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The seaport of Aviles is located on Spain’s Northern coastline in the province of Asturias. Located in Atlantic Europe, the Port of Avilés is connected to its hinterland by way of convenient multimodal access routes, as well as an internal rail system. Its infrastructure includes information technology to provide customers with a fast and efficient service. It has six quays designed for various uses and provides pilotage, towage and mooring services. It is managed by Autoridad Portuaria de Avilés and comes under the authority of Puertos del Estado.

Avilés port cargo traffic rises 3.54% y/y in Jan-July 2017

Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) August 14, 2017 – Avilés port handled 2.8 million tonnes of cargo in the first seven months of 2017, up 3.54% on the year. The...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – June 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Avilés port grants concession to Fertiberia

Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) August 4, 2017 – Avilés port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Avilés) has granted an administrative concession to...

Asturiana del Zinc awaits license to construct second warehouse at Avilés port

Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) August 4, 2017 – Spanish mining company Asturiana del Zinc S.A. is awaiting a license from Castrillón municipality for the...

Avilés port cargo traffic slightly declines in H1 2017

Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) July 19, 2017 – Avilés port closed the first half of 2017 with a traffic increase of 1% in relation to the same period of the...

Avilés port signs contract for implementation of info platform

Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) July 18, 2017 – Avilés port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Avilés) has signed a contract with Emetel Sistemas S.L. for the...

Spain’s Sasemar assumes control of sea traffic in Avilés port

Avilés, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2017 – Spanish company Sasemar (Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Marítima) has assumed the control of the sea...

Gijón, Avilés ports to acquire land plots in ZALIA zone

Avilés, Spain (PortSEurope) June 20, 2017 – The ports of Gijón and Avilés intend to acquire land plots with an approximate total area of about 5,000...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – April 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports April 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Avilés port trade unions express concern over workforce downsizing

Avilés, Spain (PortSEurope) May 25, 2017 – Avilés port’s trade unions committee has expressed concerns that the incorporation of new technologies,...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – March 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 18, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports March 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Puertos del Estado – Spanish ports offer solutions for all types of goods

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) April 30, 2017 – Too big, too heavy, too complicated? 62,743 linear metres for bulk cargo, 17,272 metres dedicated to ro-ro...

Spain’s Puertos del Estado aims to attract traffic at BreakBulk Europe 2017 Fair

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Spanish national port agency Puertos del Estado and the main Spanish ports will participate in the BreakBulk...

Aviles port asks companies to take measures to limit air contamination

Aviles, Spain (Ports Europe) April 20, 2017 – Aviles port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Avilés) has asked companies to take precautions in the...

Puertos del Estado – February 2017 cargo traffic by port

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports February 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Trade unions criticise Aviles port authority

Aviles, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – The trade unions committee of Aviles port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Avilés) has criticised the...

Puertos del Estado – January 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 29, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports January 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Aviles port cargo traffic rises 6.36% in Jan-Feb 2017

Aviles, Spain (Ports Europe) March 23, 2017 – Aviles port handled a total of 677,311 tonnes of cargo in the first two months of 2017, 40,498 more than in the...

Aviles port starts process of land concession to Asturiana del Zinc

Aviles, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Aviles port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Avilés) has initiated the process of the concession of...

Aviles port cargo traffic rises 12% in Jan 2017

Aviles, Spain (Ports Europe) February 27, 2017 – Aviles port handled 393,094 tonnes of cargo in January, up 11.9% on the year. The main reason behind the...

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