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 Seville Port Authority board approved the operator’s selection on October 20, but the new concession still needs final administrative clearance before it takes effect.
The decision would keep AG Seville at the former Astilleros del Guadalquivir site beyond the expiry of its current concession in December. The replacement agreement could 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 currently out of use.
AG Seville competed for the site against Spanish maritime group Boluda, which had also sought to take over the facilities, according to Splash247. The incumbent has operated 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.
The investment requirements distinguish between the operator’s wider ambitions and the tender’s minimum obligations. Under the tender terms, the successful bidder must spend at least €3m ($3.4m) in the first three years, with work to include upgrades to the slipway and dry dock infrastructure. Splash247 noted that the broader €10m programme remains AG Seville’s proposal, rather than a separate contractual commitment confirmed in the latest announcement.
Separately, the port authority approved another €4.2m ($4.7m) for upgrades to Seville’s port free zone, bringing the area’s total modernisation budget to €8m ($9m). That spending covers electrical systems, roads, lighting and other infrastructure used by businesses in the port’s industrial zone. Procurement and technical management of those improvement works will be handled by the port authority.