Port of Huelva

The Port of Huelva is a cargo and fishing port located off the Spanish southwestern coast, belonging to the municipalities of Huelva and Palos de la Frontera. With a total annual traffic capacity of 33.8 million tonnes, it is the second biggest port in Andalusia after the Port of Algeciras.

Port of Huelva
Location
CountrySpain
LocationHuelva, Palos de la Frontera
Coordinates37.198685°N 6.937533°W / 37.198685; -6.937533
UN/LOCODEESHUV[1]
Details
Operated byPort Authority of Huelva
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage33.8 million tonnes (2019)[2]
Annual container volume70,852 TEU (2019)[2]

Description
18th century depiction of the port and the city of Huelva

The port is located in the estuary formed by the Odiel and Río Tinto rivers.[3] It is operated by the Port Authority of Huelva.[4]

Rich in metals, the Huelva region was known to be an exporter of silver already in Antiquity in the context of the "Tartessos" culture.[5] The mining activity was resumed by the Romans.[5]

The precursor of the current Port Authority of Huelva, the Junta Especial de Comercio y Puerto de Huelva, was created on 8 December 1873,[6] during a period of resurgence of the mining activity in the province of Huelva thanks to the injection of foreign capital and technology.[5]

In the 1960s much of the activity was moved to the Puerto Exterior, located in Palos de la Frontera, more apt for ships with greater draft:[7] as it was passed the project for a mineral loading dock and an oil dock in Torre Arenilla in 1963, the Levante dock (in the Puerto Interior) was mostly left for fishing,[8] specializing in the commercialization of frozen fish.[7]

Statistics

Freight volume:[9]

YearFreight traffic (Tn)Liquid bulk (Tn)Solid bulk (Tn)Other (Tn)Containers (TEU)
201326,369,50321,488,7184,145,909137,7833,116
201427,246,08021,863,3724,662,814197,7595,774
201527,375,43521,598,6765,137,350159,3847,834
201630,557,17124,136,0625,759,383175,94311,822
201732,332,57224,904,5476,487,378155,20058,916
201832,966,86425,119,9316,662,399199,78070,288
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References
  1. "UNLOCODE (ES) - SPAIN". service.unece.org. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. "El puerto de Huelva bate un nuevo récord en 2019 con 33,8 millones de toneladas, un 2,5% más que en 2018". Europa Press. 21 January 2020.
  3. Ruiz Romero de la Cruz 2004, p. 11.
  4. Couceiro Martínez & Serrano Pérez 2013, p. 12.
  5. Mojarro Bayo & Romero Macías 2012, p. 3.
  6. Mojarro Bayo & Romero Macías 2012, p. 7.
  7. Mojarro Bayo, Ana María (18 June 2012). "Historia". Puerto de Huelva.
  8. Ruiz Romero de la Cruz 2004, p. 12.
  9. "El Puerto en cifras" (PDF). Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-19.

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