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27 August 2026

Global Steel Wire seeks fresh Santander terminal concession

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Global Steel Wire seeks fresh Santander terminal concession

Global Steel Wire has applied for a new five-year concession covering its steel-handling operation at the Port of Santander, with the Spanish gateway opening the proposal to competing projects. The Celsa group company is seeking 11,700 sq m of port land and 171. 25 m of berth frontage for a dedicated maritime-road terminal handling scrap, other …

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