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.
4th Strategic Plan of the Port of Barcelona sets out labour and emissions objectives
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 14, 2021 – The Port of Barcelona places society and people at the centre of its 4th Strategic Plan 2021-2025,...
Port of the Bay of Cádiz sees slight cargo increase in 2020
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) January 14, 2021 – The Port of the Bay of Cádiz ended 2020 with 4.44 million tons of cargo, 0.05% more than in 2019. In the...
Tecsa-Amenabar joint venture awarded Bilbao port road contract
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) January 13, 2021 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao) has awarded the works for the new...
Port of Motril drafts plan for improved road access
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) January 13, 2021 – Autoridad Portuaria de Motril (APM – Port Authority of Motril) has completed drafting of a project...
Port of Tarragona moves more than 800,000 tons of agri-food products in the first three months of SEA system
The system has been robust and efficient during the first months of operation – January 13, 2021 Nearly 13,000 orders have been placed which have...
Cartagena port increases glycerin exports
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) January 11, 2021 – The Port of Cartagena has reported a 150% increase in the export of glycerin in 2020, a by-product of...
Two meetings scheduled to negotiate end to Bilbao port stevedore strike
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) January 11, 2021 – The negotiation of the stowage of the port of Bilbao begins in a week with two scheduled meetings, the...
Port of Almería sees heavily reduced passenger traffic
Almeria, Spain (PortSEurope) January 11, 2021 – The Port of Almería has reported that it closed 2020 with 126,788 passengers, a decrease of 86.4%,...
Cartagena port exports wind parts to New Orleans
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) January 6, 2021 – The Port of Cartagena has carried out a cargo operation to ship 50 wind units this week to New Orleans,...
Port of Huelva makes progress in contribution to sustainable development goals
The Port Authority of Huelva continues to advance in its actions related to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations...
The Balears dock of Port Tarragona closes the north dock while waiting to start dredging
The second connection made between the Llevant dock and the caissons of the Balears dock in Port Tarragona already gives a very identifiable appearance to the...
Port Authority of Seville and ProSevillaPort sign an agreement to strengthen the promotion of the port
The President of the Seville Port Authority (APS), Rafael Carmona, and the President of ProSevillaPort association, Augusto Jannone, today signed an agreement...
Puertos de Tenerife awards works for more than €14 million
The Board of Directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Port Authority of Tenerife), meeting today under the chairmanship of its holder Carlos...
Málagaport presents three sustainability and innovation projects to the ‘Next Generation’ European Fund Office of the Junta de Andalucía
Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga (APM – Port Authority of Málaga) has submitted three projects to the ‘Next Generation’ European Fund Office...
Galigrain to double investment in the outer port, A Coruña
Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) January 5, 2021 – The President of the Port Authority of A Coruña, Martín Fernández Prado, held his first meeting today...
Sibport to manage Bilbao railway terminal in Arasur logistics platform
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) January 5, 2021 -The Bilbao Port Authority Board of Directors has awarded Servicios Intermodales Bilbaoport (Sibport) the contract...
Valenciaport joins the club of the 12 largest ports in the world that lead the decarbonization and reduction of emissions
Valenciaport is making its debut in 2021 by joining the club of the 12 ports of the world that have the most investments committed to decarbonisation and...
Vigo port confirms works worth around €4 million
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) January 5, 2021 – During the past month of November, works worth around €4 million ($4.91 million) were certified, among...
In March, Baleària will take delivery of the world’s first fast ferry powered by natural gas
Baleària plans to incorporate an internationally innovative ship in March 2021: the world’s first fast ferry for passengers and cargo powered by natural...
Almería port takes steps to improve air quality
Almeria, Spain (PortSEurope) January 4, 2021 – The Almería Port Authority (APA) will expand the dust trapping screens erected at the Pechina dock...