SPAIN

Port of Bilbao

www.bilbaoport.eus

CANTABRIAN SEA
SOUTHERN EUROPE

(N 43,36430 - O -3,05049)

Cargo and industrial sector related to

Container Traffic
Dry Bulk Traffic
General Cargo Traffic
Other Liquid Traffic
Petroleum Traffic
Ro-ro/ro-pax Traffic
Cruise Traffic
Fishing Traffic
Drydock/shipyard

Size (statistics)

No. of Inwards (2017/2016*)
2,855
Total Goods GT (in million Tonnes, 2017/2016*)
33
No. of passengers from/to (in thousands, 2017)
103
No. of cruise passengers (in thousands, 2017)
87
No. of Fishing Ships (updated June, 2018)
1
No. of Terminals
 
FROM 11 TO 20
*The figures for some ports come from available statistics from 2016 in case of not having the 2017 figures.
Enlargement Planned
Environmental Report Published
Circular economy activity 1
Name of the Circular Economy Activity Identified:
PRESENCE OF CLEAN POINTS OF RECEPTION AND SEGREGATION OF WASTE
Type of the Circular Economy Activity implemented:
RECYCLING OF WASTE STREAMS
Brief Description of the Activity:

The Port Authority has three own clean points in the port area, where, depending on their nature, the waste generated by the port itself in its buildings, and facilities, those from cleaning roads and common areas, as well as those generated in emergency situations, are deposited and segregated to be recycled

Material or Flow addressed:
Industrial Sector Involved:
Key Organisation(s):
Other Stakeholders/Value Chain Partners:
WASTE (GENERAL)
RECYCLING
BILBAO PORT AUTHORITY
NONE
Life Stage (ambition, planned, pilot, scale-up, implemented)
Planned Duration (Project based or permanent)
IMPLEMENTED
PERMANENT
New Product/s or Service/s Generated:
Potential users demand:
PERMANENT
N/A
Website:
Additional Information:
www.bilbaoport.eus
N/A
Circular economy activity 2
Name of the Circular Economy Activity Identified:
REUSE OF HEAVY VEHICLE TYRES
Type of the Circular Economy Activity implemented:
RECYCLING OF WASTE STREAMS
Brief Description of the Activity:

FYM-Italcementi Group from Arrigorriaga (Bizkaia) is carrying out a tyre reuse project, specifically those of the `dumper´ trucks that work in quarry, to help boats dock in the Port of Bilbao

Material or Flow addressed:
Industrial Sector Involved:
Key Organisation(s):
Other Stakeholders/Value Chain Partners:
OTHER
RECYCLING
BILBAO PORT AUTHORITY
FYM-ITALCEMENTI GROUP FROM ARRIGORRIAGA (BIZKAIA)
Life Stage (ambition, planned, pilot, scale-up, implemented)
Planned Duration (Project based or permanent)
IMPLEMENTED
PERMANENT
New Product/s or Service/s Generated:
Potential users demand:
PERMANENT
N/A
Website:
Additional Information:
www.residuosprofesional.com
N/A
Circular economy activity 3
Name of the Circular Economy Activity Identified:
USE OF STEEL AGGREGATES
Type of the Circular Economy Activity implemented:
RECYCLING OF WASTE STREAMS
Brief Description of the Activity:

Use of steel aggregates, substitution of natural aggregates used for the construction of concrete blocks for filling

Material or Flow addressed:
Industrial Sector Involved:
Key Organisation(s):
Other Stakeholders/Value Chain Partners:
CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL
OTHER
BILBAO PORT AUTHORITY
NONE
Life Stage (ambition, planned, pilot, scale-up, implemented)
Planned Duration (Project based or permanent)
IMPLEMENTED
PERMANENT
New Product/s or Service/s Generated:
Potential users demand:
PERMANENT
N/A
Website:
Additional Information:
www.youtube.com
N/A
Coordination and
communication:
Phone: +34 96 393 94 00
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