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The Port of Barcelona's Management Board has awarded Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) the concession of a new car terminal at the port for a period of 27 years.
NYK will invest a total of EUR75 million to build the new public terminal, which will be located on Príncep d'Espanya wharf and bolster Barcelona's role as an international automotive sector hub.
The call for tenders to award the terminal responds to the growing traffic in new cars, especially electric vehicles (EVs), coming largely from the Far East and destined for various markets in Europe. The bid by NYK meets the need, with forecast traffic of close to 180,000 vehicles per year from 2028, most of which will be imported.
The volume of traffic will represent not only a quantitative but also a qualitative leap for the Port of Barcelona in terms of new vehicles logistics. The new terminal will occupy 101,058 square meters and come on stream in early 2027. Most of the investment effort will go towards building a new automatic silo with capacity for 8,160 vehicles. The terminal will be operated using 100% EVs and handling equipment and the automatic silo will be topped by a photovoltaic installation with an annual generation capacity of 3,211 megawatt hours.
