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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.

Port of Barcelona affected by DANA storms

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 4, 2024 – The effects of the DANA hitting the entire Mediterranean coast this week have reached Catalonia and,...

Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – Jan-Sep 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 24, 2024 – Between January and September 2024, Spanish general interest ports handled a total of 422,109,603 tons,...

Griñó Ecològic applies to Tarragona port concession for waste

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 21, 2024 – Griñó Ecològic has applied for a 2,500-m2 concession in the Cantabria dock, inside the port of...

BERGÉ adds Liebherr cranes on ports of Bilbao, Tarragona

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) October 1, 2024 – The logistics group BERGÉ has added Liebherr cranes to its facilities in the ports of Bilbao and...

Noatum seeks more space in Port of Tarragona

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 1, 2024 – Noatum Terminal Tarragona is seeking extra space for cargo storage. A request has been submitted to...

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – Jan-Aug 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 24, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container numbers for Spanish ports in January-August 2024. TEUs...

Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – Jan-Aug 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 24, 2024 – In January-August 2024, general interest ports handled a total of 376.44 million tons, an increase of...

Brazil’s Vale chooses Tarragona to develop its iron ore logistics

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 30, 2024 – Brazil’s Vale mining company chooses Tarragona and Euroports to develop its iron ore supply...

Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – Jan-Jul 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 27, 2024 – In January-July 2024, Spanish general interest ports handled a total of 330,322,598 tons, an increase of...

Port of Tarragona extends Ership concession

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 16, 2024 – The Port of Tarragona has announced the extension of the term of the management concession granted to...

Drug trafficking moves from Algeciras port to Marbella

Marbella, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2024 – Drug trafficking gangs are increasingly moving their operations to Spain’s Marbella because of a...

Drones help Tarragona port, Spain

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2024 – The port of Tarragona has been using drones since September 2021, with the assistance of state-owned SENASA....

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – H1 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container numbers for Spanish ports in January-June 2024. Spain’s ports...

Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – H1 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2024 – Spanish ports handled a total of 283.24 million tons (Mt) between January and June, which represents an...

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – May 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container numbers for Spanish ports in January-May 2024. Spain’s ports of...

Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – January-May 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – Spanish ports handled a total of 236,330,520 tons between January and May, which represents an increase of...

New cruise terminal at the Port of Tarragona inaugurated

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 12, 2024 – The Catalan Port of Tarragona has inaugurated its new cruise terminal. The terminal was commissioned by...

Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – January-April 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 23, 2024 – Spain’s state ports handled 185,045,014 tons of cargo in January-April 2024, growth of +2.2% compared...

Port of Tarragona wants to join wind energy industry

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 13, 2024 – The Port of Tarragona is entering the race to position itself as a hub for assembling offshore wind...

Tarragona City Council initiates action against Ership and Noatum

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 26, 2024 – The Ajuntament de Tarragona (Tarragona Town Council) has initiated a series of actions against Ership...

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