The logistics sector raises the pressure to gain a foothold in the Nissan land in the Free Zone. the multinational prolog has announced the project presented to the commission for the reindustrialization of the Nissan in Catalonia, which contemplates the installation of state-of-the-art warehouses with the capacity to offer 750 jobs after an investment of between 300 and 500 million euros. The Prologis project makes visible for the first time the uses that this industrial area near BCN and adjoining could have. Mercabarna. Nissan’s land in the Free Zone They are the object of desire in the logistics sector. Port of Barcelona supports any logistics project in the Zona Franca, considering that it will benefit maritime traffic. Cilsa, among other firms, also competes for access to the management of this once industrial plot. A commission made up of the Free Zone Consortiumunions, Generalitat and state representatives.
The pressure of the logistics sector (several projects have been presented) could cause the proportion of space destined for this use to increase, even up to 200,000 square meters of the 50 hectares available. One reason for that strategy is that it would be possible to employ laid-off Nissan workers faster than on any other industrial project. Competing, although the projects have not been disclosed, are the Australians from Goodman, the British from JLL or Cilsa (whose reference shareholder is Merlin Properties).
The architectural project of prolog It is an ultra-modern logistics plant suitable for the distribution of products in the metropolitan area, but with the aim of being flexible to any client that occupies it, be it one or several. A firm such as the Asian giant Aliexpress, for example, could be a client of the plant, but also medium and small companies that need to have a logistics hub near Barcelona. Food companies, e-commerce companies, the textile sector, start-ups… the range of future clients of a logistics plant with the characteristics of the one projected by Prologis is very wide.
In the opinion of Christian Ollerhead of Prologis in Spain, “the logistics and electronic commerce boom in Spain has meant that the sector has run out of space, especially in the Barcelona area, and that lack of space is a serious threat to economic development” .
The manager defends the Prologis project for its flexibility and adaptation to multiple potential clients, whose list has been sent to the commission that must debate the future of the land previously occupied by Nissan. The project can also be adapted to last-minute demands made by the commission. The representatives of the unions in the commission, and also those of the central government, have always shown reluctance to use industrial space for warehouses.
One of the most interesting elements of the project is that the construction of the infrastructure can be done in phases and be operational gradually. Thus, although the project takes four years to be completed, already in the first year it could be partially operational and start employing former Nissan workers.
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The company, a world leader in the management of logistics assets, has leased more than 375,000 square meters between new leases and renovation of spaces in 2021. This figure represents 25% of the Prologis portfolio in Spain, with 17 lease operations in Madrid, with a total volume of 113,142 square meters. It currently has a stock in Madrid of 758,670 square meters, spread over 19 parks and 39 buildings. It also closed in 2021 nine lease operations between Barcelona and Valencia, with a total volume of 110,725 square meters. Between these two markets, Prologis adds the figure of 509,022 square meters of stock and 22 buildings.
The firm has reached 100% occupancy in Prologis Park Barajas and has completed the San Fernando DC2, Alcalá DC5 and Puerta de Madrid DC6 buildings. In Catalonia, Prologis reaches 100% occupancy in five parks: Prologis Park DC1, Prologis Park CIM Vallés, Prologis Park Subirats, Prologis Park La Granada and Prologis Park Penedés. In addition, he has completed the Prologis Park Valencia. The company provides warehouse automation solutions and improvements in building consumption management. It collaborates with social entities such as the Red Cross, AECC, FESBAL, Vicki Bernadet Foundation, Ayuda en Red and Espai Eixida, among others.