The refurbishment works of Noatum’s terminal at the port of Malaga, launched in late May in accordance with the deadlines foreseen in the corporate plan, are expected to conclude in two years.
The first stage involves the construction of 6,248 m2 new area, distributed in 4 individual warehouses, each with an area of 1.562 m2 and a maximum height of 13 m, divided by 7-m high concrete walls. The construction time is estimated in five and a half months.
The second stage will be launched by early 2018 and will increase the storage area to a total of 12,500 m2 by mid 2018.
The construction works have been assigned to the company Verosa Proyectos y Servicios, S.L, while the engineering and works management will be carried out by Proacsa Ingeniería y Arquitectura, S.L. The first stage is completed with the acquisition of the equipment and machinery required to operate the new bulk cargo. This includes a 100-ton mobile crane, a hopper, several loaders and stackers, sweepers and grabs. The above measures are aimed at adapting the current premises to the new activities, including storage areas with state-of-the art control, management and tracking technology. This involves investments in construction works and machinery for an estimated amount of €9M during the next two years.
Paulino Plata, President of the Port Authority of Malaga, stated: “The significant increase in agro-food traffic, with about 750,000 tons moved in 2016, requires suitable infrastructure and increased service quality in accordance with the projected development and consolidation of this kind of traffic at our port.” Antonio Campoy, Executive Director Noatum Maritime, stated: “With the planned investments and a new commercial strategy, we give a new boost to the terminal diversification in the interest of the whole port community of Malaga and the Andalusian business fabric.” The transformation of the terminal was announced in 2015, following the approval of the new exploitation plan proposed by Noatum by the Council of the Port Authority of Malaga. The new plan aims at increasing the traffic at the terminal through the introduction of new activities in the port. The plan was the result of an in-depth analysis of the market opportunities, which concluded that the decrease in container traffic –one of the main activities at the terminal– could be countered by attracting new agro-food import traffic, among others. In this new context, Noatum Maritime, in cooperation with the Port Authority of Malaga, has made considerable commercial efforts to generate new traffic in order to consolidate the Port of Malaga as an integrating element in its area of influence. The new strategy involved attracting vehicle traffic from the North of Africa, with 54,000 vehicles unloaded yearly at the terminal, and OIL DISTRIBUTION TERMINAL, which started its project for the provision of storage and supply services of oil products at the terminal in 2014. In conclusion, this new business model would reinforce the orientation of the port of Malaga as a service and supporting element to the local industry in terms of competitiveness, efficiency and wealth creation. NOATUM Noatum Ports is the leading maritime terminals operator in Spain, with interests in Bilbao (Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao), Valencia (Noatum Container Terminal Valencia), Malaga (Noatum Container Terminal Málaga) and Las Palmas (Operaciones Canarias Las Palmas, OPCSA). It also operates two railway terminals: The intermodal terminal at Puerto Seco de Coslada, Madrid (Conterail) and Noatum Rail Terminal Zaragoza.
Noatum Maritime is a leading port-services company with multi-purpose, Ro-Ro and bulk cargo terminals providing services in the Iberian Peninsula, with offices throughout Spain and in Portugal, France, Chile, Algeria, Morocco and Turkey. Noatum Maritime manages port infrastructure for the provision of services to virtually all industrial and logistic sectors, with presence at the following ports: Pasajes, Bilbao, Santander, Ferrol, Coruña, Vigo, Huelva, Malaga, Cartagena, Sagunto, Castellon, Tarragona and Barcelona.
The first stage involves the construction of 6,248 m2 new area, distributed in 4 individual warehouses, each with an area of 1.562 m2 and a maximum height of 13 m, divided by 7-m high concrete walls. The construction time is estimated in five and a half months.
The second stage will be launched by early 2018 and will increase the storage area to a total of 12,500 m2 by mid 2018.
The construction works have been assigned to the company Verosa Proyectos y Servicios, S.L, while the engineering and works management will be carried out by Proacsa Ingeniería y Arquitectura, S.L. The first stage is completed with the acquisition of the equipment and machinery required to operate the new bulk cargo. This includes a 100-ton mobile crane, a hopper, several loaders and stackers, sweepers and grabs. The above measures are aimed at adapting the current premises to the new activities, including storage areas with state-of-the art control, management and tracking technology. This involves investments in construction works and machinery for an estimated amount of €9M during the next two years.
Paulino Plata, President of the Port Authority of Malaga, stated: “The significant increase in agro-food traffic, with about 750,000 tons moved in 2016, requires suitable infrastructure and increased service quality in accordance with the projected development and consolidation of this kind of traffic at our port.” Antonio Campoy, Executive Director Noatum Maritime, stated: “With the planned investments and a new commercial strategy, we give a new boost to the terminal diversification in the interest of the whole port community of Malaga and the Andalusian business fabric.” The transformation of the terminal was announced in 2015, following the approval of the new exploitation plan proposed by Noatum by the Council of the Port Authority of Malaga. The new plan aims at increasing the traffic at the terminal through the introduction of new activities in the port. The plan was the result of an in-depth analysis of the market opportunities, which concluded that the decrease in container traffic –one of the main activities at the terminal– could be countered by attracting new agro-food import traffic, among others. In this new context, Noatum Maritime, in cooperation with the Port Authority of Malaga, has made considerable commercial efforts to generate new traffic in order to consolidate the Port of Malaga as an integrating element in its area of influence. The new strategy involved attracting vehicle traffic from the North of Africa, with 54,000 vehicles unloaded yearly at the terminal, and OIL DISTRIBUTION TERMINAL, which started its project for the provision of storage and supply services of oil products at the terminal in 2014. In conclusion, this new business model would reinforce the orientation of the port of Malaga as a service and supporting element to the local industry in terms of competitiveness, efficiency and wealth creation. NOATUM Noatum Ports is the leading maritime terminals operator in Spain, with interests in Bilbao (Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao), Valencia (Noatum Container Terminal Valencia), Malaga (Noatum Container Terminal Málaga) and Las Palmas (Operaciones Canarias Las Palmas, OPCSA). It also operates two railway terminals: The intermodal terminal at Puerto Seco de Coslada, Madrid (Conterail) and Noatum Rail Terminal Zaragoza.
Noatum Maritime is a leading port-services company with multi-purpose, Ro-Ro and bulk cargo terminals providing services in the Iberian Peninsula, with offices throughout Spain and in Portugal, France, Chile, Algeria, Morocco and Turkey. Noatum Maritime manages port infrastructure for the provision of services to virtually all industrial and logistic sectors, with presence at the following ports: Pasajes, Bilbao, Santander, Ferrol, Coruña, Vigo, Huelva, Malaga, Cartagena, Sagunto, Castellon, Tarragona and Barcelona.
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