With this agreement the strong links of both companies will be reinforced by creating a strategic alliance that will generate wealth and opportunities for the Port of Bilbao. SLP owes 20% of social capital of Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao (formerly Abra Terminales Marítimas), while the remaining 80% belongs to Noatum.
Luisa Guibert, President of SLP, said that “today more than ever it’s necessary to take efforts towards creating new paths of growth, and with that aim we have bet for this alliance, that will allow us to become stronger. We will take advantage of our main skills, as well as our solid experience and strong knowledge of the sector”.
Antonio Campoy, President of Marmedsa Noatum Maritime, said that “this agreement with SLP will allow us to generate more competitive dynamics in the Port of Bilbao, and at the same time generate new synergies between both companies. We will work together with the Port Authority, which has become a key support for us, in order to generate new business opportunities”.
Douglas Schultz, Noatum´s CEO, added that “this agreement reflects the company´s will to create strategic alliances, with the goal of creating new business structures better adapted to the current economic situation and more qualified to face future challenges”.
Algeposa Group is the main shareholder of SLP, with presence in the most representative ports of the Iberian Peninsula and with train terminals distributed in different strategic places (Irún-Hendaya, Port Bou, Perpignan, Madrid, Sagunto, Barcelona, etc.)