Port of Bilbao

Record cruise season for Port of Bilbao

The 2024 cruise season at the Port of Bilbao in Spain commenced on 5 April, marking a record-breaking year with the arrival and departure of 81 cruise ships.

These vessels, ranging from 126 to 348 meters in length, collectively carried approximately 140,000 passengers. This season surpassed the previous year with one additional ship docking at the port.

Passengers hailed predominantly from the United Kingdom (43.5%), the United States (22%), and Germany (19%). Notably, ten cruise ships made their...

https://container-news.com/record-cruise-season-for-port-of-bilbao/

EIB approves US$84 million loan for Bilbao Port expansion

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a US$84 million loan to the Port Authority of Bilbao to support the Spanish port’s expansion and electrification efforts.

This initiative aims to enhance maritime transport as a more sustainable alternative to carbon-intensive modes of transportation. The EIB’s funding will contribute to making the port’s operations more efficient and environmentally friendly.

The loan will fund the second phase of the central breakwater expansion, the development...

https://container-news.com/eib-approves-us84-million-loan-for-bilabo-port-expansion/

Port of Amsterdam signs agreements with Bilbao and dusiport

During the H2 Connecting Event in Duisburg, the Port of Amsterdam signed three agreements with a wide range of partners that strengthened the port’s position as a leading supplier of renewable hydrogen and its derivatives to the German market.

According to a statement, the goal of the H2 Connecting Event, which will be presided over by King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, is to bolster the partnership between the Netherlands and Germany in the field of renewable hydrogen, as well as to lay...

https://container-news.com/port-of-amsterdam-signs-agreements-with-bilbao-and-dusiport/

Ellerman City Liners includes Bilbao in new Europe-USEC service

The Port of Bilbao will be included in Ellerman City Liners’ new service connecting Europe and the United States East Coast.

The new service, which will commence in mid-February, will have the following rotation:

Bilbao (Spain), Antwerp (Belgium), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Hamburg (Germany), Tilbury (UK), New York (US), Wilmington (US), Jacksonville (US)

The vessels of the British shipping company will dock at the CSP Iberian Bilbao terminal.

The Spanish port said that with this direct connection,...

https://container-news.com/ellerman-city-liners-includes-bilbao-in-new-europe-usec-service/

Bilbao Port Authority seeks tenders for new container terminal construction

The board of directors of the Bilbao Port Authority has unanimously approved the call for a public tender for the building and operation of a box terminal on the central quay of the Spanish port.

The central quay is the last large area of the port of Bilbao for which a concession can be awarded.

The process is carried out in two stages. The first phase, which is completed, has resulted in an operating surface area of more than 300,000 m², with 232,530 m² now accessible, following the concession...

https://container-news.com/bilbao-port-authority-seeks-tenders-for-new-container-terminal-construction/

Stevedore’s action in Bilbao inflates APMT Gijon container traffic

A dockers strike in the Port of Bilbao has caused a significant increase in volumes that APM Terminals Gijon receives, exceeding its capacity and causing congestion, the strike has now lasted over a month.

APMT Gijon is currently handling twice the usual number of containers due to the diversion of cargo on ships calling at the port in Asturias, which usually also call at Bilbao.

In order to respond to the new conditions, APMT Gijon has been supported by the company’s Spanish Gateway Terminals...

https://container-news.com/stevedores-action-in-bilbao-inflates-apmt-gijon-container-traffic/

Ports in Guinea and Spain hit by congestion surcharges

Due to the operating impact of congestion in the Port of Bilbao in Spain, the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) will apply a congestion surcharge (CGS) for cargo to and from Bilbao.

The new surcharge of €100/US$125 per TEU will be implemented with effect for bills of landing (B/L) dated 16 November onwards for all cargo to/from Bilbao, except cargo to/from the United States, for which the implementation B/L date will be from 5 December onwards.

In addition, CMA CGM will introduce the following...

https://container-news.com/ports-in-guinea-and-spain-hit-by-congestion-surcharges/

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