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Marin

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.

Spain’s Nodosa Shipyard delivers two MARPOL vessels to Barcelona port

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – Spanish company Nodosa Shipyard, based in Marín, has delivered two marine pollution (MARPOL) vessels...

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...

Vigo port containerised cargo traffic declines in Q1 2017

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 15, 2017 – Almost a year after Danish shipping giant Maersk decided to relocate its container hub in Spain to Marin port from...

Marín port chairman meets Costa Rica president

Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) May 11, 2017 – On May 9, Jose Benito Suárez Costa, president of the Port Authority of Marín (Autoridad Portuaria de Marín y...

A Coruna port receives award for support to entrepreneurship

A Coruna, Spain (PortSEurope) May 9, 2017 – The Professional Association of Self-Employed, Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurs of Galicia, Ascega, last week...

Italian ambassador visits Marin port

Marin, Spain (PortSEurope) May 9, 2017 – Italian ambassador to Spain, Stefano Sannino, visited Marin port on May 8 together with the Honorary Consul of...

Termarin consolidates its leadership in temperature-controlled containers

Marin, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2017 – Today, Marin port is the first call on the European continent of the transoceanic lines that come from South...

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...

Marin port removes 40,000 kg of marine waste since 2014

Marin, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2017 – Marin port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Marín), along with its fishing fleet, has removed more than 40,000...

Marin port exports wind turbine components to USA

Marin, Spain (Ports Europe) April 11, 2017 – The ports of Beaumont in Texas and Burns Harbor in the state of Indiana are the recipients of the cargo of four...

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...

Marin port president presents balance sheet to NGOs

Marin, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – The president of Marin port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Marín y Ría de Pontevedra), Jose Benito...

Spanish merchant navy approves Marin port’s anti-pollution plan

Marin, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – The Spanish Merchant Navy’s management board has given the green light to the plan of Marin port...

Marin port processes 715 tonnes of waste in 2016

Marin, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Marin port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Marín) processed 715 tonnes of waste in 2016, as a result...

Marin port breaks cargo traffic record in 2016

Marin, Spain (Ports Europe) January 18, 2017 – Marin port booked a new record in 2016 by handling 2.34 million tonnes of cargo, up 9.38% on the year,...

Gdynia port representatives visit Marin port

Marin, Spain (Ports Europe) October 31, 2015 – Representatives of the Polish port of Gdynia visited Marin port to learn more about port organisation and...

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