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 to close 2018 with €8 million net profit
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón (APG – Port Authority of Gijón) expects to close 2018 with a net profit...
Gijón port to appeal against cancellation of Enagás fine
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – Gijón port is preparing to submit an appeal to the Supreme Court against a lower-instance ruling that annuls...
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...
Gijón-Nantes MoS to be launched by 2021
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2018 – Gijón port expects the Gijón-Nantes Motorway of the Sea (MoS) to be launched at the end of 2020 or...
Gijón port calls tender for Ingeniero Marcelino León dock pavement
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) November 23, 2018 – Gijón port has opened the bidding process for the first phase of the paving works at the back of the...
Gijón port traffic threatened by power plant closures
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) November 18, 2018 – The Spanish government anticipates the closure of thermal power plants will have an adverse effect on the...
Gijón port awards €550,000 contract to Spanish company Comsa
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) November 12, 2018 – Gijón port has awarded a €550,154 ($619,000) contract for the overhaul of a railway line to its...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – September 2018 fish landed by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by...
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...
Spain’s Naturgy to develop Gijón port gas station regardless of regasification plant commissioning
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) November 5, 2018 – Spanish company Naturgy Energy Group S.A. has disassociated the installation of a gas station in...
Spanish ports’ fish catch declines in Jan-Aug 2018
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) October 30, 2018 – The catches of fresh fish in Spanish ports amounted to 144,754 tonnes between January and August 2018, a...
EBHISA generates 67% of Gijón port’s traffic in 2017
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) October 25, 2018 – The European Bulk Handling Installation S.A. (EBHISA), which operates the bulk terminal of Gijón port, last...
APM Terminals prepares for further traffic growth at Gijón port
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) October 18, 2018 – Gijón port has recorded a 20% growth rate in the last two years and is preparing to continue increasing the...
Gijón port increase cruise passenger visits in 2018
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) October 7, 2018 – The cruise season has ended at Gijón port with the number of passengers increased by 4,022 from 23,660...
Gijon port traffic down 12.5% in the first nine months of 2018
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) October 7, 2018 – In the first nine months of 2018, traffic handled by the port of Gijón was 14,468,354 tonnes, a decrease...
EC approves LNGHIVE2 project of Baleària
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) October 4, 2018 – The European Commission approved with an “excellent” rating the project “LNGHIVE2 Vessels...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – August 2018 fish landed by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – August 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Gijón port signs steel slag delivery deal with Cementos Tudela Veguín
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) September 24, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón (APG – Port Authority of Gijón) has awarded Spanish company Cementos...