The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) has awarded the project for the execution of the provisional and final enclosure for the occupation of spaces at the APM Terminals (APMT) terminal to the company Ampe Obras e Ingeniería. This action aims to free up the necessary land to undertake the future expansion of the Border Inspection Facilities for Cargo (IFCM), located in the public port domain area of Algeciras.
The award has been resolved for an amount of €296,730.00. The project is part of the essential preliminary works to prepare for the expansion of the inspection facilities at the Juan Carlos I dock. These facilities are responsible for the physical control and processing of the documentation associated with goods of animal and plant origin, as well as live animals entering or leaving the territory of the European Union. The activity of these offices has recorded a constant increase due to the growth of container traffic and rolling cargo at the Algeciras port.
The technical documentation of the project details that the current Authorized Customs Area, specialized in controlling products for human consumption of non-animal origin, has only eight operational gates. The APBA has determined that this infrastructure is insufficient to respond to the current demand for inspections as well as to the medium-term growth forecasts, marked by an increase in European regulatory requirements in food safety and phytosanitary control.
To carry out the physical expansion of the IFCM, which is planned through the extension eastward of the existing building, the port administration needs to integrate lands that currently belong to the APM Terminals concession at the Juan Carlos I South dock. The acquisition of these spaces will allow for the redesign of the customs operations area and improve the flows of trucks and vehicles accessing the verification points.
