The Port of Santander is a reference in car traffic (Canary Ports)

The Harbour Authority of Santander held, along with the rest of the Harbour Community and the institutions of Cantabria, an act of celebration of the transit of the car 6,000,000 through the Port of Santander. This is a historical fact since it consolidates the Port of Santander as a reference of this type of traffic on the Spanish Atlantic façade and demonstrates the importance that the harbour enclave has acquired for all the great brands of the world of automotive since the start of the handling of vehicles in its facilities in 1989.

The year 2015 was closed with more than 456,764 units manipulated, which was a 22.5% increase over 2014 and a new record for the port of Santander. Particularly positive was the export behaviour that reached a quota of 69%. The evolution of car traffic in 2016 places Santander on a new unit handling roof close to half a million. The figures by mark were:

1-Renault was the brand that most units moved (205,828)
2-Volkswagen (109.987)
3-Ford (49,489)
4-Nissan (34,318)
5-BMW Mini (20.122).

The Port of Santander concentrates all vehicle traffic in the Central Espigón de Raos. Recent investments and improvements have allowed us today to talk about a car terminal whose global offer can be summarized in:

* 1 km of docking line divided into two docks with ramps ro ro. Raos 8, dedicated to transoceanic ships, with capacity to accommodate up to three carriers and Raos 7, specialized in short sea shipping.
♪ More than 600,000 m2 dedicated to car transit and storage.
♪ Two PDI facilities (pre-delivery centres)
♪ Specialized railway terminal with three tracks of 570 m.
♪ High quality in handling and storage conditions: Surveillance systems, environmental control.
* ANFAC certification for new vehicle traffic.
♪ All this, in addition to the presence of the main terrestrial logistics operators of the sector (BAL, CAT, SSyntax Logistics, Transfesa...) and the arrival of up to 14 regular lines operated by 9 shipping companies specialized in the transport of cars (EMC, Höegh Autoliners, K Line, Mitsui OSK lines, NYK, UECC, Suardíaz Fleet, VW Transport and Wallenius & Wilhelmsen), allows to connect the Port of Santander with more than 40 ports on the five continents and to serve more than 30 markets.