The Cádiz Free Trade Zone and the Association for the Promotion of the Port of the Bay of Cádiz (Cádiz-Port) have signed a letter of intent to establish new avenues for cooperation aimed at attracting investment, promoting business activity, and developing projects linked to the logistics, industrial, and maritime-port sectors of the Bay of Cádiz.
The agreement was signed this Monday, November 9, at the Incubazul building by the State Delegate for the Cádiz Free Trade Zone, Fran González, and the President of Cádiz-Port, Daniel Macpherson Snyder. The document establishes a framework for cooperation between the two entities to facilitate companies’ access to resources and infrastructure, generate business opportunities, and promote their participation in domestic and international markets.
One of the main measures envisaged is the possibility for companies affiliated with Cádiz-Port to access preferential commercial terms for the spaces and services managed by the Free Trade Zone and its companies. These terms may apply to the rental of offices, industrial units, private offices, and meeting rooms, as well as parking and document services, in accordance with the procedures established in each case.
The protocol also provides for the joint organization of business meetings, technical conferences, trade fairs, sector-specific forums, and trade missions. These activities will aim to facilitate connections between companies, identify business opportunities, and promote initiatives related to innovation, sustainability, and the Blue Economy.
The two organizations will also work together to encourage the establishment of new business activities in spaces managed by the Free Trade Zone Consortium and facilitate the dissemination of its programs among companies connected to the port community of Cádiz.
At the signing, Fran González said that the agreement would deepen the existing institutional ties between the two entities and facilitate support for companies operating in Cádiz. According to the State Delegate, the cooperation will contribute to the visibility and development of the business projects and initiatives currently underway in the area.
For his part, Daniel Macpherson praised the relationship between Cádiz-Port and the Free Trade Zone and said that the protocol would facilitate affiliated companies’ access to the Consortium’s tools, facilities, and services. The association’s president linked this cooperation to the economic development opportunities in the Bay of Cádiz.
The agreement also establishes mechanisms for exchanging information and publicizing business initiatives. The Free Trade Zone will provide Cádiz-Port with information about its infrastructure, programs, and services, while the port association will share these opportunities with its members and help identify projects that could be accommodated in spaces managed by the Consortium.
Cádiz-Port, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the Port of the Bay of Cádiz and its business community, will also take part in joint economic promotion and internationalization activities that may be organized.
The protocol will have an initial term of one year, with the possibility of renewal by mutual agreement between the parties. Its signing does not entail any automatic financial commitments, so any initiatives carried out within this cooperation framework must be specified in the relevant separate agreements.
