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The seaport of Aviles is located on Spain’s Northern coastline in the province of Asturias. Located in Atlantic Europe, the Port of Avilés is connected to its hinterland by way of convenient multimodal access routes, as well as an internal rail system. Its infrastructure includes information technology to provide customers with a fast and efficient service. It has six quays designed for various uses and provides pilotage, towage and mooring services. It is managed by Autoridad Portuaria de Avilés and comes under the authority of Puertos del Estado.

Avilés port to launch €135,000 rainwater collection project

Avilés, Spain (PortSEurope) May 15, 2019 – Avilés port plans to launch a €135,000 ($151,000) project for the channeling, conservation and use of the...

Arcelor-Mittal’s production cut to affect Gijón, Avilés ports

Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 10, 2019 – The production cut of 700,000 tonnes that Arcelor-Mittal will apply in the factories of Asturias will be...

Puertos del Estado reports February 2019 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 10, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports February 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Puertos del Estado reports 2018 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 25, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Avilés port to launch tender for reconstruction of railway lines

Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – Avilés port has approved a tender for the modification of the layout of the railway lines on the left bank...

Avilés port launches mobile management system

Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) February 15, 2019 – Avilés port has launched an internal management system that will allow customers and operators to...

Santander port’s growth exceeds Spain’s average in 2018

Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) February 14, 2019 – A 6.4% increase in cargo and passenger traffic in Santander port is double the national average of port...

Avilés port turnover rises 4.2% in 2018

Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) January 22, 2019 – Avilés port ended the year with improved business results, with a 4.47% increase in cargo traffic to...

Ranking – Vigo top Spanish fishing port in November 2018

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 13, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports November 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – November 2018 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 13, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports November 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Alcoa offers six-month extension to Galician plants

Avilés, Spain (PortSEurope) January 10, 2019 – U.S. aluminium producer Alcoa has offered to turn off the electrolysis series at its plants in A Coruña...

Alcoa generates 43% of Ferrol port’s traffic

Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) January 10, 2019 – US industrial company Alcoa Corporation generated 43% of the total traffic of Ferrol port in 2018, or 5.85...

Spanish state ports to receive another €68.2 million of EU aid

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 1, 2019 – Puertos del Estado has negotiated, as an intermediary body for European aid, with the Spanish Ministry of...

Spanish ports to receive €68.2 million of EU funding

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) December 25, 2018 – Twelve Spanish port authorities will distribute more than €68.2 million ($77.6 million) of...

Avilés port to invest €57 million in overhaul of Raíces dock

Avilés, Spain (PortSEurope) December 24, 2018 – Avilés port has said it plans to invest €57 million ($64.9 million) in a project for the overhaul of...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – October 2018 fish landed by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports October 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – October 2018 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports October 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics...

Avilés port’s drone monitoring project remains blocked

Avilés, Spain (PortSEurope) December 6, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Avilés (APA – Port Authority of Avilés)’s project for the operation of...

Spain’s Fertiberia to launch sulphuric acid tank at Avilés port within ten days

Avilés, Spain (PortSEurope) November 12, 2018 – Spanish industrial corporation Fertiberia (Fertilizantes y Productos Químicos Industriales) expects...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – September 2018 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports September 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics...

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