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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’s Port of Tarragona reverses decline in coal exports

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 9, 2022 – The Catalan Port of Tarragona has reversed a decline in coal exports with increased exports to Italy....

Ports of Barcelona and Tarragona share their growth strategies

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 5, 2022 – The ports of Barcelona and Tarragona are share their business growth strategies. This follows a visit...

Ro-Ro route between Tarragona and Izmir operating at full capacity

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) August 12, 2022 – The Ro-Ro route between the ports of Tarragona and Izmir is operating at full capacity. It started...

Port of Tarragona closed the first half of the year with a growth of 6.5%

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 26, 2022 – The Port of Tarragona closed the first half of 2022 with growth of 6.5% compared to 2021, moving a total...

Port of Tarragona maintains agri-food growth

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 1, 2022 – Speaking to Radio Ciutat Tarragona, president of the Port of Tarragona, Josep Maria Cruset, said that...

Ranking: Top 5 Spanish ports – January-May 2022 by total cargo

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 23, 2022 – In the first five months of 2022, by total cargo handled, the top 5 Spanish ports were: Algeciras (5.47 million...

Port of Tarragona issue tender for road access to ZAL

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 10, 2022 – The Port of Tarragona has issued a tender for the further development of road access to the Zonas de...

Spain: Top 10 ports by cargo handled in April 2022

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 25, 2022 – Puertos del Estado has reported cargo traffic for April 2022 and year-to-date for state-owned ports. Spanish...

Port Tarragona grows by 23% in April

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 20, 2022 – The Port of Tarragona has reported April cargo traffic of 2.98 million tons, up +23.5% over the same month...

Port of Tarragona considers role in Lleida dry port

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 20, 2022 – The Port of Tarragona is considering a role in the future Torreblanca Quatre Pilans industrial estate...

Tarragona Cruise Port Project Launched at Seatrade Cruise Global

Global Ports Holding, the world’s largest cruise port operator, officially takes over the operations of Tarragona Cruise Port from the Port Authority of...

Port of Tarragona increases cereal imports by 49% in Q1 2022

The Port of Tarragona closes the first quarter of 2022, increasing cereal imports by 49% – April 26, 2022 The data recorded on agri-food products...

Port of Tarragona receives a hybrid electric boat for the first time

The Port Tarragona has received today in its facilities the Eco Barcelona, ​​the first electric hybrid boat in its history. It is a 238 m long Ro-Ro...

Spain: State ports cargo traffic Q1 2022 by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2022 – In the first three months of 2022, Spain’s state-owned ports handled 136.7 million tons of...

DP World seeks to increase size of Tarragona port concession

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2022 – DP World Tarragona has asked the Tarragona Port Authority to increase the surface area of the concession...

Port of Tarragona to carry out cargo traffic study

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 8, 2022 – The Port Authority of Tarragona has awarded consulting firm ALG Global Infrastructure Advisor to carry...

Port of Tarragona to tender railway management operations

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) March 25, 2022 – The Port Authority of Tarragona (APT) has opened a tender for a technical assistance contract for the...

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