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.
Two consortia tender for construction and management of Málaga San Andrés nautical sports area
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) December 2, 2020 – Two consortia have submitted bids for a tender to build and manage a nautical sports dock with the...
Tarragona port promotes 2021 cruise season
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 2, 2020 – ‘Nothing moves without you’ is the message Tarragona port is ton use to promote its cruise...
Valenciaport takes part in the International Cruise Summit 2020
The ICS 2020 Madrid is one of the most important strategic cruise events in Europe, bringing together professionals from all sectors of the industry –...
LOOP-Ports circular economy project to report results
The LOOP-Ports circular economy project, coordinated by Fundación Valenciaport and co-financed by EIT Climate-KIC, will celebrate its final conference, in an...
Puertos del Estado joins in a MARSEC 20 cybersecurity exercise in the maritime-port environment
News Release – Puertos del Estado – November 27, 2020 Puertos del Estado, together with the National Cryptological Center, the Joint Cyber...
Puertos del Estado awards contract to develop SIMPLE project
Puertos del Estado has awarded the development of the SIMPLE project (SIMplification of Processes for a Logistic Enhancement) to a consortium of Indra, Minsait...
The “Book a Slot” project wins the first prize at the Valenciaport Hackathon
The second prizes went to the “AlRates Technologies” and “ChainGO Freight” solutions – November 30, 2020 This international event...
Further pressure to end Bilbao port strike
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 30, 2020 – The Asturian Federation of Entrepreneurs (Fade) has written to state administration Puertos del Estado...
Aurelio Martínez: “In 2030 the Port of València will be at maximum capacity”
According to estimates of container traffic growth, when the new North terminal is operational, the Port of València will be handling 7.5 million containers...
EU and Southern Neighbourhood partner countries to discuss their future partnership
On 26 November, High Representative/Vice-President, Josep Borrell, will chair the EU-Southern Neighbourhood partner countries Foreign Ministers’ meeting,...
APM Terminals Gijon responds to doubling of container volumes
Since October, APM Terminals Gijon has been receiving significantly higher volumes than usual and exceeding its capacity. This is mainly due to the stevedoring...
Buran Energy to develop renewable hydrogen project in Malaga port
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) November 26, 2020 – Buran Energy is now managing Oil Distribution Terminals in the port of Málaga and will start a project...
Aurelio Martínez: “Valenciaport is acting as a platform for the export of the Spanish productive fabric”
The president of APV points out that “Valenciaport’s leadership is thanks to the success of our exporting companies” – November 25,...
Puertos del Estado reports October fall in ports’ cargo traffic
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 25, 2020 – The 46 ports of general interest of the State, coordinated by Puertos del Estado (PdE), moved 45.9...
Spanish port traffic drops 5.5% in October
Puertos del Estado – November 24, 2020 Goods in transit continue to recover ground, growing by 12.5%. 9 of the 28 Port Authorities (Alicante, Almería,...
The strike continues as Bilbao port loses business
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 24, 2020 – There have been nearly 50 days of strikes at Bilbao port and neither side is giving ground as they seek...
Spanish ambassador visits Libya’s National Oil Corporation
Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) November 19, 2020 – Eng. Mustafa Sanalla, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Libya’s National Oil Corporation...
Almería port completes first LNG bunker action
Almeria, Spain (PortSEurope) November 24, 2020 – The Port of Almería has hosted its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering with the Bahama Mama...
Tarragona port sees three months of increased cargo traffic
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 24, 2020 – The Port of Tarragona has been accumulating three months of rising traffic, a trend that began in...
Algeciras port traffic down -2.74% in first 10 months of 2020
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 24, 2020 – In October 2020, total cargo handled at Algeciras port was 9.38 million tons, down 0.07% on the same...