Zaragoza's geographical location gives the city significant national and international strategic value, which companies can leverage for the distribution, handling, consolidation, and storage of their products. The main land corridors passing through Aragon, which determine the major potential flows of goods, are as follows:
National Corridors:
• Ebro axis: From Cantabria to Vizcaya, Guipúzcoa, Alava, Navarra, La Rioja, Zaragoza, Lérida, Tarragona and Barcelona.
· Madrid – Zaragoza – Barcelona axis.
• Basque Country – Navarre – Zaragoza – Valencian Country axis.
• Pyrenean Axis: With an impact on the Community of Aragon, in its connection with France.
International Corridors:
• Mediterranean axis of entry through the La Junquera border.
• Atlantic axis along the Irún – Bohemia border.
• North-South Axis, from Bordeaux to the Valencian Country, passing through Zaragoza, still to be completed.
Highway
N-II; N-232; Ebro Highway; · Future Somport-Sagunto Highway
Airport
• Two parallel tracks.
• 100.000 m2 of aircraft parking platform.
• 24 hours a day.
• Handling equipment for any type of aircraft.
• EU-authorized border inspection post
• Perishable goods terminal
• Expansion of the loading center by 70 hectares.
Railway
• Transfer of all RENFE freight facilities from Zaragoza to the platform.
• AVE stop.
• Reserved area for container interchange terminals, dedicated rail terminals and axle changing terminals.
What is PLAZA?
In November 2000, the company Plataforma Logística de Zaragoza, PLAZA, SA, was established, promoted by the Government of Aragon and the City Council of Zaragoza, whose current share capital is 18.109.034 euros distributed as follows:
– General Council of Aragon: 51,52% ,
– Zaragoza City Council: 12,12
– IBERCAJA: 18,18
– Caja de Ahorros de la Inmaculada: 18,18%
The corporate purpose of PLAZA, SA is to plan, promote and build the Zaragoza Logistics Platform
The main feature of the Zaragoza Logistics Platform is that it is based on an intermodal transport hub (rail, road, and air) that will bring Aragon closer to the rest of the world, making Zaragoza one of the most important logistics cities in the world. This intermodality facilitates the integration and synergies in the logistics chains that all logistics operators need.
What is PLAZA like?
The Logistics Platform occupies a total area of 12.063.674,49 m2 distributed as follows:
• Green areas and public open spaces: 2.127.926,36 m2
• Roadway: 1,582,003.42 m2
• Public Sports Park: 187.532 m2
• Private Sports Park: 469.316,5 m2
• Social Facilities: 46.871,60 m2
• Railway Reserve: 105.673,85 m2
· Commercial Area: 281.450,39 m2
· Logistics Zone: 3.998.563,23 m2
• Private services and infrastructure: 468.450,51 m2
• Reserved area for future expansions: 713.529,67 m2
• General railway systems: 2.082.356,96 m2
Services in PLAZA
Installed companies
INDITEX, IMAGINARIUM, TRANSPORTES AZKAR, TDN, DHL, TRANSMONTENEGRO, JCV INTERCONTAINER, WT GRUPESA SA TRANSPORTES LAPUENTE, MEMORY SET, CDC AUGUSTA, GLOBAL 3, GALLERÍAS PRIMERO, TRANSNATUR, QUALITY TRUCKS, GRUPO SALGAR, MEMORY SET, ETC.
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