en.Wedoany.com Reported - Grupo Pérez y Cía, through Barcelona Container Depot Services (BCDS), has launched the Zaragoza Container Services Terminal, positioning it as a hub for container rail transport on the Iberian Peninsula. Located on one of Southern Europe's major logistics platforms, the terminal will serve as a key connection point between the peninsula's main logistics corridors.
The terminal is designed based on an operationally neutral model, ensuring equal access and competitive conditions for all players in the railway industry and opening it to all market operators. According to Grupo Pérez y Cía's announcement, the project aims to optimize route and transit time distribution, reduce logistics costs, and provide more sustainable rail transport solutions.
Tomás Pellisé serves as the terminal's General Manager, overseeing overall company supervision, strategy definition, business development, and customer relations. Xavier Guillem, responsible for operational management and coordination with different railway operators, stated that the goal is to create an open, efficient, and customer-oriented terminal that can seamlessly integrate into any operator's logistics chain.
Through a new subsidiary, the terminal offers specialized container management services, including the loading and unloading of reefer and dry containers, terminal operations and storage, coordination of rail operations, and logistics services related to the supply chain. The equipment configuration allows for managing both conventional and temperature-controlled cargo, ensuring traceability, control, and efficiency at every stage of the process.
The operational model focuses on multimodal integration, connecting rail, sea, and road transport to enhance supply chain efficiency. According to 2025 data from Spain's Railway Infrastructure Administrator (ADIF), the Zaragoza-Barcelona rail freight corridor has an annual capacity of approximately 12 million tons, with current utilization at around 65%. With the terminal's operation, corridor utilization is expected to increase to over 75%.
The "National Rail Freight Plan" released by Spain's Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda in January 2026 notes that Zaragoza, as a railway junction connecting Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, and Bilbao, accounts for 18% of the national total rail container throughput at its freight terminals. A 2025 report from the European Environment Agency shows that rail transport emits 15 grams of CO2 per ton-kilometer, which is only 9% of that emitted by road transport.
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