Gijón
The Port of Gijón is located in the central area of Spain’s north coast, Asturias, and is made up of an expert port community which provides services to the industrial and business sector in its hinterland. It is Spain’s leading port for dry bulk traffic and ranks number one in terms of the amount of goods transported by rail, making it one of Atlantic Europe’s main ports. Four weekly container services connect the Port of Gijón to the main hub ports of Atlantic Europe, namely Rotterdam, Antwerp, Le Havre and Sines. The port is operated by Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón (APG – Port Authority of Gijón). 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.
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...
Gijón aims to gain market share following Brexit
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 30, 2017 – Gijón port could become a logistics hub for cargo transport in western Europe, as operators are looking for...
Asturias government insists on relaunch of Gijón-Nantes Motorway of the Sea
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 30, 2017 – The Minister of Infrastructures of the Principality of Asturias, Belén Fernández, called on the president of...
Astilleros Gondán delivers first dual fuel tug built in Europe
Figueras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – After completing its sea trials program successfully, DUX, the first dual fuel tug ever built in Europe, was...
Gijón-Nantes Motorway of the Sea attracts interest of “one or two” companies
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 25, 2017 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado’s president José Llorca said that there are “one or...
Gijón port looks for companies to operate Motorway of the Sea line
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 23, 2017 – Gijón port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón) is studying the interest of companies regarding the launch...
Gijón port cargo traffic rises 6% y/y in Q1 2017
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 19, 2017 – Port traffic in Gijón grew 6% on the year in the first quarter of 2017 to 7.4 million tonnes. The overall...
Gijon port’s EBHI terminal handles 1.4 million tonnes in March
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2017 – Nearly 1.4 million tonnes were unloaded at the solid bulk terminal of Gijón port, namely the European Bulk...
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...
Gijon holds conference on labour accidents prevention
Gijon, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2017 – Gijon port hosted last week a conference on safety and prevention of labour accidents organised by APM...
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...
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...
Puertos del Estado calls tender for analysis of LNG bunkering demand
Gijon, Spain (Ports Europe) April 13, 2017 –Spanish official state gazette (BOE) published a tender by ports agency Puertos del Estado for the contracting of...
Occupancy rate accounts for 34.4% of Gijon port’s income
Gijon, Spain (Ports Europe) April 12, 2017 – Gijon port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón), like all others in the Spanish port system and any...
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...
Spanish cruise ports aim to hit 9.5 million passenger mark by 2020
Malaga, Spain (Ports Europe) March 25, 2017 – Spain’s cruise ports welcomed a record 8.7 million passengers in 2016, a 0.6% rise from 2015. Ports in...
Gijon port reports annual surplus
Gijon, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – Gijon port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón) reported an annual surplus of €1.003 million ($1.058...