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With the creation of FERRMED corridor, the industrial hub Lorca-Puerto Lumbreras could become an intercontinental logistics platform of the first order.
The City Council urges the Central Government as a priority to include the Mediterranean corridor through the Region of Murcia, in the section linking the French border with Algeciras.
The Municipal Council approved a motion that the City of Puerto Lumbreras FERRMED supports the Mediterranean corridor through the Region of Murcia.
Thus, the motion proposed by the Mayor of the town, Pedro Antonio Sanchez, the session urged the Government of Spain as a priority to include the Mediterranean corridor, to Murcia in the section linking the French border to Algeciras.
Thus, Sanchez explained that "this motion support the construction of the great Mediterranean corridor was established as a priority project for the European Union. What we ask is that the Central Government as a priority including the Mediterranean corridor through the Region of Murcia in the section linking the French border with Algeciras ".
The Spanish Government has not argued forcefully and clearly to the European Commission to complete the Mediterranean corridor, including the southern section, is part of the Central railway network of the European Union.
This strip of Spain from Cadiz to Gerona covers 40% of the population and GDP in Spain, about 50% of agricultural production value, 55% of industrial production, tourism 70%, 60% of exports, about 60% of the land transport of goods or 65% of maritime traffic.
"For these reasons, socio-economic is vital to include the southern stretch of the Mediterranean Corridor, from Murcia to Almeria and from there to Algeciras and Malaga Motril through," said the Mayor, Pedro Antonio Sánchez.
In this sense, Sanchez pointed out that socio-economic studies on the Mediterranean axis refer an extraordinary contribution to the regional economy than 22,600 million euros between 2016 and 2045 based on increasing the competitiveness of rail traffic within the whole land, " something that the future will contribute significantly Logistics Activities Zone axis Lorca-Puerto Lumbreras industrial. "
Also, the motion passed by the Municipal Council supports the creation of the main rail network in Goods of the European Union, which could put the region of Guadalentín in a prominent position for transit train between 3,600 and 5,000 tonnes useful "building a dynamic and attractive to international investors, and strengthening the competitiveness of the regional economy. "
Finally, the impulse to rail transport for goods in transit will be a considerable savings in energy and environmental costs in relation to other modes of transport, sea, air or road.
Thus, "the industrial hub Lorca-Puerto Lumbreras will increase their chances for growth with the addition of logistics and industrial activities open to the Mediterranean corridor," he says Sanchez.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras
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