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.
Port of Castellon publishes plan for wind industry hub
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2024 – The Port of Castellon has published the “Project for the development of the Muelle de Costa area –...
Medcruise visits Port of Valencia
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2024 – The MedCruise Board of Directors, headed by its president, Figen Ayan, held a meeting yesterday at the Port...
New green hydrogen and methanol plant in Port of Gijon
Gijon, Spain (Ports Europe) July 4, 2024 – White Summit, the parent company of HyFive, has announced a 250 million euros project for the installation of...
Stormalda opens terminal in Port of Las Palmas
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) July 4, 2024 – Fish oil trader Stormalda has opened a new terminal on the Cambulloneros Dock in the Port...
COSCO to expand CSP Iberian Valencia Terminal
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 4, 2024 – The Port of Valencia has approved a modification to the concession held by CSP Iberian Valencia Terminal....
ESPO Port pro of the month: Valencia
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 3, 2024 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) “port pro of the month” for June is Enrique Belda, Director...
COSCO SHIPPING sends megamax carrier to Port of Valencia
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 3, 2024 – China’s COSCO SHIPPING Lines has sent the COSCO SHIPPING Solar to the Port of Valencia. The ship has...
Ocibar, Sesmar to manage Valenciaport marina
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 2, 2024 – The Port Authority Valencia (APV) has awarded a contract to manage the port’s marina to a consortium...
Port of Bilbao launches connected vehicles project
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) July 2, 2024 – The Port of Bilbao and C-ITS provider Kapsch TrafficCom have introduced the Connected Vehicles-project at the...
Valenciaport awards works for northern terminal to Acciona-Bertolín
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has awarded the contract for the execution of the works of the new...
Port of Barcelona plans third vehicle terminal
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona approves plans for a tender for a public vehicle terminal at the Príncep...
Port of Castellon approves creation of new wind industry hub
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – The Port Authority of Castellón has approved the start of the planning project for the Costa dock area...
251 kg of cocaine seized after leaving Portugal’s port of Setubal
Setubal, Portugal (Ports Europe) June 30, 2024 – Some 251 kg of cocaine transported in two sea containers, which entered Portugal through the North Atlantic...
Sener’s DECIMAP project receives grant from PERTE
With a total investment of approximately 2.9 million euros, DECIMAP will help to modernise the offshore wind power industry by proposing a standardised modular...
Spain’s Port of Marin benefits from Red Sea crisis
Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) June 27, 2024 – The Northwestern Galician Port of Marin has benefitted from the crisis in the Red Sea, reporting 1.05...
Port of Cartagena sees 6.55% profit margin in 2023
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) June 26, 2024 – In 2023, the Port Authority of Cartagena was once again one of the most profitable ports in Spain,...
WEC Lines connects Bilbao with Dublin & Liverpool
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) June 26, 2024 – On June 29, WEC Lines will launch a direct weekly service connecting Bilbao with Dublin (Ireland) and...
Port of Barcelona to issue “cold ironing” tender for MSC terminal
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 26, 2024 – The State Council of Ministers has authorized a contract for approximately 14.5 million euros for the...
Spanish fishing ports see landings down -5.5% in Jan-May 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – In January-May 2024, Spanish ports handled 53,321 tons of fish, down -5.5% on the same period of 2023. In...
Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – January-May 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – Spanish ports handled a total of 236,330,520 tons between January and May, which represents an increase of...