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. According to Splash 247, the port authority’s board approved the company’s selection on 20 October. The concession could extend for up to 25 years, but still needs final administrative approval before it takes effect.
The decision would keep AG Seville at the former Astilleros del Guadalquivir site after its current concession expires in December. The new arrangement encompasses about 22,000 sq m of port property and infrastructure. Its footprint includes the dry dock, the southern part of the Muelle de Armamento and a slipway that is no longer in use. Spanish maritime group Boluda also competed for the facilities, Splash 247 reported.
AG Seville has operated part of the former shipyard since 2017, building up repair and maintenance activity after years of deterioration following the collapse of the former public shipyard. Its proposed €10m programme would fund upgrades and expansion under the new concession. That figure should be distinguished from the tender’s minimum investment requirement: the successful bidder must spend at least €3m ($3.4m) in the first three years, including work on the slipway and dry dock. Splash 247 noted that the latest announcement did not separately confirm the full €10m proposal as a contractual commitment.
Alongside the shipyard decision, the port authority approved a further €4.2m ($4.7m) for improvements to Seville’s port free zone. This brings the area’s total modernisation budget to €8m ($9m), according to the report. The works cover electricity infrastructure, roads, lighting and other facilities used by businesses in the port’s industrial zone. Procurement and technical management of those projects will be handled by the port authority.