Motril
The Port of Motril-Granada lies at a strategic transport intersection in the south east area of the Iberian Peninsula, with direct connections to the Mediterranean Corridor (E-15) and Central Corridor (E902 E-5). It the closest port to Madrid in Andalusia and has two passenger and cargo terminals which cater for regular ROPAX services to and from North Africa, making it a logistics hub connecting Europe to the ports of Tanger Med, Nador, Al Hoceima and Melilla. The Port of Motril is also a popular port of call for cruise liners due to the nearby Alhambra, as well as the wide array of options offered by the Costa Tropical and the region as a whole. The port is operated by Autoridad Portuaria de Motril (APM – Port Authority of Motril). 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.
Spanish port traffic sets new historical highs in the first half of 2018
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Port traffic continues its upward trend and reaching historic highs, responding to the good...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – July 2018 fish landed by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 10, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports July 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by port...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – July 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 10, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports July 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Motril port ratifies Armas-FRS concession decision
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) September 7, 2018 – The Board of Directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Motril (APM – Port Authority of Motril) has...
Naviera Armas to cede part usage of Motril port passenger terminal
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) August 11, 2018 – Naviera Armas SA has been asked to cede part of the Motril passenger terminal in the Levante dock to the...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – June 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 4, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Motril port sees increased first half 2018 traffic figures
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2018 – The port of Motril closed the first half of the year with a merchandise growth of 34%, from 1.1 million...
Motril port concludes works to reduce noise, greenhouse gas emissions by ferries
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) July 25, 2018 – Motril port has concluded the works to reduce the noise, especially at night, the greenhouse gases and the...
Motril port renews three concessions
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – The Board of Directors of the Port of Motril has approved the administrative concessions requested by German...
Spain’s Ría de Arousa positions tugboat in Motril port
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) July 19, 2018 – Spanish shipping company Naviera Ría de Arousa has positioned the Paula S tugboat in Motril port,...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – May 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports MONTH 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Motrilport participated in ten fairs and events in the first half of 2018
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – Motrilport Granada has participated in ten fairs and events in the first half of the year, according to the...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – April 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports April 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Andalucía ports attend XX International Logistics Fair of Barcelona SIL 2018
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2018 – The Junta de Andalucía has participated in the XX International Logistics Fair of Barcelona SIL 2018, one...
Cepesca supports the Andalusian fishing fleet in defense of trawling
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) June 4, 2018 – La Confederación Española de Pesca (CEPESCA – Spanish Fisheries Confederation) has supported the...
Motril port breaks record for traffic of wind blades
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) May 22, 2017 – Motril port has exceeded its export record of wind blades with 225 units shipped so far in May, which represents...
Motril port reports improved traffic figures for Q1 2018
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) May 14, 2018 – The Port of Motril, with 28% more traffic in the first quarter compared to the same period last year,...
Spain’s Caisur to build €1 million agrifood laboratory at Motril port
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) May 11, 2018 – Spanish company Laboratorio Caisur SL plans to invest €1 million ($1.2 million) in the construction of a...
New Motril port operations building on schedule for completion
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – The project to build a new port operations building, including a future headquarters of the National Police,...
Motril port constructs offices for cargo agents
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – Motril port has constructed offices for cargo agents who work daily in the port area, which, together with new...