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.
European Commission accepts the Spanish proposal for the expansion of the Atlantic and Mediterranean transport corridors
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 8, 2018 – The European Commission has included in its proposal to review the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) the...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – April 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports April 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Gijón port calls tender for technical assistance of dock upgrade
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2018 – Gijón port has called a tender for a contract for €248,753 ($294,171) technical assistance contract to draft...
Gijón port participates in BreakBulk fair
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 30, 2018 – Gijón port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón) is present at the BreakBulk fair in Bremen, Germany, one of...
Spain’s Norsider says price set by Gijón port for land in logistics area is too high
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 25, 2018 – Spanish company Norteña de Comercialización Siderúrgica from Gijón (Norsider) has said it sees at this moment...
Spain’s Getinsa gets contract for paving of area at Gijón port
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 25, 2018 – Gijón port has awarded the company TFP Getinsa Euroestudios SL the drafting of two projects for the paving of...
Gijón port to enable area for solid bulk handling
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – In recent months, Gijón port has carried out various actions for the refurbishment of an area of 19,359 square...
Isabel Pacios Fernández named manager of Gijón port authority
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 11, 2018 – The Asturian Isabel Pacios Fernández, who since 2014 was responsible for frozen food operations of Friobás...
Gijón port’s fresh fish cargo traffic declines in Q1 2018
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 11, 2018 – Gijón port recorded in the first quarter of the year a 69.5% decline in fresh fish handling on the year to 885...
Asturias region seeks to boost exports to Iran via Avilés, Gijón ports
Avilés, Spain (PortSEurope) May 7, 2018 – The regional government of the Spanish region of Asturias has signed two cooperation agreements with four Iranian...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – March 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 5, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports Marc 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
APM Terminals names commercial director for Spain
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2018 – Barbara Fleischer has been appointed as the new commercial director of APM Terminals for the Barcelona,...
APM Terminals Gijón names general director
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2018 – Since the beginning of April, Miguel Ruiz has assumed the position of general director of APM Terminals Gijón,...
Baleària submits application for EU funding to relaunch Gijón-Nantes MoS
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2018 – Spanish shipping company Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. has submitted an application for economic aid...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – February 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 15, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports February 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Baleària encouraged to restart Gijón-Saint Nazaire motorway of the sea
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) April 10, 2018 – The Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. shipping line has been encouraged to resume the motorway of the...
Gijón port opens 2018 cruise season
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) April 9, 2018 – The “Britannia” cruise ship of shipping company P&O Cruises, called on April 3 in the north...
Avilés port increased fishing between January and February by 5.3%
Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) April 9, 2018 – Avilés port increased fishing between January and February by 5.3%, compared to the like period of last year,...
Puertos del Estado reports figures for fish landed at Spanish ports in January 2018
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 25, 2018 – The state-owned authority for ports, Puertos del Estado, has reported fish landed by Spanish ports in...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – January 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 25, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports January 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...