The maritime route is the one that gets the highest score among the production brands, with an average of 4 out of a total of 5
The transport of vehicles by road, ship and train has also felt the effects of the crisis.
Both the Covid-19 pandemic such as the war in Ukraine and the lack of components are some of the reasons that led to the reduction, by 5.1% in 2021, to 4.33 million units, of vehicle transport. This means it is falling for a second consecutive year and is far from the 5.5 million cars driven out in 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data from the annual logistics valuation reports prepared by the Spanish Association of Car and Truck Manufacturers. (Anfac).
«The continuity of the effects of the pandemic and the strong microchip crisis, which is slowing the pace of
production and sales of the car market, are the main factors justifying this setback,” the association appreciated in a statement this Thursday.
In particular, the transport of vehicles via maritime logistics services decreased by 5.3% (2.03 million units), while the rail route was reduced by 21.4% (502,447 units) and the road option increased by 1% (1 .93 million units). ), so the latter positioned itself
as the main scroll mode vehicle.
According to the report, road transport accounted for 44.7% of the total of the 4.33 million vehicle journeys, while rail represented 43.7% and the sea route 11.6%.
The figures also indicate that road transport since 2019
increased its share by 3.8 percentage pointswhile the sea route has been shortened by 2.1 points and the railway by 1.6 points.
Regarding the reasons for the increase in road transport, Anfac has pointed to its “greater adaptability and flexibility” to meet the needs of the automotive sector, which has led to part of the logistics flows of the maritime sector or rail
«This increase is mainly due to the recovery of journeys within the national sphere, which increased by 3.2% compared to the previous year, with
a total of 1,155,109 vehicles mobilizedin contrast to vehicles transported internationally, which have shrunk by 2%, with 783,108 cars,” added Anfac
As for the rating made by the car brands for each of the modes of transport, the sea route is the one with the highest score, i.e. an average of 4 out of a total of 5.
In that sense, in the report
the eight Spanish ports are analysed are relevant (Barcelona, Malaga, Pasaia, Sagunto, Santander, Tarragona, Valencia and Vigo) in terms of vehicle imports and exports and channeling 93.8% of units transported by sea.
The ports of Pasaia (Guipuzcoa) and Tarragona share and repeat the first position with a score of 4.4, followed by Santander (4.2), Sagunto (4.1), Barcelona (3.9), Valencia (3.8), Vigo (3.7 ) and Malaga (3.3).
While,
road transport received a score of 3.7 points, while the railway option received an average rating by brands of 3.3 out of 5.
Source: La Verdad
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