Spanish package sets targets for 2022 plan

Traffic increased last year on the back of ‘lockdown 2020’, but the ports are still facing challenges.

Valencia Port Authority (APV) will invest up to €1.1B by 2025. The three ports that it runs – Valencia, Sagunto and Gandia – account for 41% of all Spanish maritime cargo.

The Port of Huelva on Spain’s Atlantic Ocean has issued a tender for the construction and operation of a container and general cargo terminal. This will be located on the South Quay. Bids must be received by 28 January 2022.

Cádiz Bay Port Authority (APBC) is to invest €126M by 2025 as part of its multi-year investment plan. The plan has been officially agreed by Puertos del Estado, Spain’s national port agency.

Container traffic at Valenciaport is up 3.34% in H1 2021 compared to the same period in pre-pandemic 2019.

The Port Authority of Algeciras (APBA) has approved the extension of APM Terminals’ (APMT) concession at the Juan Carlos I Quay, following a request from the operator to extend its tenure for a further 8.4 years, which would bring it up to the maximum expansion period allowed under Royal Decree 8/2014 and Temporary Provision 10 of the Ports Law.