25 million euros destined for Carboneras port

Despite the fact that water is no longer going to be sent to Barcelona by tanker ships, the money destined for the port in Carboneras for a special loading area for the tankers is still going to be invested there. The money will now be spent on a more ambitious project and the amount to be invested has increased form the original 11 million to 25 million euros. The money will be used for the construction of a new 220 m long dock cargo boats of up to 100,000 tonnes will be able to dock. The president of the Almeria Ports Authority, Trinidad Cabeo, said that the new dock could generate up to 400 new jobs and business worth around 120 million euros. In 2007 the port in Carboneras moved 5.5 million tonnes of goods, consisting mainly of calcium carbonates, coal, cement and wood, generating an income for the Almeria Ports Authority of about 2 million euros, about 13 per cent of its total income. The new dock, which could be started work on this year, will double the capacity of the Carboneras port. The port will still attain the capacity to export water from the desalination plant allowing its transport to any area of the country that may need it in the future.