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.
Algeciras port achieves reduced idle times via PortXchange pilot
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 10, 2020 – The port of Algeciras has completed a six week trial which has resulted in improvements in idle time...
Fundación Valenciaport and S2 Grupo launch a new cybersecurity analysis and diagnosis service
The Valenciaport Foundation and S2 Grupo, within the framework of their strategy to support innovation and digital transformation of ports, have combined their...
Yilport: The South Pier of Huelva port expands capacity for container storage and logistics
The YILPORT Huelva terminal completes a container storage yard extension of 50,000 m² of total area, planned to take on new operations as from today –...
VCFI rises 5.35% in October due to the upward trend of maritime transport
The Valencia Containerized Freight Index (VCFI) for October grew for the third consecutive month, reaching 1,336.95 points – November 9, 2020 The...
Valencia port strike called off
València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2020 – Labour unions representing stevedores have decided to call off the strike that was scheduled for...
Negotiations progress to resolve labour strike in Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2020 – At a meeting of the State Sectoral Joint Commission, the Coordinadora and UGT labour unions have proposed...
Spain’s state-owned port system will invest €1,001 million in 2021
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 6, 2020 – The president of Puertos del Estado, the state-owned organisation responsible for the management of...
Barcelona and Civitavecchia ports BClink project draws to a close
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 27, 2020 – The BClink project, designed to step up Motorways of the Sea connections between the ports of...
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...