AG Seville Shipyard has been selected to continue running ship repair facilities at Spain’s Port of Seville, advancing its proposed €10m ($11.2m) modernisation and expansion programme. Splash247 reported that the port authority’s board approved the company’s selection on October 20, although the new concession still needs final administrative clearance before it takes effect.
The decision allows AG Seville to retain the former Astilleros del Guadalquivir site as its current concession approaches expiry in December. The replacement agreement can last up to 25 years and encompasses roughly 22,000 sq m of port property and infrastructure. Its scope includes the dry dock, the southern part of the Muelle de Armamento and a slipway that is no longer in use.
AG Seville competed for the site with Spanish maritime group Boluda, which had also sought to take over the facilities. The selected operator has managed part of the former Seville shipyard since 2017. During that period, it has developed repair and maintenance activities at a location that had experienced prolonged decline after the former public shipyard collapsed, according to Splash247.
The investment requirements distinguish between the operator’s broader ambitions and the minimum spending stipulated by the tender. AG Seville proposes approximately €10m for expansion and modernisation, but Splash247 noted that the latest announcement did not separately confirm that full sum as a contractual commitment. The tender requires at least €3m ($3.4m) of investment within the first three years, including work to improve the slipway and dry dock infrastructure.
Separately, the port authority approved a further €4.2m ($4.7m) for upgrades to Seville’s port free zone, bringing the area’s total modernisation budget to €8m ($9m). Those works cover electricity infrastructure, roads, lighting and other facilities used by businesses in the port’s industrial zone. Procurement and technical management of the improvement projects will be handled by the port authority.