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Tarragona

Tarragona is a port in Catalonia, Northeast Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea. The port consists of a commercial and industrial port, several marinas, Tarragona Cruise Port and a fishing port. It is managed by Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona (APT – Port Authority of Tarragona). 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: Total cargo traffic by port – January 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – Spanish ports of general interest handed 45.6 million tons of cargo in January, up +3.4% more than in...

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – January 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – With containers (TEUs), 2024 began with an increase of +5.8% reaching 1.34 million tons, almost...

Port of Tarragona issues tender for dock electrification

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2024 – The Port of Tarragona has issued a tender to start the process of electrification of its docks. The...

Noatum Terminal Tarragona extends concession

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 12, 2023 – The Port Authority of Tarragona has approved the extension of the term of the concession for Noatum...

Adif to tender railway between Tarragona and Zaragoza

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 1, 2023 – Adif plans to put out to tender at the beginning of next year a railway between Tarragona and...

Lhyfe to set up first green hydrogen project in Tarragona, Spain

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 26, 2023 – Lhyfe, a global operator in the production of renewable green hydrogen for transportation and...

ANFAC report on Spanish maritime port logistics for cars in 2022

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 23, 2023 – The 2022 edition of the sector report on maritime-port logistics reports an increase in vehicle...

Vopak to expand terminal in Port of Tarragona

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2023 – The Board of Directors of Vopak Terquimsa has approved the start of work on the fourth phase of...

Spain: Total TEU handled by port – Jan-May 2023

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2023 – In January-May 2023, Spanish state ports handled 6.69 million containers (TEU), down -8.3% on the same period...

Spain: Total cargo handled by port – Jan-May 2023

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2023 – In January-May 2023, Spanish state ports handled 228.3 million tons of cargo, a decrease of -3.6% compared to...

Electrification of mobile cranes in Tarragona port

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2023 – The Port of Tarragona is now planning for mobile harbour cranes on the southern side of its Castilla Quay...

Global Ports Holding starts work on the Tarragona Cruise Port

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2023 – Global Ports Holding (GPH) has started construction of the Tarragona Cruise Port. The facility will cover...

Spain: TEUs handled by port, April 2023

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 23, 2023 – In April 2023, Spanish state ports handled 709,466 containers (TEU), a decrease of -14.3% compared to the...

Spain: Ranking – ports by total cargo, March & Q1 2023

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 26, 2023 – In March 2023, Spain’s state ports handled 47.61 million tons of cargo, up +3.6% on the same month of...

Suardíaz starts intermodal service linking Barcelona, Tarragona, Madrid

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 14, 2023 – Suardíaz Group and BASF will start a new intermodal rail service linking terminals of Morrot, in...

Global Ports Holding Reveals Latest Updates on its West Med Cruise Ports

Global Ports Holding, the world’s largest cruise port operator, announced the latest updates on its ongoing projects in the West Mediterranean region...

Spanish seaports – January 2022 – ranked by total TEU handled

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – In January 2023, state-owned Spanish seaports handled 1.26 million containers (TEU), down -13.2% from...

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