Alicante Port Authority started its work this week. The second container terminal of the port of Alicante. The adaptation of this area, located at pier number 11, is being carried out by Hub Portuario de Alicante, the concessionaire of the quay. The rehabilitation of the quay, with an area of approximately 70,000 square meters, consists of adapting it as a new marine terminal and also includes its connection with the railway.
The purpose of this installation is to transform the area into a new peninsula logistics node where the freight transport of the line can be channeled. Alicante-Canary Islandsamongst other national ports and this could also become an intermodal hub connected to other community port areas.
The initial investment planned for the commissioning of this new terminal is around 11 million euros and the work is already at 10%. In this sense, JSV estimates that its facilities will handle the transport of 1,600 containers per week between ports from 2023. Canary Islands, Marseille, Malta and Turkey.
Likewise, the new rail link will allow the movement of shuttle trains from the container rail terminal JSV manages at Miranda de Ebro (Burgos) and the Can Tunis terminal at the Port of Barcelona. With this connection, the Port of Alicante would be connected to the north of Spain and thus to the north of Europe.
CHM focuses its activities on the development of road works (highways, railways, airports and urban development), infrastructure protection, construction, urban services and hydraulic works. Integrating with the Vallalba Group, the company directly Has a network of 450 people and 18 national delegations and an international. Founded in 1948, CHM currently serves both the public and private sectors and develops eight R&D projects, seven of which are in collaboration with different universities and technology centers.
increase movement containers At the Port of Alicante, -173,000 in 2021, the second-highest figure in history, and the growth in revenue from concessions to companies related to port operations enabled the Port Authority to close one of its best exercises in 2021. history, while reaping some benefits 2.8 million The euro, the highest figure since the 2008 crisis. mass traffic, It was diverted to other ports due to the works in the closed terminal under construction at Pier 17.
Good data on container traffic based on connections with Canary Islands, Italy and North Africa received the board of directors will approve the construction of a second terminal at the pier, which will occupy an area of 70,000 square meters 11 Total overall volume of goods transported in 2021 reached 2.6 million tonsrepresenting the reduction 2.97% mainly compared to the previous year solid mass traffic drop, resulting from the construction of the new collective terminal. However, the general traffic of goods in containers had an impact. 9.5% increase The number of TEUS (20-foot containers) exceeded last year. 173,000 TEU, second best number from the history of the port.