PortCastelló consolidates its position as the third largest port in Spain for solid bulk and records a 3.2% growth in this type of traffic during the first ten months of the year, a trend that contrasts with the 4.5% decrease in the Spanish port system as a whole. This increase in solid bulk is supported by an increasingly clean, safe, and environmentally friendly operational model, the result of the commitment by the port and the concession terminals to incorporate new environmental technologies, particle containment systems, and continuous improvements in the handling of these goods.
Among the implemented measures, the use of closed or semi-closed warehouses, the mandatory covering of trucks with tarps to prevent dust dispersion, and the installation of wheel washers at the access points to minimize emissions outside the port areas stand out. These measures represent a further step in PortCastelló’s strategy to establish itself as a benchmark port for the responsible handling of solid bulk. The progress in solid bulk at PortCastelló is accompanied by a notable growth in the rest of the traffic. General containerized cargo increases by 8%, with the growth in container traffic of 22.5% being particularly noteworthy.
This figure means growing ten times above the Spanish port system, which barely advances by 2.4%. A figure that positions the port of Castellón as one of the logistical hubs of the Mediterranean. The president of the Port Authority of Castellón, Rubén Ibáñez, stated that these results “demonstrate that we have achieved a balance between economic growth and sustainability” and highlighted the effort of the terminals and operators to incorporate environmental improvements. “The handling of bulk solids in Castellón is increasingly cleaner and more efficient thanks to investment in infrastructure and the professionalism of the sector because we want to be the best ally of our environment and because we want to grow, but to do so in a sustainable and respectful way.”
Ibáñez emphasized that “the port is in full transformation: we are modernizing infrastructure, reinforcing competitiveness with historic agreements, expanding our offer for shipping lines, and moving decisively towards a more sustainable model.” “All that effort,” he stated, “explains why PortCastelló is now growing well above the Spanish port system.”
