Spain
Spain (España) is located in Southwest Europe, occupying the Iberian peninsula between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic; a member of the European Union; by tonnage the leading ports are Algeciras, Barcelona and València. State ports are managed by Puertos del Estado which executes port policy of the government; made up of 28 port authorities that manage the 46 ports.
Ferrol Container Terminal – future uncertain
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) January 21, 2025 – Ferrol Container Terminal (FCT), owned by the Turkish Yilport Group and the regional government of...
Adif, Exolum sign rail agreement
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) January 21, 2025 – Adif and Exolum have signed a collaboration agreement yesterday to explore creating a railway logistics...
Cocaine seized in Madrid, via Algeciras port
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 21, 2025 – The National Police in Madrid has intercepted a drug transfer involving nearly 200 kilograms of cocaine...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports (Spain) – TEU traffic – 2024
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 20, 2025 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports (Spain) Terminals S.L.U. (CSP Spain) has published container (TEU) traffic for...
Port of Vigo records record cargo traffic in 2024
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 18, 2025 – The Port of Vigo recorded a total cargo traffic of 5,688,579 tons in 2024, exceeding forecasts with a...
Seville Port Authority awards €8 million rail contract
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) January 17, 2025 – The Port Authority of Seville (APS) has awarded an €8 million contract to a joint venture...
Port Ferrol-San Cibrao presents strategy for renewable energy
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) January 17, 2025 – For the first time, the Ferrol-San Cibrao Port Authority’s strategy to transform its docks into a...
Freight prices from Valenciaport fall by 4% in December
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 15, 2025 – In December, the Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) recorded a decline of 4.13%, settling at...
Fred. Olsen Express launches new route between El Hierro and Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) January 15, 2025 – Fred. Olsen Express has launched a new route between El Hierro and...
DFDS launches Vilagarcía-Rotterdam service
Vilagarcía, Spain (Ports Europe) January 14, 2025 – DFDS is launching a weekly freight service connecting Spain and the Netherlands, catering to...
Cost of Port Sagunto railway connection increases
Sagunto, Spain (Ports Europe) January 14, 2025 – The budget for constructing three rail branches, totaling nearly 5.6 km, to connect the commercial port...
UECC completes unique refuelling in Port of Vigo
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 14, 2025 – United European Car Carriers (UECC) has completed Spain’s inaugural truck-to-ship liquefied biomethane...
II International Sustainable Port Conference – Bilbao – 6-7 February 2025
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 14, 2025 – To promote sustainable growth in port operations and the broader logistics sector, the second...
Port of Valencia anticipates significant uncertainties in 2025
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 14, 2025 – The Port of Valencia anticipates significant uncertainties in 2025, notably trade tensions and...
Port of Tarragona will invest in new iron ore traffic
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 13, 2025 – According to a statement, the Port of Tarragona will invest €2.1 million in the Catalonia Wharf to...
Bilbao, Getxo to host II International Sustainable Port Congress, Feb 6-7
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2025 – Bilbao and Getxo will host the II International Sustainable Port Congress on February 6-7, where experts...
Port of Motril exports wind turbine blades for Vestas
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2025 – 80-meter-long wind turbine blades for Vestas’ new V163 4.5 MW turbine, manufactured in Daimiel...
About 1.2 tonnes of cocaine seized in port of Vigo
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2025 – Some 1,200 kg of cocaine were discovered in a container that arrived from Ecuador earlier this week in the...
Port of Bilbao to use software to automate road, rail access control
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2025 – The Port Authority of Bilbao will use Allread’s Agile Recognition Software to automate road and...
Puertos de Tenerife joins the Net Zero Sea Alliance
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) January 9, 2025 – The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife has recently formalized its...