The Port of Tarragona is located at the confluence of two major axes of Spanish economic development: the Mediterranean Arc and the Ebro Valley. This exceptional geostrategic position gives it special importance, allowing it to lead the various logistical activities taking place in this key area of Catalonia.
The long history of the Port of Tarragona, with more than 2.200 years of history, dates back to the period of the Roman Empire, where Rome used this port as a fundamental logistical platform to end the Mediterranean Punic Wars and begin the conquest of the peninsula.
In the last quarter of the 20th century, the Port of Tarragona experienced a spectacular boom in its traffic, mainly due to the establishment in this area of the large petrochemical complex that catalyzes most of the industrial activity in the area.
This situation, coupled with the boom experienced by maritime transport due to the prevailing economic globalization, has led to the Port of Tarragona becoming one of the most important in the State, moving traffic close to 30 million tons annually.
The large investments in works being carried out in the construction of new port terminals, new access roads, the incorporation of new areas on the waterfront, the commissioning of the Port's Logistics Activities Zone, all under a unifying prism, as reflected in the recently presented Port Master Plan, which will allow the organization and rationalization of the different traffics that must consolidate the role of our port as one of the most important in the Mediterranean Area.
A new, highly ambitious Port Master Plan, combining public and private initiatives, has been developed, reaching a total investment of €754 million in infrastructure over the next 15 years. This investment clearly demonstrates the companies' firm commitment to establishing a stable and permanent presence in the port.
The extensive communications and access network, including roads, highways and railways; the airport capacity, as well as the availability of terminals with large areas and drafts, make the Port of Tarragona one of the major strategic and logistics centers in Southern Europe.
All of this, together with the new maritime traffic from Mercosur, and the great capacity for penetration in the European context that the arrival of the European gauge railway to the port facilities themselves will allow, suggests great future expectations that should be reflected almost immediately in an increase and diversification of goods, and in a superior business capacity for all those agents that operate in the area of the Port of Tarragona.
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