Port of Cartagena
The port of Cartagena is the port located in Cartagena, Murcia. It is the fourth nationwide port in freight traffic behind Algeciras, Valencia and Barcelona and ahead of Tarragona, Bilbao or Huelva. It occupies the eighth place in relation to the number of cruises. 60% of exports and the 80% of imports from the Region of Murcia are made through the port of Cartagena. More than 40% of the tourism that Cartagena receives is made by its port.
In 2006, the Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena proposed the expansion of the port with a new dock in El Gorguel. The estimated cost exceeded 1500 million of euros.Docks
The Port of Cartagena has two independent docks, separated from each other by a distance of 5 km by road and 1.5 miles by sea.
