Lógica, the Logistics, Technology and Environmental Platform in the Bay of Cádiz, has taken an additional step towards making this a reality. The Regional Government of Andalusia approved the project on 24 January, which has been allocated a budget of 70 million euros and is expected to create around 3,000 jobs.

The launch of Lógica will make it possible to focus the logistics activity of the Bay of Cádiz on a 120-hectare plot of land located in Puerto Real. The infrastructure will provide an important resource for the port of Cádiz, boosting its development and competitiveness. The port’s container and bulk handling business has continued to grow despite the pandemic, and these are two activities that will undoubtedly benefit from the launch of Lógica.

Road and rail connections
Located three kilometres from the port, the platform will be one of the main logistics hubs in Andalusia. The trains, which pass close by, will have an internal branch line which directly connects the park with the bulk terminal and the new container terminal built in the region’s capital, linking it to the main network. The A-4 motorway also passes through this gateway to future infrastructure.

According to the data provided by the Andalusian Regional Government, the planned investment of 70 million euros will have a multiplier effect that will add another 188 million euros to the project. The announcement was made possible after the Andalusian Parliament authorised payment of the remaining 10.8 million euros to Dehesa Norte SA, in order to acquire ownership of the land.

Urban development work
A total of just over 20 million euros was paid for the land: 7.3 million to the family that owned it, and 13.3 million to Dehesa Norte SA. The sum of 2.5 million had already been paid, and for the remaining amount, which exceeded 10 million euros, prior authorisation was required under regional regulations.

Once the ownership of the land is settled, the next step will be to formalise the participation of the Spanish Government and the Andalusian Regional Government. The latter is working on the assumption that work to develop the land will begin next summer, or during the last quarter of the current year.

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