Haizea Wind expands surface area in the port of Bilbao
The port of Bilbao carried out several acts related to its concessions in its board of directors on November 3, some acts that have been reflected in the BOE and that entail, among others, the expansion of the surface area of the wind component manufacturer Haizea Wind.
In this way, a new concession is formalized for the expansion of its factory in the AZ-2 Quay, reaching a surface area of 200,701 square meters. As we reported, haizea wind Last April, it requested the expansion of the concession area by some 57,283 square meters to add to the 48,000 square meters that the company already had in the same port location. In this way, the concession will enjoy the proximity of a pier with more than 20 meters of draft and 800 meters of berthing line, ideal for manufacturing large items, so much so that they cannot be transported by land.
On the other hand, the logistics operator Progeco Bilbao has obtained a ten-year concession for the occupation of a surface area, including within it a warehouse, in Dock A-2 of the Expansion, with a surface area of 14,369 square meters. In this way, Progeco Bilbao continues to expand its facilities in the port and surroundings. The board of directors has also authorized the modification of the concession to Puerto Deportivo El Abra-Getxo, for a new destination that consists of “the construction, operation and maintenance of the marina, including accessories for commercial uses, catering and leisure activities, sociocultural, tourism, sports, innovation and related business development, parking, complementary and auxiliary activities of the main activity of the marina”, remaining without prejudice to the rest of the concession conditions.
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Lastly, the Gorcabi Cartera company has obtained five 25-year concessions in various locations: Getxo, Erandio and Portugalete. This will be 739 square meters of water sheet in an area adjacent to the Evaristo Churruca Dock in Getxo, in the municipality of Getxo; 284 square meters of water sheet in an area adjacent to the Cruise Dock, in the municipality of Getxo; 29 square meters of land and a surface area of 180 square meters of water on the right bank of the Ría del Nervión, adjacent to Ramón Sota and Llano Etorbidea, in the municipality of Erandio; a surface area of 845 square meters of water adjacent to Manuel Calvo street, in the municipality of Portugalete; a land area of 2,086 square meters and a water surface area of 319 square meters on the right bank of the Ría del Nervión, adjacent to Ribera de Axpe Etorbidea, in the municipality of Erandio.
A total of 2,367 square meters of water sheet and 2,266 meters of land that generally well-informed sources indicate will be dedicated to the river transport of people, both on tourist tours and for events, which the Bilbao River Company wants to start up from 2024, with electric catamarans.