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The new system will consist of eight modules/containers, each with six self-service control stations and one manual station, in addition to ten other stations already in operation at the Maritime Terminal for the verification of passengers traveling without a vehicle.
The President of the Port Authority of Santander (APS), César Díaz, thanked all parties involved for their efforts and emphasized the need "to reconcile the demands of European regulations with maintaining Brittany Ferries' turnaround times."
Santander 15/06/2026. The President of the Port Authority of Santander (APS), César Díaz, stated this morning that the first of the modules/containers housing the equipment to provide automated control to border posts has begun operation. However, he also warned that the new European system must "reconcile the application of the new European system with maintaining Brittany Ferries' turnaround times."
This action, which represents an investment of 5.2 million euros and is necessary to comply with the application of the European Entry/Exit System (EES) and the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), is co-financed by funds from the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (IGFV) of the European Union and European Funds for Internal Security (FESI).
According to Díaz, "each container has one manual control station plus six automatic self-service stations, which join ten others already in operation at the Maritime Terminal, used for passengers traveling without a vehicle." In total, there will be fifty-eight automatic self-service stations and eight manual control stations, whose objective will be to "streamline the registration of entry and exit data and refusal of entry data for third-country nationals crossing the external borders of Member States, and travel information and authorization for third-country nationals exempt from visa requirements."
The contract for the supply, installation, commissioning, and three-year maintenance of this equipment has been awarded to the Temporary Business Union (UTE) NTT Data Spain, S.L.U. – Idemia Technologies Iberica, S.A.U. and NYY Data Spain Sistemas de Seguridad, S.L.U, through a negotiated procedure without publicity restricted to companies approved by the Ministry of Interior, with a budget of 3,437,610 euros and an execution period of forty months. After a period of three years, the APS will transfer ownership of the equipment to the Secretary of State for Security of the Ministry of Interior.
Furthermore, and also within the framework of the entry into force of the EES and ETIAS systems, the Port Authority has awarded the contract for auxiliary passenger assistance personnel services to the company Interim Services Solutions, S.L. The contract amount is 1,792,157 euros with an execution period of thirty-six months.
In addition, the APS has increased the available space in the transit area of the Maritime Terminal by 80 square meters for the equipment and passenger flows anticipated by the new border registration system. The work was carried out by the company CARPINTERÍA LUIS ORTIZ, S.L, for an amount of 35,819 euros.
