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.
Valencian port faces labour strikes next week
València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 4, 2020 – The works council of Centro Portuario de Empleo de Valencia is calling for strike action at the port of...
Balearia, FRS and Trasmediterránea reduce rotations until November 9 on Algeciras-Ceuta line
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 3, 2020 – The shipping companies Baleària, FRS and Trasmediterránea, that cover the Algeciras-Ceuta-Algeciras...
Port of Bilbao strike is entrenched – companies ask the administration to act
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 2, 2020 – The stevedores strike at Bilbao port is set to continue as trade unions have called for the action to be...
Barcelona port’s Port Summit Trade Mission to Colòmbia 2020 will be online only
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 2, 2020 – The Port Summit Trade Mission Colombia 2020, the Business Mission of the Port of Barcelona, will...
Cruises: CLIA warns that Spain will lose its international position
The Spanish cruise market “could lose the position achieved in all these years and not recover it in a long time” in the absence of a decisive...
Port of València is consolidated as the Spanish port with the best connectivity
Valenciaport is the fourth with the best connections in Europe, according to the index produced by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development...
Fundación Valenciaport launches its first port Hackathon
The Valenciaport Hackathon will provide solutions for a smart, green and resilient port. This international event proposes four challenges that have been set...
Valenciaport: Immediate arrival of EU structural funds key to economic recovery
Aurelio Martínez: “The aid from Europe has to arrive now. They must serve to save the sick, not to resuscitate corpses ” – October 29, 2020 He...
Bilbao port strike sees no end in sight – cargo traffic falling
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 29, 2020 – The stevedoring strike in Bilbao port continues and is now in its third week. The first phase lasted from...
JP Morgan considers sale of 49% of CSP (Spain)
València, Spain (PortSEurope) October 28, 2020 – Reports in Spain suggest that funds JP Morgan Asset Management and Stichting Pensionenfonds ABP are...
Barcelona port: Green Pact and COVID: a new scenario of opportunities for Short Distance Maritime Transport
The annual Short Distance Maritime Transport event on November 26 with the slogan “Green Pact and COVID: a new scenario of opportunities for Short...
Port of Barcelona publishes its most sustainable and inclusive annual report
This year’s edition marks the beginning of a new way of presenting information because for the first time it integrates the Annual Report of the Port...
Spanish ports see improved September traffic numbers
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 28, 2020 – The 46 ports of general interest of the State, coordinated by Puertos del Estado, moved 43.4 million tons...
Pasaia Port Authority will invest more than €59 million in 2020-2024
Pasaia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 28, 2020 – Puertos del Estado and Autoridad Portuaria de Pasaia (APP – Port Authority of Pasaia) have agreed...
Málaga port sees positive signs
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) October 27, 2020 – After months of lower traffic trends, the port of Málaga is seeing increasing numbers of containers...
Málaga port sees improved September automotive traffic figures
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) October 27, 2020 – The port of Málaga has established itself as a hub for automotive traffic and in 2019 handled 71,196...
Spanish government shows the H2Ports project in Valenciaport as a model for the “Hydrogen Roadmap”
H2Ports, coordinated by the Valenciaport Foundation, incorporates hydrogen into port logistics operations with the aim of reducing its environmental impact...
Valenciaport exhibits its latest generation sustainable terminal model in Brussels
Valenciaport has been invited to the panel “Sustainable infrastructures for Europe” of the 18th edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities...
Barcelona port plans future with cruise industry interests
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 22, 2020 – The first deputy mayor of Barcelona City Council, Jaume Collboni, and the president of the Port, Mercè...
Madrid-Barcelona port rail links set for investment
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2020 – Madrid and Barcelona have agreed funding improvement to railways linking the two cities. Puertos del...