BILBAO PORT – HISTORY AND FUTURE
- Oct 08, 2012
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The documented foundation of the Port of Bilbao dates from 700 years ago, but the River, where it was born, was used as natural shelter much before.
In the very Middle Ages, boats arrived as far as San Anton Church situated just at the entrance to the walls that protected the town of Bilbao, where the salt water of the tides mixes with the soft waters of the Nervion River. At that time, the Port of Bilbao was the outlet to Europe for the goods from the Castilian plateau and the entry for goods from the Atlantic sea face and the South American colonies into the Iberian Peninsula.
In 1511, the Consulate of Bilbao was established, and works were carried out to improve the channelling of the River, which stretches 14 kilometres to its mouth in the Bay of Biscay. However, it was in 1872 when merchants, miners, shipbuilders and industrialists joined together to set up the Council for Works of the Port and River of Bilbao. In 1877, Evaristo de Churruca, a key character in Bilbao’s history, completed the Iron Dock at Portugalete, the first port work to allow vessels with great drafts access to the River.
In 1902, an extensive water area was prepared, sheltered by the Santurtzi Breakwater and the Secondary Breakwater at Algorta: thus the Port had reached the sea, and become one of the largest maritime infrastructures of the Continent.
In 1975, the Outer Abra was sealed with the building of the breakwater at Punta Lucero, whose petroleum products terminal reinforced the offer of port services.
From the beginning of the extension works in 1992, the Port Authority of Bilbao has invested 680 million euros to reclaim from the sea 2,5 million square metres of land surfaces and 4,3 additional kilometres of berthing, with drafts between 20 and 21 metres.
Future
The next step into the future of the Bilbao Port has been the presentation of a telematics platform. This consists of a new service designed to offer telematics support for delivery and acceptance interchange information among shipping agents, terminals, depots, road and rail transport companies and forwarders.
The final aim is to manage the port entry and exit scenario of goods by land with the help of telematics tools – a scenario that came into operation with entry pre-notifications and with paper-free export clearance, and which now incorporates Delivery/Acceptance. At present, work is being carried out on the definition of the service for port entry and exit by rail and the transport order service.
Then, e-puerto bilbao will offer 100% multimodal services cover with the maritime part integrated into the road and rail land part. From thereon, the platform will be opened to the hinterland with integrating services with logistics activities zones that serve the Port and the foreland with services enabling integration with strategic shipowners and port platforms or markets for the Port of Bilbao.
Source: Bilbao Port Authority
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