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Avilés

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.

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...

Aviles port handles its largest project cargo ever

Aviles, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2017 – Spanish company Maritima del Principado (Marprin), owned by Toro y Betolaza Group, successfully...

Spanish northern ports presidents meet to discuss cooperation, intermodality

Gijon, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – Competition and collaboration, competitiveness and efficiency, coordination and planning, are some of the...

Aviles port cargo traffic declines by 3.91% Y/Y in 2016

Aviles, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2017 – Aviles port handled a total of 4.97 million tonnes of cargo in 2016, down 3.91% on the year, mainly due...

SASEMAR to manage maritime traffic at Aviles port

Aviles, Spain (Ports Europe) January 16, 2017 – Aviles port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Avilés) plans to sign on January 17 a contract with local...

Norton Edificios builds fertilisers storage complex at Aviles port

Aviles, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2017 – Spanish company Norton Edificios Industriales S.A., with offices in Bilbao, Madrid, Colombia and Peru,...

Navantia to export wind farm equipment through Aviles, Ferrol ports

Aviles, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2017 – Spanish companies Navantia and Windar have concluded negotiations with Iberdrola and its UK subsidiary...

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