Medlog and Basque ports will operate Jundiz rail terminal

Spanish infrastructure manager Adif has awarded the operation of the Vitoria-Jundiz intermodal terminal to a consortium involving MSC Group's Medlog, the ports of Bilbao and Pasaia, and regional institutions. The contract covers an initial six-year period, with extensions possible up to a maximum of 20 years. The winning consortium, Terminal Intermodal Jundiz, is led by Medlog Spain Logistic, which holds a 40% stake. The Bilbao Port Authority owns 25%, while the Vitoria-Gasteiz Intermodal Transport Centre (CTV) and the Álava Chamber of Commerce each hold 15%. The remaining shares are divided equally between the Pasaia Port Authority and Servicios Intermodales Bilbaoport (Sibport). The consortium expects traffic to increase from 15,000 ITUs in the first year to 45,000 in the second, reaching 60,000 annually from the third year onwards. For comparison, the terminal handled just 4,723 ITUs in 2025. Three loading tracks and 55,000 m² of terminal space The Jundiz facility covers approximately 55,000 m², including a 36,000 m² paved handling area and three dead-end railway tracks with electrified sections at their ends. The rail infrastructure occupies 7,000 m², while the remaining facilities include internal roads, administrative buildings and vehicle parking areas. Located near Vitoria-Gasteiz, the terminal forms part of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) and the Atlantic Corridor. It is positioned along the Vitoria–San Sebastián–Bayonne–Bordeaux cross-border axis, connecting northern Spain with France and the wider European railway network. For the Port of Bilbao, the terminal offers an opportunity to increase rail freight flows between the port and its inland markets. The participation of Medlog, the inland logistics subsidiary of MSC Group, also brings a major container logistics operator into the terminal's management.