Gijón
The Port of Gijón is located in the central area of Spain’s north coast, Asturias, and is made up of an expert port community which provides services to the industrial and business sector in its hinterland. It is Spain’s leading port for dry bulk traffic and ranks number one in terms of the amount of goods transported by rail, making it one of Atlantic Europe’s main ports. Four weekly container services connect the Port of Gijón to the main hub ports of Atlantic Europe, namely Rotterdam, Antwerp, Le Havre and Sines. The port is operated by Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón (APG – Port Authority of Gijón). 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.
Gijón port receives new crane for EBHI S.A. terminal
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – Gijón port received on August 23 the parts of the new crane that US company Gottwald-Terex has produced for...
Gijón port boosts cruise traffic in last ten years
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – The cruise ship ‘Navigator of the Sea’ docked on August 23 at Gijón port with just over 3,000...
Spanish ports to attend Seatrade Europe Hamburg Fair
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2017 – Around 30 companies, including port authorities and service and product providers, will unite at...
Gijón port analyses alternatives for selling old headquarters
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) August 21, 2017 – Gijón port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón) is considering three alternatives to reduce the price...
Gijón port to book second best annual cruise traffic in 2017
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) August 18, 2017 – Gijón port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón) expects to conclude 2017 with the second best record...
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...
Gijón port can return to profit in short term
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) August 10, 2017 – The refinancing of the debt related to the project for the expansion of Gijón port in the El Musel area,...
Spain considers subsidies for relaunching Gijón-Saint Nazaire MoS
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2017 – The president of Spanish ports agency Puertos del Estado, José Llorca, has said that the costs for operators...
Asturiana de Zinc to start building warehouse in Gijón port by end-2017
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) July 19, 2017 –Before the end of the year Spanish miner Asturiana de Zinc S.A. plans to start construction of its second...
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...
Entrepreneur withdraws from project for reconstruction of Gijón port building
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2017 – Spanish entrepreneur Nacho Santiago Pereiras said he has withdrawn from the project for transforming the old...
Gijón, Avilés ports to acquire land plots in ZALIA zone
Avilés, Spain (PortSEurope) June 20, 2017 – The ports of Gijón and Avilés intend to acquire land plots with an approximate total area of about 5,000...
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...
Gijón aims to gain market share following Brexit
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 30, 2017 – Gijón port could become a logistics hub for cargo transport in western Europe, as operators are looking for...
Asturias government insists on relaunch of Gijón-Nantes Motorway of the Sea
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 30, 2017 – The Minister of Infrastructures of the Principality of Asturias, Belén Fernández, called on the president of...
Astilleros Gondán delivers first dual fuel tug built in Europe
Figueras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – After completing its sea trials program successfully, DUX, the first dual fuel tug ever built in Europe, was...
Gijón-Nantes Motorway of the Sea attracts interest of “one or two” companies
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 25, 2017 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado’s president José Llorca said that there are “one or...
Gijón port looks for companies to operate Motorway of the Sea line
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 23, 2017 – Gijón port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón) is studying the interest of companies regarding the launch...
Gijón port cargo traffic rises 6% y/y in Q1 2017
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 19, 2017 – Port traffic in Gijón grew 6% on the year in the first quarter of 2017 to 7.4 million tonnes. The overall...
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...