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Marin seaport is located in Northwest Spain. The Port of Marín has outstanding connections, meaning goods can be transported quickly and safely to any part of the Iberian Peninsula or Europe via the AP-9 motorway and A-52 dual carriageway. It is one of Spain’s leading ports in terms of intermodal boat-rail transport and is directly connected to the national rail network. Its internal rail network spans more than 7000 metres and has 7 main lines with sidings for different goods. It also boasts the Iberian Peninsula’s first all weather terminal. The port is managed by Autoridad Portuaria de Marín y Ría de Pontevedra (APMRP – Port Authority of Marin). 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.

Marín port cargo traffic rises 11% y/y in Jan-Oct 2017

Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) December 5, 2017 – Marín port’s cargo traffic rose by 11% on the year in the first ten months of 2017 to 2.1 million...

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

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 20, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

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

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 10, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Marín port presents offer at Fruit Attraction fair

Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) October 19, 2017 – Marín port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Marín) presents itself at the Fruit Attraction fair as the...

Marín port to double container capacity in short term

Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) October 9, 2017 – Marín port plans to double its maximum container ship handling capacity to 4,000 TEUs from 2,000 TEUs in a...

Marín port boosts profit to €2.5 million in 2016

Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) September 15, 2017 – Marín port said it had boosted its profit to €2.5 million ($2.98 million) in 2016 on the back of a 13.1%...

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

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) September 10, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports July 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Maersk shifts strategy, remains in Vigo port

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) August 22, 2017 – When the definitive abandonment of Vigo port by Maersk was taken for granted, the Danish shipowner has given...

Marín port to award contract for expansion of BIP

Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) August 21, 2017 – Marín port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Marín y Ría de Pontevedra) has launched the process for...

Marín port completes installation of anti-fire system at workshop

Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) August 16, 2017 – Marín port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Marín) has recently completed the installation of its own...

Galicia extends maximum port concession term to 50 years

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) August 16, 2017 – The validity of the concessions of ports in Galicia region is expected to rise to 50 from 30 years under the law...

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

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

Hapag-Lloyd to carry out call of luxury cruise ship at Marín port

Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) August 7, 2017 – The decision of Hapag-Lloyd to make a call of a luxury cruise in Marín port “is without a doubt great...

Pontevedra businessmen hail Hapag-Lloyd’s cruise call at Marín port

Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) August 7, 2017 – The first call of a cruise ship in the port of Marín is “a positive news for the area, but what is...

Marín port cargo traffic exceeds 1 million tonnes in H1 2017

Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) August 2, 2017 – The provisional balance of cargo traffic in Marín port during the first six months of the year shows a handling...

Marín port receives Angolan government delegation

Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) July 7, 2017 – The president of Marín port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Marín), José Benito Suárez Costa, has...

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

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

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