Tarragona Port Authority, in Spain, is to have six new concessions on its Aragón, Castilla y Navarra quays. These will involve the construction of six new warehouses for bulk agri-foodstuffs, and the adaptation and updating of two more. This will involve private investment of €38.49 million. In four of the tenders, several companies have bid.
The new concessions will cover a combined area of 57,140 square metres, all of which will be given over to grain logistics. These should generate in the region of at least 1,613,300 tonnes of new dry bulk traffic, meaning that Tarragona will consolidate its existing position as the Mediterranean’s leading agri-food port, as well as being Spain and Portugal’s most important gateway port for grain.
All six new warehouses will be automated, thereby allowing greater productivity in bulk handling of grain. In addition, the roofs of these new facilities will incorporate photovoltaic installations, further boosting the port’s green credentials and energy self-sufficiency.
Several of the warehouses will commit to handling the majority of their consignments by rail, thereby cutting out the number of HGVs involved, with a concomitant reduction in CO2 emissions.