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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.

Tarragona port president confident of standard-gauge rail connection project

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – The president of Tarragona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona), Josep Andreu, is confident that...

Spanish ports total cargo traffic rises 2.6% y/y in Jan-Apr 2017

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2017 – The total cargo traffic at Spanish ports rose by 2.61% on the year in the first four months of 2017 to 171.3...

Costa Crociere starts operating line from Tarragona

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope), June 3, 2017 – Italy-based Costa Crociere S.p.A. has started to operate from Tarragona port as a base port for a route that...

Tarragona port attends 25th edition of cereal industry meeting

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 31, 2017 – The president of Tarragona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona), Josep Andreu, attended the 25th...

Tarragona port welcomes delegation of Ukraine’s USPA

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 30, 2017 – The president of Tarragona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona), Josep Andreu, has received a...

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...

Spain’s AEST representatives visit Tarragona port

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 17, 2017 – Representatives of the Association of Services Companies of Tarragona (AEST) visited Tarragona port to...

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...

Puertos del Estado – Spanish ports offer solutions for all types of goods

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) April 30, 2017 – Too big, too heavy, too complicated? 62,743 linear metres for bulk cargo, 17,272 metres dedicated to ro-ro...

Spain’s Puertos del Estado aims to attract traffic at BreakBulk Europe 2017 Fair

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Spanish national port agency Puertos del Estado and the main Spanish ports will participate in the BreakBulk...

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...

Volkswagen starts using Tarragona port as hub in Spain

Tarragona, Spain, April 11, 2017 – German carmaker Volkswagen has recently started using Tarragona port as one of its three hubs in Spain, after...

Tarragona port to attract €62.8 million investment in capacity refurbishment

Tarragona, Spain, April 11, 2017 – Tarragona port expects to attract investments of €62.8 million ($66.5 million) this year to grow and refurbish its...

Tarragona port to diversify traffic from South America

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – Tarragona port has participated for the eighth consecutive year in Intermodal South America event. Its...

Event – Intermodal South America – April 4-6, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Sao Paulo, Brazil (Ports Europe) April 5, 2017 – Intermodal South America is considered by executives of the industry as a strategic platform to do...

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...

Andalusia, Aragon jointly request state investment in Algeciras-Tarragona railway

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 20, 2017 – The presidents of the Spanish autonomous regions of Andalusia and Aragon have signed a cooperation...

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