The Competitiveness of Spain's Port Cluster

Abstract

The world economy is dominated by industrial conglomerates - clusters - which interact in different aspects to generate value and competitiveness. The purpose of this study of ports from the port community and their competitive influence in Spain. Study with a descriptive qualitative methodology. The result of this study of the port system was to achieve logistics based on modal interchange, expanding the traditional boundaries of markets and competitiveness between ports, i.e. logistics chains, the port cluster makes decisions to strengthen production. It is concluded that Spanish maritime transport has advantages in terms of cargo size, as well as the flexibility of its itineraries, these advantages depend on the adequate Spanish maritime infrastructure.