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.
Tarragona port acquires land to build the largest intermodal terminal in Spain
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – Port de Tarragona has acquired 150,000 m² in Ciudad del Transporte-Puerta Centro to develop an...
Tarragona port to receive ‘Spirit’ cruise ship on June 13
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 12, 2018 – Tarragona port said it will receive on June 13 the ‘Spirit’ cruise ship of the Marella Cruises...
Tarragona and Huelva ports explore possible joint strategy for collaboration
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2018 – The presidents of the ports of Tarragona and Huelva, Josep Andreu i Figueras and José Luis Ramos, have met at...
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...
Tarragona port president resigns
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2018 – Tarragona port’s president Josep Andreu has announced his resignation after days of intense rumours...
Mediterranean Corridor to be ready by end-2023
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2018 – Spanish Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Transport and Housing, Julio Gómez-Pomar, has assured that the...
Tarragona port traffic rises 10.6% y/y in April 2018
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 28, 2018 – Tarragona port recorded a growth of 10.6% on the year in April, to a total of 3.07 million tonnes, a very good...
Tarragona port presents its role in connectivity with Europe at Shanghai fair
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 21, 2018 – Tarragona port has participated in the International Summit of Logistics, Silk Road and Forum of Cooperation in...
Tarragona port successfully closes Agrifood International Congress
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 15, 2018 – Tarragona port has closed with “success” the Agrifood International Congress, a biannual event...
Agrifood International Congress consolidates Tarragona port’s leadership in the agri-food sector
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 12, 2018 – The Port of Tarragona has closed the Agrifood International Congess consolidating its position in the...
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...
Tarragona port completes emergency test aboard cruise ship
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 3, 2018 – Tarragona port has successfully passed an emergency drill on a cruise ship. The stage was the “Costa...
Vopak Terquimsa to expand facilities at Tarragona port
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2018 – The Vopak Terquimsa port terminal (Terminales Químicos), specialised in the storage, treatment and...
Tarragona Chamber of Commerce president joins port’s board of directors
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 20, 2018 – The president of the Chamber of Commerce of Tarragona, Laura Roigé, has been appointed member of the board...
Costa Cruises traffic in Tarragona port to rise by 79% in 2018
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2018 – Costa Cruises traffic in Tarragona port, where the Costa Victoria vessel will call 23 times from April 6 to...
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...
Ranking: leading Mediterranean and Black Sea TEU ports for the period 2005-2017
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published full statistics for TEU traffic at leading Mediterranean...
Tarragona port handles first cruise ship for 2018 season
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 30, 2018 – Tarragona port received its first cruise ship for the season on March 28, the Pearl II, of Saga Cruises, the...
Alstom starts supply of trains to Panama via Tarragona port
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 29, 2018 – French machinery group Alstom started on March 28 the shipment of the first of the 21 trains –...
Tarragona port to handle 55 cruise ships in 2018
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2018 – Tarragona port has started the cruise season with a schedule for 55 ships that will dock at the facilities,...