The Port Authority of Bilbao, under the Basque Country Logistics brand, will again be present at Multimodal Birmingham to be held 10 -12 May. From Stand 1440(Hall 3/3a) its representatives will provide information about the competitive advantages Bilbao offers exporters – terminals and services for all types of traffic, the development of new port spaces, a maritime offer linking over 900 ports worldwide and fast and easy road and rail accesses.
The European Atlantic, with over 12 million tonnes, represents 37% of Port of Bilbao traffic. Of the countries on this face, the United Kingdom stands out both for tonnage (4.65 million tonnes) and for increase in absolute terms (+886,140 tonnes). These statistics endorse the Port of Bilbao as leader in the British market.
Besides, Bilbao is the main port for containerised traffic on the Bay of Biscay, and the United Kingdom is its main country of origin and destination.
From the Port of Bilbao the following companies provide direct services with the United Kingdom: Brittany Ferries, DSL-DFDS Suardiaz Line, MacAndrews, Nordikmaritime, OPDR, Samskip, Team Lines/Delphis Logistics and MACS Transatlantic.