Moeve, Exolum and the Port Authority of Huelva have revealed plans at the Port of Huelva, in Spain, for new loading and unloading infrastructure that is currently under construction. This will serve to improve operational capabilities and provide service to the new 2G biofuels plant being built by Moeve and its partners at the La Rábida Energy Park in Palos de la Frontera. The projects, called ‘Muelle Sur’ and ‘Poliducto’, amount to an investment of €299 million. They represent significant progress in the companies’ commitment to efficiency, and a real step forward in the transformation process to lead the way in sustainable energy based on green molecules.
As part of the Muelle Sur project, Moeve and Exolum have started building a new terminal for energy products at the Outer Port of Huelva. This project includes the creation of a new 511 metre-long mooring dock, which will allow for the modernisation of logistics infrastructure at the La Rábida Energy Park, optimising ship loading and unloading operations.
The new dock will facilitate combined loading and unloading operations for raw materials and products by connecting Moeve’s and Exolum’s facilities through new transport lines. These lines will extend from the dock to the La Rábida Energy Park and Exolum’s Storage Terminal in Huelva. Muelle Sur will be a key facility for Moeve’s decarbonisation strategy, acting as one of the points of entry for raw materials and of exit for products from the second-generation biofuel production complex that the company is currently building in Palos de la Frontera.
The ‘POLIDUCTO’ project replaces the entire pipeline system that connects the industrial facilities of the Energy Park and Exolum with the Torre Arenillas Quay with new, higher capacity lines, in addition to improving the quay facilities and significantly improving the safety of operations. This new system, approximately 5 km long, will allow greater operational flexibility and versatility in the existing facilities, reinforcing Moeve’s commitment to efficiency and innovation. These new facilities will further enhance the safety of operations by replacing existing facilities and improving the quayside installation, allowing for easier and safer ship loading and unloading operations.
José Manuel Martínez, Moeve’s director of technology, projects and services, says: ‘The new infrastructure at the Port of Huelva is a crucial step in our mission to improve operational efficiency and advance our decarbonisation strategy. These investments will not only improve our loading and unloading capabilities, but will also strengthen the development and production of second-generation biofuels’.
