Motril Port is surging ahead, and if the province’s port, doorway for cruise ships to local tourism is doing well, then the rest of the Costa Tropical is sure to follow.
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Motril Ferry Collision
by Martin Myall •
Fortunately it was more of a ‘knock’ that a full-out collision involving a passenger ferry within Motril Port.
Port Area Flooding Tackled
by Martin Myall •
The 30 families that live in the Barrio Agriaz, next to Motril Port, will be happy to hear that work has begun to do away with the flooding after each heavy rainfall.
Motril Fishing Fleet Despairs
by Martin Myall •
“If we were able to at the moment, we said the whole fleet to the scrap yard.” These are the bitter words of the Head of the Fishing Sector at Motril Port.
EU Sinks Motril Fishermen
by Martin Myall •
On the 18th of October, the moratorium expires which closed off the fishing grounds, but coupled to this date is the EU fishery requirement that the fishermen change the type of nets that they use – an economical impossibility.
Motril Port Growth
by Martin Myall •
The amount of traffic through Motril Port grew by nearly 80% in the first six months of this year compared to the same period in 2011, which is pretty amazing.
.22 D.I.Y. Rifle
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil at the Puerto de Motril arrested a man for being in possession of an illegal weapon. It was during a routine embarking search of vehicles waiting to board the Volcán de Tejada ferry that the police found the homemade firearm inside a luxury car with a French number plate.
New Motril Ferry Destination
by Martin Myall •
Motril port will soon be running a direct ferry line to Morocco, as well as to the Spanish, North African enclave city of Melilla. The shipping line, Naviera Armas has announced that it will be connecting Motril to Alhucemas, which is a Moroccan city of some 180,000 souls. This daily connection will not only give…
Dicey Icebox
by Martin Myall •
Last weekend, the Motril Port had a bit of a scare over a suspicious beach-style icebox, which was found the ferry terminal – the Guardia Civil bomb squad (TEDAX) was called in.
Helicopter Service From Today
by Martin Myall •
The Motril Port Authorities will inaugurate the port-based, privately owned, helicopter service today at 20.00h. The Helipuerto Puerto de Motril-Tropicopter is the first to offer tourist flights in Andalucía and only the second one in the whole of Spain. The helicopter is a Robinson R-66 with a Rolls Royce turbine engine RR300, state of the…