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.
Spain’s Acsa to install electrical outlets at Motril port
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) August 16, 2017 – Spanish company Acsa, Obras e Infraestructuras, S.A. has been awarded a contract for the installation of...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – June 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Andalusia ports cargo traffic falls 4.3% y/y in H1 2017
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 4, 2017 – Traffic in Andalusian ports has fallen 4.3% to 73.39 million tonnes in the first half of the year. Algeciras...
Motril port launches largest Wi-Fi zone in Granada province
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) July 7, 2017 – Motril port has enabled the largest free Wi-Fi zone in the province of Granada through an internet access platform...
Motril port handles less passengers in first month of OPE 2017
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2017 – A total of 10,890 passengers and 2,824 vehicles were handled at Motril port during the first month of Operación...
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...
Motril port okays concession at Azucenas dock
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2017 – Motril port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Motril) has given the green light to a concession at Azucenas dock...
Motril port starts OPE with passenger traffic decline
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2017 – Motril port has started Operación Paso del Estrecho 2017 (OPE 2017), an initiative for the facilitation of the...
Motril to handle 10% more passengers in OPE 2017
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – Spanish government expects Motril port’s passenger traffic to be higher by 10% during this year’s...
Spain’s Sertego applies for concession at Motril port
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) June 12, 2017 – Motril port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Motril) said Spanish company Sertego Servicios Medioambientales has...
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...
Motril port starts preparations for OPE 2017
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) May 31, 2017 – Motril port is preparing for Operación Paso del Estrecho 2017 (OPE 2017), an initiative for the facilitation of...
Spain prepares for OPE 2017
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 19, 2017 – The president of national ports agency Puertos del Estado, Jose Llorca, attended a meeting of the Joint...
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...
Event – Transport Logistics – Munich, May 9-12, 2017
Munich, Germany (PortSEurope) May 3,2017 – “transport logistics” is the world’s leading trade fair for logistics, mobility, IT and...
Spain’s González Gaggero starts operations at Motril port
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) April 27, 2017 – Spanish freight forwarder and customs agent González Gaggero SL, one of the main international operators in the...
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...
Motril port hosts information day on meteorological systems
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – The port of Motril has hosted an information day on the activities that the public entity Puertos del Estado is...
Truck traffic at Malaga port rises
Malaga, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2017 –  The handling of trucks has become a regular operation in the port of Motril, where there are also boats...
Puertos del Estado – January 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 29, 2017 –Â Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports January 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...