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Tarragona

Tarragona is a port in Catalonia, Northeast Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea. The port consists of a commercial and industrial port, several marinas, Tarragona Cruise Port and a fishing port. It is managed by Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona (APT – Port Authority of Tarragona). State ports are managed by Puertos del Estado which executes port policy of the government; made up of 28 port authorities that manage the 46 ports.

Spanish seaports – January 2022 – ranked by total TEU handled

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – In January 2023, state-owned Spanish seaports handled 1.26 million containers (TEU), down -13.2% from...

Port of Tarragona to acquire two drone systems

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 21, 2023 – The Port of Tarragona has plans to acquire two unmanned drone aircraft systems to support security...

State-owned Spanish ports – cargo handled in 2022 – by port

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2023 – State-owned Spanish ports saw cargo traffic up +3.5% in 2022 to 563,373,981 tons, compared to 544,419,737...

Tarragona port publishes Contradic de Ponent environmental impact study

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2023 – The Infrastructure Master Plan of the Port of Tarragona, approved by the Governing Council of State...

Port of Tarragona sees congestion, prioritisation to grain

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 2, 2023 – The Port of Tarragona is experiencing congestion and will prioritize the unloading of wheat and...

Clarion Partners Europe to develop logistics part in Tarragona

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 23, 2022 – Clarion Partners Europe is going to develop a new logistics enclave in Valls, Tarragona, having...

Ranking: Top five Spanish container ports January-October 2022

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – Puertos del Estado has published a list of the top Spanish ports by containers (TEU) handled in the...

Tepsa to expand concession at Port of Tarragona

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 25, 2022 – Tepsa is set to expand its concession at Port of Tarragona with a concession on the muelle de...

Spanish ports see vehicle handling down 5.3% in 2021

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 4, 2022 – Spanish ports see vehicle handling down 5.3% in 2021 to just over 2 million vehicles. The fall in numbers...

In Q3 2022, cargo of Spanish ports was 425.3 mln tons, up 5%

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 26, 2022 – In Q3 2022, total cargo traffic of Spanish state ports was 425.3 million tons, an increase of...

Spanish car imports by port up 3.5% in Jan-Aug 2022

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 12, 2022 – Spanish car imports by port were up 3.56% in Jan-Aug 2022, compared to the same period of 2021. Car...

Port of Tarragona begins extraordinary measures to resolve congestion

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2022 – The Port of Tarragona has begun to apply extraordinary measures to resolve the congestion situation...

Spanish state ports handled 380.1 million tons of cargo in Jan-Aug 2022

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 27, 2022 – Spanish state ports handled 380.1 million tons of cargo in January-August 2022, up +5.55% on the same...

Noatum Terminals receives Liebherr equipment for terminals

València, Spain (Ports Europe) September 26, 2022 – Noatum Terminals has received the delivery of the last three pieces of crane equipment and is...

Spain’s Port of Tarragona reverses decline in coal exports

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 9, 2022 – The Catalan Port of Tarragona has reversed a decline in coal exports with increased exports to Italy....

Ports of Barcelona and Tarragona share their growth strategies

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 5, 2022 – The ports of Barcelona and Tarragona are share their business growth strategies. This follows a visit...

Port of Tarragona closed the first half of the year with a growth of 6.5%

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 26, 2022 – The Port of Tarragona closed the first half of 2022 with growth of 6.5% compared to 2021, moving a total...

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