% 26.6% near future. Middle 65.0% 35.0% 71.4% 28.6% 66.4% 33.6% 66.5% 33.5% management 41% of the organisations that are part of the Plan also have and apply equality plans, compared to 36% in 2018. It should be noted that only 8% of the organisations in Administration 47.0% 53.0% 44.8% 55.2% 46.6% 53.4% 51.1% 48.9% the Plan have a workforce of more than 250 people and are therefore required by law. Many Operations 67.0% 33.0% 82.8% 17.2% 79.1% 20.9% 84.9% 15.1% of them therefore take on and implement this challenge voluntarily. Other 75.0% 25.0% 53.5% 47.5% 79.5% 20.5% 57.6% 42.4% In addition, 62.8% of participating organisationshave a sexual and/or gender Workforce of organisations, by functions and gender, 2016-2019 harassment protocol. This figure is gradually increasing, which points to a growing commitment by organisations to tackle this issue. 88 89 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing social value Preventing discrimination Benefits The APB applies the current collective agreement (Third Collective Agreement of Puertos del Some organisations in the port environment implement social benefit programmes for the Estado and Port Authorities) regarding the qualifications required for each post, follows open well-being of their workers. The way these are applied, however, may be affected by the competition procedures to select staff and recruits according to current labour regulations. In economic or social situation or the condition of the organisation itself. This is the case of 2019, the APB recruited 23 people with disabilities and none at risk of social exclusion. the APB: in compliance with the instructions from Puertos del Estado, and by indication of the Executive Commission of the Interministerial Commission of Remunerations (CECIR), In addition, an average 1.5% of the staff of the Plan’s organisations have some kind the contribution to the social fund has been reduced by 75% for more than three years, of disability. It should be noted that this ratio includes 56.4% of companies with under therefore use of it has been very limited. 50 workers (those which must have a minimum of staff with disabilities, by law). At the same time, it also includes some organisations working in the Port Community that are Furthermore, in accordance with Law 6/2018 of 3 July 2019 on the General State Budget for denominated special work centres, in which a large part of the professionals are people with 2019, the contributions by the promoter of the pension plan for employees was suspended disabilities. The organisations in the Plan also registered on average 1.9% people at risk of for the entire financial year. social exclusion in their workforces. Internal communication Working climate Internal communication is a strategic tool for strengthening existing commitment and encouraging bonding among workers within each organisation. The APB uses this tool Job satisfaction and working climate surveys facilitate individual or group actions to improve consciously to unite its staff and contribute to spreading behaviours such as transparency, the perception of the people in the organisation, while being useful tools for measuring the honesty, respect and innovation, fundamental ideas behind the Naveguem Junts well-being of people hired within organisations and proposing the necessary improvements. [Let’s sail together] brand. Under the Succession Plan project, in 2019 the APB conducted 135 individual interviews In 2019, it set up several actions and face-to-face meeting and participation spaces to help to with all organisational profiles to gauge their impressions of the organisation and their spread these behaviours: expectations and work concerns. > A nnual Let’s Sail Together Day 2019, with over 300 participants, focused on the theme of teamwork and was held in the Petit Palau of the Palau de la Música. It included Breaches of labour regulations within the APB are referenced to the Code of Ethics and the screening of the video-documentary La resposta [The answer], starring APB staff, on labour protocols: the Equality Plan, the Harassment Protocol and the Regulations for the use how they dealt with the cyberattack suffered by the Port in September 2018; and a music of e-mail, internet and computer tools and electronic communication. workshop by the Vallès Symphony Orchestra. 42.3% of the organisations in the Plan have conducted job satisfaction and working > Brand/selection portal: creation of a portal to publicise the Port of Barcelona as a climate surveys, compared to 37.3% the previous year. place of employment and to make it more attractive to potential candidates. The portal will include all the processes of selection, information on the job market, the internship 64.1% of the organisations in the Plan have established channels for making programme, and information on “life in the company”. complaints about breaches of labour regulations. Depending on the organisation, these are the works council, the staff or union delegate, the human resources or labour > I nternal documentary on the 150th anniversary of the Port of Barcelona, Els fils de relations department or via a specific page on the corporate intranet. Organisations received la memòria [The threads of memory], projected during the celebration event for staff. The a total 5 complaints through these formal mechanisms, two of which could be resolved documentary, made especially for this occasion, reviews the most important moments in the through them. history of the Port told by the people who were part of it. More than 80 people took part. > New-look Intranet: a new design was released in March to offer a service that is better, more transparent, useful and, above all, reliable. > G raphic and audiovisual media in communication: creation of physical supports to enhance certain communications in situ made on the intranet. Implementation included information posters on recycling in offices or explanatory stickers on new switches to raise awareness of energy efficiency; or audiovisuals and infographics to reinforce the messages of the healthy sleep habits programme. > Audiovisual communication: encouraging the use of multimedia formats to increase the impact of communications and give visibility to staff. In 2019, a total of 25 videos were produced with our own media. 90 91 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing social value Training and upskilling For the Port Police, once the four-year training plan with the ISPC was completed, training was provided concerning personal protection and the port area, involving a total of 4,739 hours and 368 students. 4 QUALITY EDUCATION Three cooperation agreements were formalised in 2019, which include training benefits Training and education are becoming key strategic aspects for better for APB staff: one with the ESADE Public Governance Centre and two more with the development of the specific functions of workers. Providing training is Fundació Politècnica de Catalunya. therefore essential for the continuous improvement and greater well- being of workers. Training in the Port Community Training actions for APB staff 18 days of training sessions were organised by the Department of Business Development for import/export companies this year, with the participation of 619 professionals from over Port Authority staff manage very diverse general aspects of the Port of Barcelona. To ensure 453 companies. training for its staff and to adapt to the needs of the Port Community and the surrounding area, the APB carried out a total of 411 training actions in 2019 aimed at groups and Two extra study days were offered for end customers of the Port and organisations of the individual workers. Port Community this year, entitled “Study of the EU customs code for companies with domiciliation”, provided by the Council of Transport Users of Catalonia, and “Exports are increasing in China”, via the China International Import EXPO fair (CIIE) fair. A total of 103 Training1 Students2 Satisfaction Training hours3 professionals from more than 23 companies took part. Digital Skills and Innovation TP 18 202 7.57 333.50 Furthermore, 13% of the organisations in the Plan have a training committee Sustainability TP 16 62 8.49 585.00 involving the company and the workers to cover their own training needs, with a total Port police TP 45 368 8.56 4,739.00 108,354.25 hours of training completed, making an annual average of 16.6 hours per Languages TP 170 275 9.30 6,338.50 worker. Training was aimed mainly at professional skills (68.4%) and occupational risk prevention (14.5%). Specific TP 51 291 8.66 4,198.50 Skills TP 105 142 8.47 4,242.00 Other entities within the Port Community also organise training courses that are open to the Managers TP 6 6 9.57 152.00 sector in general. This is the case of the modules of the online training programme dedicated to Regular Line Maritime Transport the Association of Shipping agents teaches in English for Total 411 1,346 8.66 20,588.50 an international audience. More than 450 students have participated since its inception. Training plans for APB staff, 2019 European School - Intermodal Transport This training centre, in which the Port of Barcelona holds a stake, received 3,587 people from 1 Data correspond to training activities started and finished in 2019 It is worth pointing out that 24 training activities that started in 2018 54 different countries this year: 1,568 people participated in training courses and 2,019 went were completed in 2019 and that 30 training activities that were started remain open and are scheduled for completion in 2020. on a technical visit to the Port of Barcelona. 2 Total number of students who completed training activities (attended more than 75%). 3 Number of hours for each activity per number of students who completed activities. A total of 100 training activities were carried out, on the following topics: > m aritime intermodality and Motorways of the Sea > r ail intermodality In general, during this year the number of total training hours and actions increased (20,588.50) and the level of satisfaction rose slightly, 8.7 points out of 10. > port operations > t emperature-controlled transport Language training occupied the greatest number of hours of people in the organisation, followed by training in technical skills, related to the adaptation to the current collective > p ort management agreement. There was a similar figure for specific training, addressing the concrete needs of various departments, projects, working groups and individuals. Of note is the substantial increase in the Sustainability Training Plan, which includes actions to address ethics, equality and the environment, given the firm commitment to these matters. 92 93 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing social value Furthermore, the European School was the fundamental axis of two training projects: 8,937 1,678 > T ranslogMed, training in developing door-to-door logistics chains based on the Motorways SPECIALIST CONSULTATIONS GP CONSULTATIONS of the Sea between Mediterranean ports. Conferences were held in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria along with a course featuring participants from Algeria. 4,179 3,815 > F orma’t a l’Port, [Get trained at the Port], run from the Working Group of the Steering Council of the Port Community, received 680 students from training cycles of the course on NURSING VISITS REHABILITATION SESSIONS Transport and Logistics and International Trade from secondary schools of the metropolitan area of Barcelona; the degree in Logistics and Business of the Tecnocampus; and the degrees in Nautical and Maritime Transport, Marine Technologies and Systems Engineering and Naval Technology of the Faculty of Nautical Studies of Barcelona of the Polytechnic University of 18,609 Barcelona (UPC). Visits > F ormati al Porto, the Italian version of Forma’t al Port, held its first edition in 2019 with the participation of 30 Italian students.amb una participació de 30 estudiants italians. Healthcare for APB staff, 2019 Occupational safety and health The procedures and protocols for unifying guidelines for the organisation’s healthcare and professional medicine practitioners are based on the Catalan Health Plan and the new health 8 DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC monitoring guidelines agreed by the workers’ representatives. The protocol on the new Data GROWTH Protection Law: The Spanish Organic Law on Data Protection and the guarantor of digital rights, adapted to medical services provides an important boost, as it ensures that all highly sensitive data concerning health are safeguarded. APB medical services In 2019 Barcelona Port Authority (APB) Medical Services attended a total of 18,609 Health promotion medical visits, including 3,815 rehabilitation sessions, for the APB workers - both active and retired - as well as the Bosch and Alsina care centres and the WTC Barcelona building for their Action in this area led to the APB receiving the recognition of Good Business Practices family memebers. According to the census update, this entire group numbers 1,434 people. in Health Promotion in the Workplace in 2019, awarded by the National Institute for Safety and Health at Work (INSST) 214 These activities on healthy habits were performed during the year: RETIRED WORKERS > Campaign to give up smoking using pharmacological means, and with the Atlantida 476 95 health care plan. A study among people taking their health check-up showed that smoking among workers is 4.12% lower than the average for Catalonia as a whole. FAMILY MEMBERS RELATIVES OF RETIRED STAFF OF ACTIVE STAFF > P romoting the healthy company, with the slogan “La mar de bé” [feeling great], which aims to provide necessary and adequate information on healthy habits. 564 85 > Healthy sleeping habits campaign, with workshops and talks by specialists. > Campaign for the early detection of breast and cervical cancer in women and of ACTIVE STAFF TEMPORARY WORKERS, OF THE PORT AUTHORITY WIDOWS, ORPHANS prostate diseases in men. AND OTHERS Total > Start of the REGICOR study (Girona Heart Registry) on coronary risk of people over 35, which showed a low risk in 95% of men and 98% of women. 1,434 > D rawing up protocols for the prevention of osteoarticular impacts of the back through tailored advice from rehabilitation specialists, which this year led to a decrease of 14.7% in sessions. Potential users of APB medical services, 2019 94 95 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing social value Occupational risk prevention Monitoring workers’ health Health monitoring of APB staff entailed performing 373 medical examinations on During 2019 the APB prevention management system successfully passed the periodic members of an average annual workforce of 582 workers: 353 on permanent employees follow-up audit of the OHSAS 18001 occupational risk prevention certification and is (representing 60.6% of the total workforce) and 20 on temporary workers (3.4% of the preparing for the new ISO 45001 certification. average annual workforce). This is a 5.5% increase in examinations year on year. Virtually all of the organisations in the Plan (94.9%) have an Occupational Risk Prevention Service, which could be internal, external or joint, and 50% of organisations have their service certified, a figure that is significantly higher than the 42.7% in 2018. 54% of the Accidents at work independent certificates correspond to the OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety This year Barcelona Port Authority staff suffered a total of 29 accidents, all of them minor, Management System. All of the organisations that have their own prevention service perform 10 of which led to sick leave. The accident index referred to, according to the definition of the corresponding regulatory or legal audits. Puertos del Estado in relation to the number of accidents involving sick leave, discounting in itinere accidents, was down 59% year on year. During 2019, 56% of the organisations in the Port of Barcelona under the Sectoral Sustainability Plan had no accidents, slightly higher than the 54.7% recorded in 2018, which 100% indicates a good performance in this regard. The number of accidents increased significantly, with 358 cases compared to 92 the previous year, due to the high accident rate of a single 80% 76% 73% 78% organisation, although all cases were minor. 44% of organisations registered accidents, which occurred mainly within the company (41.1%), with 20.9% in itinere and the remaining 60% 35.5%, within the port area. 40% Mobility plans 19% 19% 18% 20% The APB runs a bus service within the port precinct for staff of the companies located in the 5% 8% 4% Port’s service area: Line 88 of the Barcelona public transport network. 0% It also provides a 3-month travel card to workers who choose to go to work using public Own service External Joint transport. In 2019 231 people from the APB staff benefited from this initiative. 2017 2018 2019 25.6% of the Plan’s organisations have mobility plans for their staff, an initiative that minimises accidents at work, facilitates access to the workplace and helps to protect the environment. Occupational risk prevention services between SSP organisations, 2017-2019 Seminar on prevention of occupational risks and sustainability Ensuring the security of people and goods The Port of Barcelona holds this Conference once a year as a forum for debate and a meeting point for the Port Community in which to share knowledge about prevention and The Port of Barcelona must guarantee the security of the people, goods, areas and facilities sustainability. It is promoted by the Prevention Working Group at the Steering Council for in its physical environment. The APB’s Corporate Security area coordinates the forces, Promotion of the Port Community and Quiron Prevención and is organised by the Prevention services and units responsible for this security at all levels. Service of the APB in collaboration with the Sustainability Service. The seventeenth edition bore the title “Occupational health and sustainability in the port sector”. The programme addressed the fact that occupational risk prevention is a cross- cutting international issue and analysed the sustainable development of the Port Community, particularly in relation to water use. 96 97 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing social value Port Police Public safety area The Port Police is a professional security force that depends on Barcelona Port Authority and During 2019 the Port Police launched 3% fewer criminal proceedings (542 in all) but performs its functions within the port area, checking and monitoring the service area and recorded 6% more criminal acts, essentially caused by more forced entries to vehicles (61). the maritime and land operations related to port traffic. Below are some data regarding the exercise of their functions in the various areas of action during 2019. They can be consulted In addition, there was a 50% decline in the number of arrests (39 in total), as well as in in more detail in the “Annual Report of the Port Police 2019”. people indicted but not arrested (46). Traffic circulation area Administrative area The number of traffic accidents (148) fell 17%, but the downside is that the number of 60% of administrative acts, 851 in all, were for confiscation of products peddled on the injured persons increased and there was one fatality. street, down 17% on 2018, with fewer goods concerned and the destruction of a total of 4,000 kg of products (-62%). Furthermore, the 1,112 breathalyser tests performed led to an increase in positives (+43%) but a decrease in criminal offences (-37.5%). Efforts to stop illegal street vending involved more than 900 sellers in the first months of the year. During the summer, a joint action by almost one hundred agents of the Guardia While the number of reports filed for traffic violations was virtually the same (up by 2% Urbana (USP, Beaches and UT-1) Mossos d’Esquadra (ARRO) and Port Police led to a real to 4,395), administrative reports filed increased by 79% to 1,463, with the vast majority due overall decline in the number of vendors in the public spaces of the Port. to the phenomenon of personal mobility vehicles. In addition, vehicle sharing led to a much higher number of reports of leaving scooters, bicycles and motorcycles in unauthorised There were 39 inspection reports filed, mainly as a result of the start of the first phase of spaces (254). inspections for illegal occupations of the former Llobregat riverbed. Healthcare area Port area The Police provided assistance in a total of 108 work-related accidents in the Port of Port access controls detected and withdrew 1,169 expired accreditations and 31 people Barcelona. In addition, there were 679 ambulance services (SEM Medical Emergencies were sanctioned for misuse of personal, non-transferable accreditation. Of the 154 reports System or FREMAP Prevention Service plus private mutual societies) and various types of of cases of breakages registered this year, 36 were due to smashing barriers at special assistance were provided to 532 citizens. railway intersections Cooperation with FREMAP, which has a medical ambulance, allowed emergency medical assistance to be provided within five minutes in the Port commercial area and the Z.A.L. With regard to emergency care, it is worth mentioning that the Port of Barcelona guarantees an environment with public access to cardio protection using the DEAS defibrillators distributed throughout the port area and in Port Police squad cars. 98 99 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing social value Port security Port security office Compliance with regulations 2018 2019 The most significant events that occurred during 2019 in compliance with port security ISPS drills (practical and theoretical) 12 16 regulations were: Facilities inspections/audits) 49 27 > V isit to Miami (USA) by a security delegation from the APB, the Civil Guard and maritime Internal 47 26 operators to inform the main American shipping companies about the security model and the External 2 1 measures put in place at the international cruise terminals of the Port of Barcelona. Security meetings1 12 37 > F ifth validation tests of sniffer dog units to detect explosives by the private security Security incidents - ISPS (intrusions, stowaways...) 18 (3) 25 (5-8) companies that provide supply services to ships at the international cruise terminals. 40 participants out of 88 passed. Actions of the Port Security Office, 2018-2019 > Validation of the Port Security Assessment by the Secretary of State for Security of the Spanish Ministry of the Interior, in compliance with the Royal Decree on port and maritime protection. 1 With police forces, authorities and private security companies and technological measures, to consolidate agreements > Approval by the Management Board of the security plans for three port facilities and commitments with cruise ship companies, their shipping agents and various foreign consulates. affected by Regulation 725/2004 EC on risk assessment and security measures. There were two general drills conducted: one on maritime security, involving the provincial Measures implemented maritime service of the Civil Guard on the dock and southern entrance channel and of the Energy wharf; and one on land, simulating drug trafficking in the luggage of cruise passengers at the Adossat wharf, involving Barcelona Cruise Terminal. > Measures to combat illicit drug trafficking and the consequent reassessment of terminals as an AEO, through meetings with Maritime Customs and within the framework of the Container Terminal Security Commission. > Annual approval of the CCTV video surveillance system and renewal of the cameras Accreditations and permits of the accesses and terminals belonging to the SIAM automatic licence plate identification system. Apart from the management of accreditations to access the Port of Barcelona, 149 > Supervision of the services contracted by the APB for the surveillance and provision permits were authorised for acts, events and filming and there were 5,764 complaints of private security services, which meant not only access controls to the truck parking processed under the Services and Police regulations. areas and security enclosures of certain public docks and other port areas, but also the establishment of new services such as the surveillance of the Truck Centre and checks on Gate 5 of the Fishermen’s wharf. 2018 2019 > Implementation of automatic lanes and technical resources necessary for access Total accreditations issued 16,515 14,920 controls for authorised users to the perimeter accesses of Gates 25 and 30. New users 4,988 4,301 Renewals 11,527 11,538 2018 2019 Withdrawn Passes - Port Police Access Control 1,211 1,169 Mobile X-ray services + arcs - FCS cabotage + cruises 421 433 Accreditations and permits, 2018-2019 CCTV - Police and judicial recordings 33 40 Private Security Service Hours - Public IPs: Cruise services, access control, precincts, etc. 8,444 6,941 Car park services 17,520 17,520 K-9 binomial certifications 104 (42) 88 (40) Port security measures, 2018-2019 100 101 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing social value Industrial safety Social and relationship capital During 2019, under the collaboration agreement with Barcelona City Council in matters of civil protection, fire prevention and extinction and rescue, Barcelona Fire Brigade Participation in organisations received a fire truck (BUP-410) designed for extinguishing fires in the Port, which require large flows of water and/or foam (for extinguishing fires in hydrocarbon or chemical storage International organisations tanks). Practice drills were held at the Prat wharf in conjunction with Tugs and at the Energy wharf with direct seawater extraction. The Port of Barcelona seeks to have a say in the main international port sector organisations to be able to closely monitor the progress of the sector and to take decisions to influence it. The following courses were held for this group: > o ne Practical Fire Training session in the Technical Field for Sergeants and Corporals, taught European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) in France by the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Officiers de Sapeurs-Pompiers (ENSOSP); Member of the Executive Committee. > one Chemical Risk session for New Fire chiefs, also provided by the ENSOSP, in Barcelona; Chair of the Port Governance Committee. Member of the following committees: Sustainable development; Intermodality, logistics and Industry; > t wo firefighting and rescue by boat courses, in the SEGANOSA training centre Trade Facilitation, Customs and Security; Economic and Statistical Analysis; and the network on ferry in Pontevedra; and cruise port policy. Within the ESPO, the Port is following closely the actions of the European Commission regarding > and a boat rescue course at the Spanish Red Cross Centre in Getaria, Gipuzkoa transport and sustainable development of ports. (Basque Country). International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) (Santiago Garcia-Milan), Deputy General Manager for Strategy and Commercial of the Port of Barcelona, was elected for the third time as president of the IAPH for a two-year term. This year work was also undertaken on a new edition of the Mutual Assistance The WPSP Awards were given to the most innovative port projects during the IAPH Annual Conference in Guangzhou, China. Agreement (MAP), to establish the means of coordination and availability of resources The IAPH is the only forum recognised as a global spokesperson for the port sector, and its ports bring of the member companies during an emergency. It was agreed to expand the scope of together around 80% of global container traffic and more than 60% by weight. coordination by identifying fire protection installations in maritime facilities in all modules of World Ports Climate Action Program the Energy wharf. Promoted the initiative along with ports of Hamburg, Antwerp, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Vancouver and Rotterdam. These are some of the main figures on the activity of the Port Self-protection plan (PAU) They promote projects to combat global warming, focusing on the efficiency of supply chains with digital in 2019: tools; common regulatory approaches; supplying renewable energy to ships while at port; developing low-carbon fuels, and the full decarbonisation of cargo handling facilities in ports. Intermed A founding member of the association, comprising the ports of Barcelona, Genoa and Marseilles. 27 MEDports Association Simulations Vice-presidency of the association (including those affected by the Presidency of the Port Training and Knowledge Committee PLASEQCAT) 11 Comprises around twenty ports and port organisations on both shores of the Mediterranean. Aims: to foster collaboration among Mediterranean ports; to address the new challenges of international trade and logistics; and to highlight the centrality of the Mediterranean in the new Drills of the Barcelona Fire Brigade international trade flows. with liquefied natural gas (LNG) The Port hosted the Executive Committee meeting in 2019. at the ENAGAS facilities Within the Committee it chairs, the Port organised the first international seminar on Port Management in Barcelona in conjunction with the European School of Intermodal Transport (17 participants from 13 ports). 8 Training sessions in the Port Police force as members Medcruise of the land order group of the Port PAU Active member of the association. It has taken part in all the assemblies and working groups organised by the Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports. > A ssociation Internationale Villes et Ports (AIVP) > A ssociation of European Vehicle Logistics Other > A ssociation of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASCAME) organisations in This year there were a total of 182,328 authorisations in compliance with Royal Decree which the Port > Coffee Federation, European Intermodal Association 145/89 on the management of dangerous goods. This year a total 863,528 tonnes participates > F ERRMED of containerised cargo (+1%) and 14,250,033 tonnes of bulk cargo were handled (-1%) > I nterferry classified as dangerous. > W orld Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC) 102 103 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing social value Organisations linked to the Chinese market In addition, 86% of the organisations in the Sectoral Sustainability Plan belong to sectoral associations. These are the most common of the organisations: > N ational Association of Stevedoring Companies and Shipping Companies (ANESCO) It is essential for the Port of Barcelona to maintain a close relationship with the Chinese market, its main trading partner in container traffic, > Catalan Association of Concessionaire Companies with Port Facilities (ASCIPORT) with a share of 24%. That is why it is participating with Catalonia > Association of International Freight Forwarders of Barcelona (ATEIA) Trade & Investment and Barcelona City Council in a joint project called China’s European Logistics Centre (BARCELOC) to attract multi-country > S panish Association of Terminals Receiving Liquid, Chemical and Gas Bulks (ATERQUIGAS) distribution centres to Barcelona and focusing especially on the > European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistics and Customs Services (CLECAT) automotive, fashion, chemical industry and e-commerce sectors. > Spanish Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FETEIA OLTRA) > International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) The Port participated in the following actions to promote the project in 2019: > International Air Transport Association (IATA) > Follow-up on 16 cases of companies interested in establishing a distribution centre > P ropeller Club. Association of Logistics Managers and Entrepreneurs in Catalonia in southern Europe and/or interested in finding a logistics and commercial (Castellón, Valencia, Barcelona) partner. Especially from the fashion, electronics, chemical and agri-food sectors and from > World Cargo Alliance (Inter Global) (WCA) markets such as China, Japan and Korea, but also from Central America and Europe. > Promoting the project before delegations of businessmen, mostly Asian, who have visited the Port of Barcelona. > R eturn mission of the automotive/electric vehicle sector, with 12 Chinese companies. Corporate relations field > P reparing a specific brochure aimed at the automotive/electric vehicle sector. Corporate communication > M onitoring the developments of the Belt & Road Initiative promoted by the Chinese government, especially from the land side, and specifically monitoring the rail service between the city of Yiwu in China and Madrid in Spain, and the possibility for it to pass Once again this year, the various areas that comprise the Communication Department through Barcelona. based their work strategy on communicating the importance of the Port of Barcelona to their different audiences - media, general public, Port Community, international logistics operators > Joint work with BARCELOC and ACCIÓ to solve the need for the availability of logistics and shippers, etc. – as the main logistics infrastructure in Catalonia and as a facilitator of the land with certain characteristics, close to the Port and with detected railway connectivity. foreign trade of an extensive hinterland; and they did this while adhering to sustainability 19 locations with areas of between 20,000 and 80,000 m2 were identified, with various criteria. availability periods (less than 6 months and/or more than 2 years) and a coordination bureau set up with Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, Barcelona Logistics Centre, the The Port is present at the main logistics, maritime transport and international trade fairs, Barcelona Metropolitan Area, CIMALSA, Port of Barcelona, Zona Franca Consortium and conferences and international events. All these actions were accompanied by the various ACCIO, among other entities. areas of the Communication Department, both in the design and production of stands and/or specific materials by the Image Area, and in terms of communication monitoring each event. National organisations The Department also brought the main technological advances for reducing the environmental impact and saving energy to the fore. This was the case with the arrival of the Cruise Rome and Cruise Barcelona, the first zero-emission ships in the Mediterranean, or the In Spain, the Port of Barcelona is a member or participates in the following associations: AidaNova, the world’s first LNG-powered cruise ship. Notably, in 2019 the port area was the > Spanish Association for the Promotion of Short Sea Shipping (TMCD) scenario of 60% of ship-to-ship LNG supply operations in Spain. > S panish Coffee Federation (FEC-ANCAFE) The Port of Barcelona’s communication strategy is based on transparency, rigour of > B arcelona Logistic Center AEEPB information and expanding its own digital media, for which it uses various channels. > Spanish Association of Natural Gas for Mobility (GASNAM) > Barcelona-Catalonia Logistic Centre (BCL) 104 105 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing social value Media Institutional relations The Port maintains an ongoing smooth relationship with both the general and specialised media and its Communications Department acts as a bridge between the Port’s various The Public Relations and Protocol Department reinforces the Port’s messages through its departments and areas and media journalists. In addition to providing a tailored response presence and joint work in organising various different activities (conferences, seminars, to such professionals, press releases and the management of interviews and reports on business breakfasts and lunches, etc.) organised throughout the year by the main public and specific topics, the Department took great strides in spreading branded content during 2019, private bodies and institutions in Barcelona and Catalonia: Cercle d’Infraestructures, Corredor publishing numerous articles on topics of the greatest interest in the main Catalan, Spanish and Mediterrani, Tribuna Barcelona, DinarsCambra de la Cambra de Comerç de Barcelona, Cercle international media. This type of contents proved very useful in transmitting Port messages to d’Economia, Nit de l’Empresari (CECOT), Premis Pimes (PIMEC), etc. strategic markets such as Aragon, Madrid and Navarre. The Department provides services both to the Port organisation and to the bodies and Activities organised this year by the department in collaboration with other areas included associations comprising the Port Community of Barcelona: Association of International various events to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the constitution of the Port of Barcelona Freight Forwarders of Barcelona (ATEIA-OLTRA), Barcelona Association of Shipping Agents Works Council. To mark the occasion, the Communication Department coordinated the and the Association of Port Stevedore Companies of Barcelona and the Official Association of publication of the book The Port of Barcelona. From the creation of the Works Council to the Customs Agents and Commissioners of Barcelona. present (1869-2019), by Joan Alemany, in collaboration with the Corporate Image Area and the Document and Archive Management Service. The department also promotes and organises visits to the Port by various business and social entities to glean a better knowledge of the infrastructure, services offered to companies, their To support the development of social value, this department played an active role in importance, the contribution to the growth of the country and its future plans, based on disseminating the work of various bodies and organisations of the Port Community, especially innovation and economic, environmental and social sustainability. those involved in specific projects such as Stella Maris and the Food Bank. We would highlight the intensive efforts made to publicise the strategic objectives of the In the environmental field, the department informed of various ongoing actions and projects Port of Barcelona among various different audiences (the Port Community of Barcelona, and publicised the initiatives launched to comply with the United Nations Global Compact customers and users of the Port and the main economic and social actors of the city and SDGs. The Press Department backed up these actions with two master videos and six Catalonia), which means direct intervention in about 600 activities, 400 in the design microcapsules on the Air Quality Improvement Plan, disseminated through social media. and coordination and about 200 in protocol and assistance to the Port President in her participation in various events. Furthermore, the Department supported and accompanied various television productions and reports featuring the Port of Barcelona. One highlight was the Spanish TV programme “Five Some events in 2019 that deserve a special mention were the holding of the first Christmas days in...” which dedicated two 25-minute reports to explain the day-to-day activity of the Port. Fair in the Port Vell and the complete programme of events aimed at the Port Community and the public that was organised on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Port of Barcelona, described later in the “Social action” section of this report. Social media The Port’s presence on the social networks continued to grow throughout 2019 and was committed to enhancing content with creativity and videos across all media. Highlights include the more than 26,000 followers on the LinkedIn page and the two Twitter profiles, Other relations with stakeholders national (@portdebarcelona) and international (@portofbarcelona). The customer care service MORE THAN MORE THAN The organisations of the Port Community have their own customer care systems, some of 15,000 11,000 ABOUT which are more or and some less sophisticated and developed. In the general field, the Port FOLLOWERS IN TOTAL FOLLOWERS, 100,000 of Barcelona Customer Care Service (SAC) is one of its direct links with the market. (2 PROFILES) THE FASTEST GROWING VIEWS Its main objectives are: to improve the transparency and reliability to the passage of goods SOCIAL NETWORK +3 through the Port of Barcelona, acknowledging the figure of the final customer as one of its % main assets; identifying and transferring the needs of the market to Barcelona Port Authority and its Port Community is one such objective; and how to offer importers/exporters as much information as possible on available services and infrastructures. Various different videos were produced on Youtube during 2019 in collaboration with other The specific communication channels of this service are telephone (933 068 806) and e-mail departments, some of which were distributed to the general public (such as those explaining sac@portdebarcelona.cat. the results of the previous year or the Port Vell) and others on specific topics (such as the 150 years of the Port of Barcelona or the third edition of experiences quayside). 106 107 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing social value In 2019 the Customer Care Service (SAC) provided a customised response to 833 enquiries and Dialogue and participation with stakeholders claims concerning inspections, fee items and traceability concerning the passage of goods. Of the 300 claims handled, 75 were analysed by the Efficiency Network Quality Label and 38 62% of organisations in the Sectoral Sustainability Plan have communication channels cases led to financial compensation being awarded. 533 queries were made. with their stakeholders. This figure is very similar to the previous year, which was 57.3%. Stakeholder groups Communication channels 300 Customers Face-to-face meetings Claims Commercial communications 833 SAC (Customer Care Service) Enquiries and claims Customer management (telephone, mail, web and social networks) 533 Events of customer associations Steering Council Queries Management board Administrations Face-to-face meetings Corporate website In addition, there were 97 communications to customers to provide them with information on Steering Council such things as changes in the application of regulations and activities of the Port of Barcelona (conferences, fairs, etc. Management board Workers On-site communications Telephone contact, mail and website Works council Measuring customer satisfaction Suppliers Provider management 85.9% of the organisations in the Sectoral Sustainability Plan evaluated the Face-to-face meetings satisfaction of their customers during 2019, a figure that has been increasing gradually Telephone contact, mail and website in recent years. The main mechanisms for gauging the degree of customer satisfaction were Society Telephone contact, mail and website surveys, followed by personal visits and/or meetings. Media The organisations in the Plan received 51 claims related to economic issues. These Events of associations correspond to only three organisations, which resolved all claims received through formal Media Conferences, conferences and events mechanisms. During this year, however, organisations in the Sectoral Sustainability Plan received Interviews no complaints related to the privacy their its customers’ personal data. Press conferences Institutions Collaboration agreements Attendance at events Investors Face-to-face meetings Telephone contact, mail and website Management board Communications channels for organisations of the Sectoral Sustainability Plan with stakeholders 108 109 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing social value In addition, 65.4% of the organisations in the Sectoral Sustainability Plan (SSP) were involved Social action in activities organised by their stakeholders during 2019. The main interaction group was the administration, followed by institutions and clients. As part of its social sustainability policies, the Port of Barcelona promotes actions aimed at society at large and at the Port Community, or certain groups. These are some of the most important in 2019: Investors Initiatives aimed at the public and the Port Community > 150th anniversary of the Port of Barcelona. Various events were held throughout the year for the general public and the Port Community, including: a public concert in the Port Institutions Vell by the Vallès Symphony Orchestra; an institutional event at the Palau de la Música for the Port Community; a commemorative publication of the 150th anniversary featuring the work of Joan Alemany; Boat trips on the Las Golondrinas for families; a mapping video and Media an exhibition at Barcelona History Museum with the key events of the last century and a half of Port history. > Sixth the solidarity paella to fight Alzheimer’s disease. An initiative by a retired Port Society haulier to raise funds for research into Alzheimer’s and neurodegenerative diseases among groups in the Port Community. Around 600 people took part in 2019, raising €20,000 for the Pascual Maragall Foundation. The Port Authority ceded the sports centre and took part in communication and security. Suppliers > Publication of the Sectoral Sustainability Report 2018 to inform stakeholders and society at large. Employees > G uided tour of the Llobregat Lighthouse for a group of residents of the Marina del Prat Vermell and the Zona Franca of Barcelona. The visitors were received by the Port President and General Manager, among other directors, heard an explanation of how the lighthouse works and were able to visit the exhibitions on old elements and equipment and Administrations on photographs. > Participation in the conference entitled Smart Ports: Piers of the Future within the Smart City Expo World Congress, a privileged setting for learning about the most innovative Customers projects in mobility, digital transformation, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and the environment and the challenges for more sustainable and efficient cities. > Dedicated space at the Ciutat dels Somnis [City of Dreams] festival dedicated to children 0 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% in the Montjuïc area. Two activities were organised for children aged 4 to 12 and focused on environmental issues: stevedores and waste collection ships. 2016 2017 2018 2019 > Organisation of the first Christmas Fair in the Port Vell, featuring wooden stalls with gifts and food; gastronomic area; a stage with an entertainment programme focusing on the entities, associations and schools of Ciutat Vella; a 31-metre tall Christmas tree lit up Participation of SSP organisations in stakeholder activities, 2016-2019 with LEDs; a floating nativity scene located on the water sheet in front of the Rambla de Mar and attractions for little children. > Collection for Barcelona Food Bank as part of the Port’s 2019 solidarity at Christmas campaign, coordinated by the APB with APM Terminals, Fundació CARES and Butransa and with the collaboration of ambassadors of 22 companies and entities of the Port. 3,111 kg of food (107%) were collected for the Food Bank and 9,998 units of hygiene products (74%) for the IReS Foundation. The money boxes located in the APB also raised €608. 110 111 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing social value > T he Sports Dance Section of the Port of Barcelona organised solidarity dances: Service Description Data 2019 - W ith Nuala Irish Dancers, the solidarity Ballad for a future without Alzheimer’s, to raise funds for the Pasqual Maragall Foundation project. Residential Possibility for seafarers to stay the night, with special 822 users: 64% merchant sailors; 9%, conditions. fishermen; and rest, others (divers or - W ith Forever Twisters, the “Country music at the Port special, for seafarers” day, with cruise ship staff) fundraising for the Stella Maris. 7,732 overnight stays - With Sant Andreu Line Dance Senior, a session of “Senior line dance in the Port” Visits aboard ships To welcome the crews and explain the services offered 2,642 visits collecting books, films and music for the Llibre Solidari Association. to them. 30,000 crew members received information > T he APB participated in a project for offsetting the CO2 emissions produced by Sailors transport service Provided using the two 9-seater vans currently 4,546 sailors used the services business flights (Air France, KLM and Delta Air Lines), as a BlueBiz partner. available, donated by the ITF. > An exhibition on sustainability issues within the 27th Conference on Occupational Risk The Club Here, sailors have access to a bar, games, internet 3,015 people of 37 different nationalities connection, telephone, currency exchange, chapel, used it Prevention and Sustainability of the Port Community. library and bazaar. It also offers general assistance > S tart of the programme to dynamise the Sectoral Sustainability Plan consisting of the and advice. creation of the figure of sustainability ambassadors in Port companies, who promote Passenger Terminal Office Located at International Passenger Terminal “C”, it 2,950 crew members served and disseminate the Plan within their organisations. - Cruise Ship Assistance has two telephone lines, four computers with internet 55 packages delivered connection and wifi and is especially intended for the crews of cruise ships. A new package or correspondence reception service was launched this year. Services to seafarers Social assistance Various types of assistance to sailors and fishermen Average of 16 free monthly tickets for (free overnight stays, financial aid, etc.). public dining rooms. The Port of Barcelona takes special care to respond to the needs of this group, whose €3,110 in aid. working conditions and characteristics mean that they spend long periods away from Sailor’s Rights Centre Staffed by three lawyers, it provides answers in possible home and do not always receive the appropriate services and support (labour, financial and conflict situations of sailors calling at the Port. It also emotional). Alleviating these shortcomings is the aim of the work by Stella Maris and the Port promotes knowledge and application of the laws that of Barcelona Welfare Committee. protect them, especially from the ILO. Main services of stella maris, 2019 Apostolate of the Sea - Stella Maris This entity provides support and assistance to seafarers in need. In the leisure area, in 2019 almost 500 cruise ship crews took part in basketball and football matches organised in the Port sports facilities in the ZAL, and more than twenty made use of a new bike rental service. The Port of Barcelona’s Welfare Committee In the religious are, there were 23 Masses held on board ships, feast days were celebrated The Committee is made up of representatives of the following entities: Port Authority and contacts maintained with various religious communities. In addition, newsletters are (chairing the committee), Pilots’ Corporation, Social Marine Institute, Harbourmaster’s Office, prepared and distributed with news from various countries of origin of sailors. Freight Forwarders’ Association, Association of Port Stevedoring Companies, Captains’ Association, General Company of Engine Captains and Officers, Tugs, ITF, Faculty of Nautical Studies, Fishermen’s Guild and Stella Maris (which holds the secretariat). The Committee held three meetings in 2019 to propose and follow up on the various activities carried out, which include: > IMO Seafarers’ Day (25 June), distributing greeting leaflets to crews, night lighting of the Europa Bridge and free admission to the Maritime Museum. > 31st Seafarers’ Conference (5 November), at the Faculty of Nautical Studies, showing of the video Experiences quayside and the round table “The Importance of the mental and physical health of crews”. > I nter-religious day (7 November), also at the Faculty of Nautical Studies, involving people from different religions: Christians, Jews, Hindus and Baha’is. > Sports day (9 November) with the participation of 7 five-a-side football teams from the maritime port area of Barcelona. 112 113 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Sponsorships and donations 07 Developing In 2019, 48.7% of the organisations in the Plan reported that they had made sponsorships and/or donations in the social and/or educational field, for a total environmental value amount of €2,488,206, very similar to the previous year (€2,532,280). The Port of Barcelona is aware of the impacts of port activity on the air, water and soil quality of its area and the need to prevent or minimise these conditions as much as possible. To The Port Vell consolidate long-term sustainable development, the Port dedicates efforts and resources along with the Port Community to reduce environmental risks, start the path towards decarbonisation by using cleaner energies and properly managing waste, resources and The Port Vell (Old Port) is an extensive land and water area of the Port of Barcelona that is biodiversity in the surrounding area. open to the public. This “citizen port” model is a model that has been emulated by many other ports in Spain and around the world. Each year it attracts around 16 million visitors. The organisations of the Port of Barcelona’s Sectoral Sustainability Plan also take on environmental challenges within their strategy and dedicate economic, material and human The Port Vell is managed by an urban management body with its own legal personality, set resources to them. up by the Port of Barcelona in 1988. Its powers also include guaranteeing territorial cohesion and achieving full and proper integration between the port area and the public environment, a coexistence that demands a fluid dialogue between both. Activities and actions of a social, Orientation to the SDGs recreational, cultural and sporting nature are carried out throughout the year following criteria of economic and social sustainability. 6 CLEAR WATER 7 AFFORDABLE AND AND SANITATION CLEAN ENERGY Leisure Social Sports Commercial and cultural > F esteja. Party for > Swimming across > R evela’t Festival > F iestas the elderly the Port of (photo exhibition) of Saint Mercè > O pen Arms Barcelona - Copa > N autical fair > F iestas of Saint Nadal > MYBA Charter Show Actions to clean up the Port’s waters Affordable, safe, sustainable and modern Mercè Eulàlia > DIR Foundation (yachts) energy > M eeting of Gegants Activity > Van Van Market While this goal is focused on accessibility of Barceloneta - > E uropean (gastronomic to drinking water and water sanitation in The Port is committed to energy efficiency Port Vell Swimming market) developing countries, it is worth mentioning the and the generation of renewables, as well > I nternational Championship > L ost&Found efforts made to reduce waste, prevent spills and as advanced and less polluting fossil fuel Music Day > Correbarri (race) (swapping market) clean up port waters. technologies, while promoting investment in > H abaneras > Open International sustainable infrastructure and non-polluting > Jazz & Food (jazz > A new port sanitation network with more than in the Old Port Barcelona Coastal and gastronomy 30 km of collectors and 16 pumping stations energy technologies. > 1 50th Anniversary (rowing) festival) that prevents discharges of port waste water > Participation in five European projects for of the Port > M aremagnum > Circus of Horrors into the sea. introducing natural gas as a mobility fuel. > Fiestas of La Regatta Port of (horror show) > all year round collection of floating waste and > First port in the Mediterranean to supply LNG Barceloneta Barcelona Trophy removal from the water surface. to a cruise from a barge. > 1 30th anniversary > Barcelona City > Control and monitoring of water and sediment > Project to incorporate photovoltaic energy and of Las Golondrinas International quality. electrical storage on the Fishermen’s wharf. pleasure boats Rowing Trophy > Support in promoting the use of hydrogen > C hristmas Fair in > T he Port of and other clean fuels, along with the Energy the Port (150th Barcelona race Research Institute of Catalonia. anniversary) > A rrival of the Three Kings > M eet Vicent Van Gogh (interactive exhibition) > Raluy Historical Circus 114 Port Vell activities, 2019 115 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing environmental value 13 CLIMATE LIFE About the data included ACTION 14 BELOW WATER The data on energy and water consumption, effluents and waste, gas emissions, transport and sustainable mobility and waste controls refer to indications given at any given time from Barcelona Port Authority’s data control systems and are reported periodically on the Port of Barcelona website. They can also be consulted in the document Environmental Declaration - European EMAS Regulation Port of Barcelona 2019. Urgent measures to combat climate change Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, and its effects seas and marine resources The data concerning certifications in environmental management systems, R&D+I projects, spending and investment in sustainability and environmental initiatives come from sectoral data, The Port and its Port Community are committed Careful management of the sea is essential for a i.e. from the organisations in the Sectoral Sustainability Plan. to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions and sustainable future. Looking after the sea means are aware of all the environmental risks that looking after port activity. global warming can entail. > Controlling operations that put water quality > The Port has joined the World Ports Climate at risk. Strategic model Action Plan (WPCAP) programme to lead > Monitoring water and sediment quality. the decarbonisation of ports and contribute > Surveillance of benthic communities. Based upon the Port of Barcelona’s Strategic Plan 2016-2020 and the analysis of the Sectoral to cutting GHG emissions from maritime Sustainability Plan, the Port reviews the effects of its impact on environmental aspects and transport. designs the Environment programme each year as part of its Environmental Management > Barcelona Port Authority has signed up to the System (EMS). This sets goals and milestones for significant aspects and for key issues Voluntary Agreements to reduce emissions of detected in the contextual analysis and the risk and opportunity analysis. The Environment greenhouse gases (GHG). Committee monitors its progress and degree of performance. > €1.02 million in subsidised environmental investments. The Port’s actions take shape in specific sustainability plans and programmes: > 47.4% of organisations in the Plan certified in > Water quality monitoring programme environmental management systems. > Barcelona Air Quality Improvement Plan 2016-2020 > Inland maritime spill containment plan > Emergency and self-protection plans > Ship waste reception plan The chapter also responds to the following SDGs: 9 INDUSTRY, Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE and sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation Environmental Management System The Port of Barcelona’s Environmental Management System (EMS) covers the spaces and activities controlled and developed by Barcelona Port Authority (APB) in the performance of 11SUSTAINABLE Make cities and human settlements inclusive, its functions. CITIES AND COMMUNITIES safe, resilient and sustainable The environmental management of the Port of Barcelona complies with current legislation and its management system is certified by ISO Standard 14001:2015 and recognised by the EMAS III Regulation, as well as with the Port Environmental Review System (PERS) industry standard promoted by the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO). 12 RESPONSIBLE Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns 47.4% of the organisations that are part of the Sectoral sustainability plan have COMSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION certified environmental management systems, which is six percentage points lower than in 2018 (53.3%). 91.9% of certified organisations have ISO 14001 certification and 16% have the EMAS III certificate, lower than the previous year, when the figures were 98% and 30% respectively. These organisations received no complaints related to environmental issues in 2019. 116 117 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing environmental value Environmental action Environmental incidents Within the EMS, the Port of Barcelona has developed its own 2019 Environment The Port of Barcelona has the services and procedures required to respond to and intervene programme, which sets goals and milestones for significant aspects and for key issues in environmental incidents that take place in its territory (see also the section on “Industrial detected in the contextual analysis and the risk and opportunity analysis. safety” of this report). The most significant environmental incidents in the Port are summarised below: Environmental milestones 2019 > First supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from barge to the cruise ship Aida Nova in the Mediterranean, continuously every fortnight. > Supply of LNG from barge to the cruise ship Costa Smeralda. > APB agreement for the Port wharf electrification project. Application to the Spanish Activation of the Inland Maritime Plan 3 PIM Electricity Network for an electrical connection to supply electricity to ships. 12/04/2019 Mud spill caused by MSC TORONTO. It is verified that all the spill is on barge. > European EMAS Award in the category of medium-large public company. 23/07/2019 > First natural gas-powered ferry: the Hypatia Alejandria (Balearia). Oil and fuel spill in the dock due to the sinking of the boat. > Grimaldi’s first ferries with batteries to prevent emissions during the stay in port. 09/12/2019 Fire brigade intervention to drain boat water. The PIM is activated in the alert phase. > Declaration of Climate Emergency by the Catalan Government and Barcelona City Council. > Savings of €173.78 million in the cost of negative externalities, representing a 75% saving, thanks to the intermodal strategy. Environmental objectives 2019 and degree of achievement 14% 1. 2.4% reduction in electricity consumption, based on 2018 - NOT ACHIEVED TIPPING IN THE MARITIME SERVICE AREA Electricity consumption in facilities increased by 2.04% due to the incorporation of another area with street lighting and delays in improvements. 17% 2. 20% reduction in diesel and gasoline consumption for vehicles - PARTIALLY ACHIEVED 39% LARGE FLOATING WASTE AND WASTE PRODUCTS IN DOCKS The total reduction in fuel was 13.34%, therefore the target was 66% achieved. AUTHORISATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS OUTSIDE WORKING HOURS 3. Implementation of the Air Quality Improvement Plan - PARTIALLY ACHIEVED 16% Progress made in the consensual validation of the emissions inventory methodology. The Plan SOLID AND LIQUID is being extended to incorporate new actions and measures. SPILLS ON THE ROAD 4. Promotion of liquefied natural gas as a mobility fuel - ACHIEVED All planned pilots were carried out (except for a straddle carrier, scheduled for 2020), and the provisional regulatory specification for LNG supply operations to ships was approved. 235 Environmental incidents 5. Improvement of the Inland Maritime Plan - ACHIEVED by type Improved response operation in the event of a contingency and in the waiting phase to incorporate additional material to meet the contingency. 6. Application of the Environmental Communication Plan - ACHIEVED Environmental incidents by type, 2019 Publication of new communication materials in video format. 7. Implementation of the Plastics Reduction Plan - ACHIEVED Installation of 30 osmosis water fountains instead of the 118,680 plastic bottles purchased in 2018. 118 119 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing environmental value Environmental expenditure and investment Commitment to tackling climate change In 2019, the Port Authority earmarked €862,000 for environmental actions, not including INDUSTRY, staff headings. This is the cost of performing the functions and activities for which it is 13 CLIMATE ACTION 9 INNOVATION AND responsible in its role managing port areas and strategy. INFRASTRUCTURE 21.8% of the organisations in the Sectoral Sustainability Plan reported that on average they spent 6% of total expenditure on sustainability, down from 9.8% in 2018. The number of organisations engaging in environmental spending also decreased. 29.5% of the organisations in the Plan made environment-related investments, representing an average of 11% of total investment. These figures are very similar to According to initial calculations by the APB, total activity performed throughout the Port the previous year. The organisations participating in the Plan performed 49 environmental of Barcelona emits some 315,000 tonnes of CO2 annually. Approximately 70% comes from R&D+I projects. ships (anchoring, manoeuvring and stay in port), about 25% from electricity consumption of all the facilities of the precinct, and the rest from emissions from vehicles, terminal machinery and industry. The Port of Barcelona has taken on board a commitment to halve CO2 emissions by Subsidised investments 2030 in relation to 2017 emissions, a target that brings it in line with the targets set by the European Union (EU) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO). These are some of The Law on State Ports and the Merchant Navy provides for applying a discount on the lines of the Port’s climate decarbonisation strategy. the activity fee of port facilities that hold a concession or authorisation or license for handling goods. To be eligible for such discounts, the facility must have an environmental management system in place and sign an agreement on good environmental practices with the Port Authority based on the model Guide to Good Environmental Practices of the Port of Barcelona, in virtue of which the facilities commit to rolling out a programme of Energy transition improvements involving economic investment in equipment, systems and supplies. To reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of the Port of Barcelona and come closer to Throughout 2019, the companies that have signed this agreement with the APB made complying with the SDGs in environmental matters, the Port of Barcelona is committed to a discountable investments totalling €1.02 million, which is the biggest overall contribution new energy model based on three axes: renewable energies, energy storage and a smart since 2016. electricity grid making it possible to respond to new consumption with optimal management. It is working on these through various initiatives and projects. Renewable energy Photovoltaic generation potential on decks and surfaces of the port area is about 92 MW 1.200 of peak power, with an annual production of about 120 GWh, therefore it could respond to the electrical demand of ships and complement that of port facilities. A study was performed 1.000 in 2019 on photovoltaic energy generation on the Fishermen’s wharf with power storage in lithium batteries, as a small-scale example. 800 Since 2017, all the electricity consumed by the APB and companies in which it holds a stake 600 (Port 2000, WTC Barcelona and CILSA) carries a renewable generation guarantee certificate, so that the associated emissions do not count as greenhouse gas emissions. 400 567.7 767.8 1,022.8 200 2016 2017 2018 2019 0 Trend in subsidised environmental investments (thousand eur), 2016-2019 120 121 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Thousand eur ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing environmental value Promoting new fuels Promoting sustainable logistics chains In the innovation field, the Port has begun to study the role of hydrogen and other In 2014 the Port launched the BCN Zero Carbon Project together with terminals and derived clean fuels as possible fuels with zero-emission pollutants and greenhouse gases, logistics service operators. This involves drawing up an inventory of GHG emissions from for land and sea freight transport, with the help of the Energy Research Institute of Catalonia. activities closely related to the passage of goods through the Port in order to reduce them as much as possible or offset them when they cannot be minimised. Electrification of wharves The growing interest of customers of goods and logistics chain agents in knowing the extent In July 2018 the Port of Barcelona joined the World Ports Climate Action Plan (WPCAP), of their environmental externalities to integrate these into decision-making on transport an initiative involving the world’s major ports (Vancouver, Los Angeles, Long Beach, New routes has led the Port to offer environmental consulting services and specific web tools. York, Hamburg, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Gothenburg and Busan) that aims to speed up the Two such tools are the ECOCalculator (www.portdebarcelona.cat/ecocalculadora) and decarbonisation of port activity and maritime transport. The Port of Barcelona leads the Port Links (www.portdebarcelona.cat/port-links), which not only make it possible to create group dedicated to supplying electricity and zero-emission fuels to ships direct from the transport chains through the Port of Barcelona with complete and up-to-date information on wharf and participates as a partner in the group of sustainable fuels for ships. services, but also measure their environmental footprint. In 2019 the Port made public its commitment to electrifying the wharves where cruise ships, container ships, vehicle carriers and ferries call in at port, to avoid emissions from their auxiliary engines during their stay. The project will be developed over 7 to 10 years The impact of the intermodal strategy and will begin with a connection to the high voltage grid in order to provide the necessary electrical power of about 80,000kW. However, the intention is to create a new exclusive and independent medium-voltage power network (25kV) infrastructure to provide services 9 INDUSTRY, To raise the profile of the positive impact generated, the Port of INNOVATION AND to ships moored at the wharf, to be deployed through transformer stations and command INFRASTRUCTURE Barcelona quantifies the savings in externalities each year as a centres. consequence of its intermodal strategy in favour of rail transport and short sea shipping, and the boost given by the European School of Energy saving and efficiency Intermodal Transport in the training field. In 2019, all these more sustainable services saved the port of Barcelona €173.78 million In 2012 the Port of Barcelona signed up to the Voluntary agreements to reduce in the cost of negative externalities (atmospheric pollution, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions promoted by the Catalan Government’s Office for global warming, noise, accidents, congestion and infrastructure cost), Climate Change (OCCC), through which it undertakes to gradually reduce direct and indirect which would have been generated by the same volume of freight (scope II) emissions from the fuel consumption of its fleet of 120 vehicles, 2 boats and some transported by road. This represents a 75% saving in the cost of generators, while also reducing their electricity consumption. externalities. The APB fleet currently has 41 electric vehicles (motorcycles, cars and vans) and the rest will be gradually replaced. The Port area offers 44 charging points installed for the APB’s own use and three new charging points for public use (two slow charging points at the 3,000 6 Energy wharf and one at the Drassanes Passenger Terminal). There is a specific plan to roll out 5 5.2 4.9 22 charging points throughout the Port by 2022. 2,500 5 Furthermore, the APB has chosen to sectorise on and off switching in its buildings 2,000 4 and facilities and to replace compact lamps with LEDs. This technology is also being progressively applied in the street lighting network, in which improvements are being 1,500 3 brought in with regard to regulating the intensity of ignition according to time periods. 1,000 2 500 0.7 0.6 1 0.4 226 220 255 252 224 167 0 177 183 131 123 94 71 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Conditioning Mobility Electricity GHG emissions/worker and auxiliary groups Trend in ghg emissions in the Port of Barcelona (CO2 eq), 2014-2019 122 123 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 T CO2 eq 2,194 2,280 2,177 T CO2eq / worker ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing environmental value Environmental performance and control 1% GUARDHOUSES The basic data and indicators related to the most significant direct and indirect environmental aspects are specified below. 57% 42% IRRIGATION WATER BUILDINGS Consumption of resources Water consumption The Port is supplied water from the public companies Aigües de Barcelona and Aigües del Prat. 2019 saw a drop in the main consumption usually recorded - for irrigation of green 53,138 m3 areas and gardening - which at 30,260m2 represents 58% of total consumption. On the other hand, there was an increase in consumption for buildings, due to the water supplied for the preloads of the Adossat wharf. Distribution of APB water consumption, by uses (in m3), 2019 It should be noted that these data do not include the extraordinary volume associated with third parties, which basically corresponds to supplying ships with drinking water. The organisations participating in the Sectoral Sustainability Plan declared a water 60,000 consumption in the port precinct of 675,933.57 m3. 40,913 50,000 33,778 30,260 40,000 30,579 Energy consumption 35,877 30,000 In 2019 the APB recorded the lowest total energy consumption since 2014, 7,631 MWh 30,175 (-2.12%), most of which corresponds to the electrical supply of the buildings. 27,405 20,000 8,600 10,000 2,933 3,571 1,859 13,975 19,473 19,190 22,459 8,400 0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 8,200 Irrigation water Buildings Guardhouses 8,000 7,800 Trend in apb water consumption, by uses (in m3), 2013-2019 7,600 7,400 7,774 7,795 8,394 7,994 7,796 7,631 7,200 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Total Trends in energy consumption (in MWh), 2014-2019 124 125 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 m3 MWh ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing environmental value 7% 2% Total energy consumption of the organisations of the Sectoral Sustainability Plan within the port precinct was 177,461 MWh. GASOIL GASOLINE 86% 5% Fuel consumption There is a single consumption figure of natural gas - for heating in the ASTA building - which ELECTRICITY NATURAL GAS fell 24.6% during 2019. We would also point to the 8% reduction in diesel consumption, which will accentuate as the fleet of electric vehicles increases and temporary electrical generators stop working as they are replaced by power sockets. 2,500 16 7,631 KWh 14 2,000 991 861 12 1,500 10 681 Distribution of APB energy consumption by type (in MWh), 2019 668 8 516 1,000 1,146 1,142 389 6 958 846 778 4 500 571 2 Electricity consumption 65 58 54 73 91 92 0 0 In 2019, the consumption corresponding to public lighting increased with the commissioning 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 of new areas in the port. Total electricity consumption at the APB was 6,579 MWh (+4.25%). Gasoline Gasoil Natural gas Gasoline/vehicle Gasoil / vehicle 8,000 7,000 Trend in APB fuel consumption by uses (in MWh), 2014-2019 2,048 40.913 6,000 30.260 1,859 1,744 1,747 2,024 35.877 5,000 2,097 1,877 926 4,000 631 942 990 1,031 3,000 678 717 2,000 1,000 3,789 2,928 3,011 3,916 3,721 3,674 3,524 0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Buildings Other services Exterior lighting Trend in APB electricity consumption by uses (in MWH), 2013-2019 126 127 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 MWh MWh / vehicle ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing environmental value Impact on the surrounding area and the environment > Port water cleaning service. The specialised vessels that are available 24/7 this year collected 64 tonnes of floating waste from the water surface, compared to Below are the main indicators of the impact port activity has on its surrounding area and the 66 collected in 2018. tools the Port of Barcelona has to monitor and minimise it. In addition to the data on marine, atmospheric and terrestrial environments, it is worth noting that the Port conducts actions to preserve the biodiversity of its environment - for example through control of invasive species and birds - and manages and monitors environmental noise throughout the port area using 29% its noise map. 24% PLASTICS OTHER The marine environment 28% 14 LIFE ORGANIC MATTER BELOW WATER 19% WOOD The Port has services and procedures for improving water quality. Total64 tonnes Port sanitation network Type of float ing waste collected in the port, 2019 The Port has 30 km 16 of collectors pumping stations 14 > M onitoring and checks on water quality, which are part of the Coastal Water and connection points with the metropolitan Surveillance Plan for Catalonia; of sediment quality, with periodic sampling campaigns; collector that carries wastewater to the Llobregat and of benthic communities, which are indicative of the state of health and and Besòs treatment plants. environmental quality of the seabed. 128 129 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing environmental value The atmospheric environment Promoting the move to gas The Port is working to equip itself with the right infrastructure for supplying LNG to ships and trucks (berths and barges), regulations guaranteeing safety and the 11SUSTAINABLE 9 INDUSTRY, CITIES AND INNOVATION AND necessary economic incentives to be support this cleaner alternative. In 2019 it became COMMUNITIES INFRASTRUCTURE the first port in the Mediterranean to supply LNG to a cruise ship from a barge and supplied LNG from tanks to the first new ferries of the Baleària company, which is fully powered by this fuel. Furthermore, the Port is taking part in five pilot tests for LNG as a mobility fuel: the Cleanport and REPORT projects and three activities of the CORE LNGas hive project (explained in the section on “Financial aid received” in this Report). The strategy for reducing emissions of polluting gases and particulate matter is defined in Air quality indicators the Port of Barcelona Air Quality Improvement Plan, adopted in 2016, which brings Air quality in the port environment has improved since the early 2000s, when monitoring together a total of 53 concrete and specific actions. Work to update the Plan began in emission levels of the main polluting gases began. 2019 and is expected to be finalised in 2020, with stricter measures to achieve the Port’s decarbonisation objective (see the section on “Commitment to climate change” of this Report). 4.5 4.02 Air quality monitoring 4 3.53 3.5 3.32 > Weather network 3.08 7 seven stations with speed and wind 3 direction sensors, 2.60 3 of which have sensors to detect 2.5 2.22 rain, temperature and relative 2.09 2.05 2.1 humidity, atmospheric pressure 2 1.8 and solar radiation. 1.5 > High Volume Sensor Network (CAV): 8 1 capture units, 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 5 for PM10 particulates (particulate matter with diameters under 10μm) South Dock Port Vell and 3 for PM2,5. Average SO 3 2 concentration in the port (in μg/m ), 2014-2019 > A utomatic pollutant measuring stations 3 that measure the concentration of gaseous pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and sulphur dioxide. The Mobile Unit station also incorporates analysers of benzene, toluene and xylene (BTX) and ozone (O3). 130 131 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 μg/m3 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing environmental value Sulphur dioxide concentration levels are low. Current EU regulations set a maximum Airborne PM10 suspended particulate matter concentration values, which are greatly daily average threshold of 125 μg/m3 that cannot be exceeded more than three days a influenced by works projects or dry bulk operations, can generally be considered as low. year. The highest levels correspond to the station on the South Dock, influenced by terrestrial traffic. 65 60 58.31 The terrestrial environment 55 49.57 The Port of Barcelona also has control, surveillance and action measures in place to ensure 50 the quality of port land. 45 40.91 41.2 40.57 Preventing soil pollution 40 There is ongoing monitoring of the state of the subsoil in the port area under concession 37.40 35.25 by terminals and operators, as well as in non-concession areas. When necessary, remedial 35 32.44 32.4 36.49 actions on contaminated soils are taken either by the Port Authority, after the end of 29.84 34.50 the concession period for occupation of port land by an activity, or by the terminals and 30 concessions themselves. 25 20 7 7 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Remedial and Characterisation follow-up actions and prior study Zal 2 Port Vell Average NOX concentration in the port (in μg/m3), 2014-2019 TOTAL soil Monthly average Nitrogen oxide levels are high (the reference level is 40μg/m3) especially pollution in the Port Vell location of the Mobile Unit. prevention 14 actions 40 32.10 33.84 35 31.89 30.10 The main soil remedial actions in 2019 were: 28.80 29.8 30 29.0 32.64 28.02 25.8 > Costa wharf, in the section of a former collector of asphalt and hydrocarbon products 25.6 25 27.70 > Various hydrocarbon storage terminals 26.25 27.54 26.7 23.90 24.73 20 15 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 South Dock Zal 2 Port Vell Average PM10 concentration in the port (in μg/m3), 2014-2019 132 133 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 μg/m3 μg/m3 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing environmental value Checks on dredging material Waste management Characterising dredging materials and making sure they are correctly relocated in the maritime-terrestrial domain with minimal impact on the environment is one of the basic The Port Authority is responsible for removing and managing all types of waste generated aspects of the APB’s environmental monitoring of the Port’s works projects. in the Port of Barcelona’s own and common areas - excluding the offices and spaces occupied in the East building of the WTC, but including the bars and restaurants within the port premises - and waste from road cleaning. The concessions and facilities that conduct 2,000,000 their activity in the port area manage their own waste. 1,800,000 The APB practices selective waste collection, and in 2019 it managed a total of 1,114 tonnes of waste, internal or external, 95% of which were non-hazardous. 398,616 1,600,000 1,400,000 106,950 1,200 2.5 1,200,000 1,000 1.96 1.95 2 1,000,000 1.54 800 1.50 1.52 1.41 1.5 800,000 600 161,015 43,270 1,203,665 600,000 1 400 209,300 108,107 400,000 0.5 200 778 800 792 782 1,120 1,114 200,000 372,528 416,243 0 0 104,379 81,687 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2016 2017 2018 2019 Total waste t / Worker Wharf dredging Filling works Dredging sand to beach General dredging Waste management by the APB (in tonnes), 2014-2019 Volumes of dredging in works (in m3), 2016-2019 95% 5% NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE HAZARDOUS WASTE Total volumes 2016 2017 2018 2019 Dredging in m3 109,263 533,543 567,620 587,253 Filling in m3 6,177 209,300 14,170 1,203,665 Development of dredging and filling works (in m3), 2016-2019 Including their own and those not generated by the APB (in charge of its management) Types of waste managed by the APB (%), 2019 134 135 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 m3 t t / worker ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Developing environmental value Ship-generated waste management - MARPOL Convention Environmental initiatives within the sectoral Sustainability Plan 12 RESPONSIBLE Under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION Ships, 1973, (“the Marpol Convention 1973-1978”), ports must have Apart from the general actions of the Port of Barcelona led by the APB described throughout adequate reception facilities for ship’s waste using a port service. the report, the organisations of the Sectoral Sustainability Plan also carried out or participated in initiatives to minimise their environmental impact. Here are some examples: The following graph and table show the progression of waste managed by the Port in the following categories: MARPOL I, Annex “lc” (oily liquid waste from engine oil, bilge water or sewage sludge) and annex INITIATIVES RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY “lb” (cleaning water from cargo tanks that contained hydrocarbons) and MARPOL V (solid waste). In 2019 the Port managed 197,812 m3 AECOC Lean & Green Project. Reduction for good logistics practices in warehouse and transport for cutting greenhouse of MARPOL waste. gases by 20% Buying an electric vehicle for the company fleet and installing three double charging points (one in the staff car park). Cutting CO2 emissions. 250,000 Providing portable printers requiring no installation, as well as export seals and mobile phones to receive and print documents 200,000 throughout the fleet. This cuts vehicle trips to the dispatch centre and therefore reduces pollution. 150,000 96,646 104,370 Hybrid or electric vehicles, for auxiliary services and mooring. Reducing CO2 emissions. 100,000 77,434 81,579 101,240 80,121 Acquiring NGV vehicles. Cutting more than 3% in CO2 emissions. 50,000 64,396 67,930 74,117 82,037 92,783 93,442 Tugs equipped with engines that consume less diesel and oil, to reduce CO2 emissions. 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Transforming the entire fleet of vehicles to natural gas, 35% of the fleet with ECO label. Reducing pollutant emissions. Hydrocarbon waste (Marpol I) Solid waste (Marpol V) Facilitating and promoting access to the Port's Z.A.L. with environmentally sustainable means of transport. Trend in MARPOL waste managed (in m3), 2014-2019 Measures to reduce mobility, determining which trips are strictly necessary. Upgrading the truck fleet with electric trucks. Typology (m3) 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Bilge and engine oils (lc) 60,289 62,455 69,196 77,915 85,703 85,419 Tank cleaning oils (lb) 4,107 5,475 4,921 4,122 7,170 8,023 Soid waste (V) 80,121 77,434 81,579 101,240 96,646 104,370 Total (m3) 144,517 145,364 155,696 183,277 189,519 197,812 MARPOL waste managed, by type (in m3), 2014-2019 136 137 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 m3 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 INITIATIVES RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY 08 D irectory of the Reducing fuel consumption between 4% and 6%. Port of Barcelona Cutting use of light, paper and plastic in the organisation's facilities by promoting good habits. AECOC Lean & Green Project. Good logistics practices in the warehouse and transport to cut greenhouse gases by 20%. Barcelona Port Authority Representation of the Port Gerència Urbanística World Trade Center Barcelona of Barcelona Port Vell in South America Implementing and certifying the ISO 50001 Energy Management System to significantly improve measurement and reduction Edifici Est C. Josep Anselm Clavé, 27 of energy consumption in the facilities. Analysing the most significant energy consumption at facility and equipment level to Moll de Barcelona, s/n Hugo Norberto Lejtman 08002 Barcelona prioritise the energy efficiency initiatives with the greatest impact. 08039 Barcelona Charcas, 2715 PB “B” T. +34 93 317 61 35 T. +34 93 306 88 00 1425 Buenos Aires info@portvellbcn.com www.portdebarcelona.cat T. +54 11 4824 3601 www.portvellbcn.com Reducing the mixing of different types of waste to increase recycling potential and reduce unnecessary spending on raw hugo.lejtman@hotmail.com materials. This drives down waste management costs and reduces indirect environmental impacts such as energy consumption for waste treatment. Unified Access Service Logistics Activities Area (SAU) Representation of the Port (ZAL) Centre Intermodal T. +34 93 298 60 00 of Barcelona in France de Logística, S.A. (CILSA) Progressive reduction of disposable plastic in the coffee corners and dining rooms until total elimination. sau@portdebarcelona.cat Claire Perez Av. Ports d’Europa, 100, Planta 0 T. + 33 668 25 70 38 Edifici Service Center SAC claire.perez@portdebarcelona.cat 08040 Barcelona (Customer Care Service) infofrance@portdebarcelona.cat T. +34 93 552 58 00 / 28 T. 902 22 28 58 sac@zalport.com sac@portdebarcelona.cat Representation of the Port www.zalport.com of Barcelona in France INITIATIVES RELATED TO RESOURCE OPTIMISATION Representation Nathalie Thomas World Trade Center of the Port of Barcelona M. + 33 624 01 09 42 Barcelona, S.A. Rethinking the production processes and the tools we use to improve them, the working conditions and the profitability in Japan nathalie.thomas@ Moll de Barcelona, s/n, edifici of the company. Takao Suzuki portdebarcelona.cat Est, 1a pl. 2-18-4 somejidai Hamakita-ku infofrance@portdebarcelona.cat 08039 Barcelona T. +34 93 508 80 00 Eliminating disposable plastic cups and distributing bottles made of BPA-free reusable plastic among workers. hamamtsu Shizuoka, Japan Representation of the Port comercial@wtcbarcelona.es T. +81 80 1586 0474 of Barcelona in Madrid www.wtcbarcelona.com Equipping ships with liquefied natural gas engines and scrubbers, in compliance with IMO 2020 regulations. Takao.suzuki.externo@ Miguel Ángel Palomero Cutting NO and NO2 emissions into the atmosphere. portdebarcelona.cat C. Jorge Juan, 19, 6 Portic Barcelona, S.A. tak.suzuki1955@gmail.com 28001 Madrid World Trade Center, Elastic moorings to protect the seabed and posidonia. T. +34 91 781 54 45 edifici Est, 6a pl. Representation of the Port mapalomero@ Moll de Barcelona, s/n of Barcelona in China Certifying the environmental sustainability and the carbon footprint of the process for recycling hydrocarbon waste from ships portdebarcelona.cat 08039 Barcelona calling at the Port of Barcelona. Joan Dedeu T. +34 93 508 82 82 CHINA CONSULTANTS Representation of the Port comercial@portic.net Room 101 1/F., Chung Nam of Barcelona in centre- www.portic.net Bldg 1 north Iberian Peninsula Lockhart Road Estefania Sanles Catalana d’Infraestructures Wan Chai, Hong Kong T.: + 34 93 298 60 19 Portuàries, S.L. (MEPSA) T. +852 2866 88 41 M. + 34 677 26 18 65 Moll de Barcelona, s/n jdedeu@portdebarcelonahk.es estefania.sanles@ World Trade Center portdebarcelona.cat Ed. Est Planta 7 08039 Barcelona T. +34 93 298 21 83 administració@mepsa.cat 138 139 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Puerto Seco Azuqueca Border Inspection Post Barcelona Association ANNEXES de Henares, S.A. (BIP) of Port Stevedoring Av. del Vidrio, 18. Cal Patrici, 8-12 Companies SECTOR SUSTAINABILITY PLAN ORGANISATIONS Pol. Ind. Garona ZAL Port (Prat) Ronda del Port, 594 1ª planta (Alphabetical order) 19200 Azuqueca de Henares 08820 El Prat de Llobregat 08040 Barcelona (Guadalajara) Sanitat Exterior: T. +34 93 442 88 24 T. +34 949 261 207 T. +34 93 520 91 80 aeepb@aeepb.com grupo@graneuropa.com Sanidad_exterior.barcelona@ www.aeepb.coM www.graneuropa.com seap.minhap.es A. PÉREZ Y CIA. S.L. AUTOMOCIONES Equip de Qualitat (EQ): Barcelona Association of PORTUARIAS, S.L Terminal Marítima T. +34 93 306 65 60 Freight Forwarders de Zaragoza (tmZ) (ATEIA-OLTRA) Silvia Martínez Barcelona Rescue Via Laietana, 32-34, 2n ADUANAS ALIE, S.A. Ctra. de la Cogullada, 65. Coordination Centre 08003 Barcelona Mercazaragoza Ronda del Port, sector 6 T. +34 93 315 09 03 AUTORITAT PORTUARIA 50014 Saragossa Edifici Torre de Salvament, 9a pl. ateia@bcn.ateia.com DE BARCELONA T. +34 97 647 96 58 08040 Barcelona www.ateia.com ADUANAS PUJOL silvia.martinez@tmzaragoza.com T. +34 93 223 47 33 RUBIO www.tmzaragoza.com barcelon@sasemar.es Barcelona Association www.salvamentomaritimo.es of Customs Agents AUTOTERMINAL, S.A. Terminal Intermodal de C. Diputació, 295, baixos AGENCIA l’Empordà, S.L. Corporació de Pràctics de 08009 Barcelona FERNANDEZ DE SOLA, S.L. C. Còrsega, 273 Barcelona, S.L.P. [Pilots] T. +34 93 329 26 66 08008 Barcelona C. Port de Ningbó, s/n coacab@coacab.com BALEÀRIA T. +34 93 363 49 60 08039 Barcelona www.coacab.com www.terminalemporda.com T. +34 93 225 60 52 AIRPHARM admin@barcelonapilots.com Maritime Transport Users’ Customs of Barcelona www.barcelona-pilots.es Board of Catalonia BARCELONA CONTAINER DEPOT Pg. Josep Carner, 27 Av. Diagonal, 452-454, 4a pl. SERVICE, S.L. ESTIBARNA – SAGEP ALFIL LOGISTICS, S.A. 08038 Barcelona 08006 Barcelona T. +34 93 344 49 40 Ronda del Port, sector 5 T. +34 93 416 94 84 08039 Barcelona shippers@cambrescat.es Barcelona Harbourmaster’s T. +34 93 223 18 22 ALMARIN, EQUIPOS BARCELONA CRUISE Office info@estibarna.es Barcelona Chamber of Y SERVICIOS PORTUARIOS, S.L. TERMINAL, S.L. Ronda del Port, sector 6 www.estibarna.es Commerce, Industry Torre de Control and Navigation 08040 Barcelona Barcelona Association Av. Diagonal, 452 APM TERMINALES T. +34 93 223 53 94 of Shipping Agents 08006 Barcelona BARCELONA CAPITANÍA Industry and Navigation T. +34 93 416 93 00 MARÍTIMA Centre for Technical Av. Drassanes, 6-8 cambra@cambrabcn.org EN BARCELONA Assistance and Inspection Ed. Colón, plta.13, p.1 www.cambrabcn.org APOSTOLAT DEL of Foreign Trade (CATICE) 08001 Barcelona MAR ‘STELLA MARIS’ Cal Patrici, 8-12 T. +34 93 270 27 88 ZAL Port (Prat) acb@consignatarios.com CÀRREGA I 08820 El Prat de Llobregat www.consignatarios.com TRANSPORT DE CONTENIDORS, S.L. T. +34 93 289 66 10 AROLA ADUANAS Y barcelona.cice@comercio. CONSIGNACIONES, S.L. mineco.es ASSOCIACIÓ CEMESA AMARRES BARCELONA BARCELONA, S.A. CLÚSTER NÀUTIC 140 141 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Annexes MARÍTIMA DEL CENTRO ECOLOGICA IBERICA FUNDACIÓN CARES MEDITERRÁNEO, INTERMODAL DE Y MEDITERRANEA, S.A.U. LOGÍSTICA, S.A., S.A. (ECOIMSA) S.M.E. GRIMALDI TERMINAL MASIQUES BARCELONA SERVICIOS EGARDIMO, S.L LOGÍSTICOS Y ADUANEROS S.L CMA CGM IBÉRICA S.A.U. ELITE SPAIN LOGISTIC, S.L. HIJO JOSE MARÍA MASIQUES, S.A. MULTILINK S.A. COLUMBUS TRANSIT, S.A. ENAGÁS TRANSPORTE, S.A.U. HUTCHISON PORTS BEST NADAL FORWARDING, S.L.U. COMA Y RIBAS S.L.U. ERGRANSA INFE PROYECTOS S.L. NAUTIEL COMBALÍA AGENCIA SERVICE, S.L. MARÍTIMA, S.A. ESCOLA EUROPEA INTERCRUISES - INTERMODAL TRANSPORT COSCO SHIPPING NOATUM LINES (SPAIN), S.A. LOGISTICS SPAIN LIBERTY CARGO, S.L. ESTELA SHIPPING BARCELONA, S.L. OCEAN NETWORK CREUERS DEL PORT EXPRESS (SPAIN) S.A. DE BARCELONA, S.A. LOGISBER ESTIBARNA CENTRO FORWARDING, S.L. PORTUARIO DE EMPLEO EN EL PUERTO DE OPERINTER BARCELONA, S. A. BARCELONA, S.A. (ESTIBARNA - CPE) DCS ASTA LOGISTIK, S.L. EUROCOMBI MARINA PORTCEMEN S.A. 2003, S.A. BARCELONA 92 S.A. DECAL ESPAÑA PROMOCION, EWALS CARGO EXPORTACION CARE, S.A. Y SERVICIOS, S.A MARINA PORT VELL, S.A.U. FERCAM RECEPTORA DE DUAMAR TRANSITOS Y ADUANAS, S.A.U. TRANSPORTES, S.A. LIQUIDOS S.A. (RELISA) 142 143 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Annexes LINK TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SDGs: TRANSCOMA https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/ REMOLCADORES GLOBAL LOGISITCS. DE BARCELONA, S.A. ORGANISATIONS OF THE PORT COMMUNITY – Description, legal regime and functions Organisation name Description and legal regime Functions TRANSJUNIOR SAR Customs This public body is attached to the Fiscal checks on imports and exports of goods and REMOLCADORES, S.L. State Tax Administration, under the collection of rights corresponding tariffs. Spanish Ministry of Finance and Civil Service. Harbourmaster's Office A public body that answers to the Guarantee the safety of human life and navigation at TRANSMAR LOGISTICA CTC, S.L. Directorate-General of the Merchant sea, maritime safety and the marine environment. Navy under the Ministry of Public SERVICIOS RECIPE TM2, S.A Works. Shipping agent The natural or legal person who Performs administrative services and procedures is responsible, on behalf of the related to the ship's stopover at the Port as well TRANSPORTES CID maritime transport operator or as the activities undertaken with the goods and/or CAMARASA, S.L. shipping company that appoints passengers transported. SPACE CARGO them. Port terminal It is generally the holder of an The main goods handling operations are: reception, / Stevedoring company administrative concession granted by loading and stowing and unstowing, unloading and the Port Authority, which authorises dispatch of goods. TRANSPORTES it for exclusive use of an area located TERMINAL PORTNOU Passenger terminals: perform all operations involving PORTUARIOS, S.A. on the wharf side, in which it loading and disembarkation of passengers, luggage performs its activities. and vehicles under passenger regime. There are two types: cruises and ferries and short sea shipping (which combine passenger and ro-ro traffic). TERMINALES TRANSPORTES Stevedores Through a stevedoring company Cargo handling activities during loading, stowing, PORTUARIAS, S.L. RICARDO (a provider of specialised labour) unloading, unstowing and transshipment of goods MARTÍNEZ, S.A. or a stevedoring company or port transported on ships. terminal. Freight forwarder A private company specialising in Receiving goods as shipping agents or delivering TERMINALES TRANSPORTES Y organising international freight them to those who will transport them. QUIMICOS S.A. CONSIGNACIONES transport on behalf of a customer. MARÍTIMAS Customs Agent Customs agents are empowered Provide clearance for goods under import, export or by the Department of Customs and transit. Excise of the Inland Revenue. The legal representative of the importer TRANSCOMA WTC BARCELONA and exporter before Customs. CRUISE & TRAVEL Land transport Haulier or self-employed worker. Responsible for transporting imported or exported goods between the point of loading and the Port, by road and rail. The transport of containers is of particular relevance in ports, since this type of packaging is exclusive to maritime transport. Port services to ships Provided by people and organisations licensed or authorised by the Port Authority: Pilots Assist ships' captains in port entry or exit manoeuvres. 144 145 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Annexes MAIN ENVIRONMENT R&D+i PROJECTS OF THE ORGANISATIONS OF THE SECTORAL Organisation name Description and legal regime Functions SUSTAINABILITY PLAN Port services to ships Tugs Tug service to assist in manoeuvring the ship. Moorers Provide the auxiliary service from land to ships during > S ustainable mobility. their mooring manoeuvre. > S take buoy and distribution of Hazelett elastic moorings. Waste removal companies Perform a service to receive garbage and other waste > Acquisition of 4 electric vehicles and installation of solar panels. from ships and are responsible for recycling them. Bunkering companies Supply fuel to ships. > Cleanport project; Sub-activity EPM1; Sub-activity EV4; Sub-activity EPM2; Report project. Auxiliary Additional services provided to > Installation of 3 general meters to monitor electrical consumption. and complementary services maritime activity. > Installation of 21 partial meters to monitor sectored electricity consumption. Border control services responsible for ensuring the health security of > Purchase of an electric vehicle and installation of 3 double charging points. imports and exports, the quality of > P lan to replace fluorescent lights in the Vertical Spaces with LEDs. agri-food products and the safety of certain products and ensuring the > Energy Efficiency study. safety and security of incoming and outgoing passengers. At the Port: > G radually replacing lighting units with LEDs. The External Health Inspection Checks and monitors sanitary hygienic conditions in > Removing single-use plastics in workplaces. Service, provided by the Health international goods traffic (products for human use > Project for donating electrical and electronic equipment. Department of the Central and consumption) of two types: of animal origin (PAO) Government Delegation in Catalonia. and of non-animal origin (PNAO). > Improvements in waste treatment and building of a new barge for the MARPOL service. Pharmacy Inspection Service by the Checks and monitors imports and exports of > Reducing electricity consumption by installing speed frequency converters in pumps. Pharmacy Department of the Central medicines, cosmetic products and medical and Government Delegation in Catalonia. surgical material. > Converting truck engines to LNG. Using LNG in certain technologies and port operations. Animal Health Inspection Officer Perform health checks on live animals, products of Adapting certain port facilities to transport using electric vehicles. service by the Agriculture and animal origin not intended for human consumption, > Acquiring a new hybrid industrial vehicle goods transport Fisheries Department of the Central animal health products, produce intended for animal Government Delegation. nutrition and veterinary medicines under the import > S hore Power project to electrify wharves. and export regime > C ollecting floating waste, aspiration of waste water, fitting charging points Plant Health Inspection service by the Works to protect against the introduction and spread for electric vehicles. Agriculture and Fisheries Department (nationally or locally) of organisms harmful to plants of the Central Government or plant products from third countries under the > Implementing a new ERP programme. Delegation. import and export regime. > Replacement tanks, valves and LEDs. National Police and Civil Guard Check the entry and exit of passengers and crew, with passport and baggage controls on boarding or > Incorporating 2 tugs classified as “Oil Recovery Ship” with a storage capacity of 51 tonnes landing. Furthermore, the Civil Guard performs fiscal of waste collected. Complete oil recovery collection equipment comprising a 150-metre and security checks on goods transiting through the anti-pollution barrier and a model Markleen Multiskimmer MS10 hydraulic skimmer. port, in collaboration with Customs. > A dapting the tugboat and equipment required by the “Oil Recovery Ship” classification. Official Inspection, Surveillance and Performs checks to guarantee compliance with Regulation of external trade Service commercial quality standards in agri-food products > Internal manual of 10 environmental and energy best practices. (SOIVRE) depends on the Barcelona and safety in toys, textiles, footwear, furniture and > Photovoltaic panels and electric car chargers. Territorial Trade Department. low-voltage electrical equipment. It also applies the CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and their derivatives. 146 147 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Credits Coordination Barcelona Port Authority Communication Department Collection of data and consolidation of the information Barcelona Port Authority Fundació Pere Tarrés Data Barcelona Port Authority Companies under the Sectoral Sustainability Plan Proposal, creation and writing of contents Teresa Calveras Translation Mike Lucas Design and layout Taller de Ideas y Comunicación, S.L. Photographs Barcelona Port Authority UTE Audingintraesa Typsa 149 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 www.portdebarcelona.cat