Grupo Toro y Betolaza

Bilbao port logistics and diversified businesses

Grupo Toro y Betolaza is a business group headquartered in Bilbao, Biscay, Spain, where it was founded in 1955. It began as a family company importing and distributing raw materials for local and later industrial customers. Over time, it expanded into stevedoring and ship agency services and developed facilities at ports across Spain.

The company describes itself as an international logistics and port operator serving industries such as manufacturing, mining, energy, and technology.

Business areas

• Maritime and port services: company-owned facilities at the ports of Bilbao, Pasajes, Gijón, and Avilés, as well as the inland port at Azuqueca de Henares.
• Solid fuels: storage and distribution of wet and dry fuels, including metallurgical and petroleum coke, anthracite, hard coal, biomass, and foaming agents.
• Real estate development and management: architecture, engineering, manufacturing, and logistics, including turnkey projects for industry and commerce.
• Logistics: inventory management and custom logistics services.
• International trade and customs.

History

In the 1970s and 1980s, the group established Naviera Toro y Betolaza as a shipowner and operated a fleet of up to eight vessels on international routes. During the 1990s and the first decade of the 2000s, it developed business partnerships and infrastructure that expanded its presence in Spain and abroad.

Location and contact

Head office: San Vicente 8, Edificio Albia, 5th floor, 48001 Bilbao, Spain. Phone: +34 94 425 26 00. Emails: info@torobe.com and consignaciones@torobe.com. The company is on LinkedIn and YouTube.