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.
Puertos del Estado reports June 2020 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 30, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2020 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Atlantic action plan 2.0: A revamped maritime strategy to foster a sustainable blue economy and the EU Green Deal
The European Commission has adopted an updated action plan for a sustainable, resilient and competitive blue economy in the EU Atlantic area, covering France,...
More than 30 companies present their offers for Valencia port ZAL work
The Port Authority of Valencia describes the call for success and shows the great interest of the companies in the ZAL project – July 29, 2020 The tender...
Valenciaport studies Baleària offer to construct and operate new passenger terminal
The infrastructure will comprise some 63,000 m² and 13,462 sheets of concessioned water on the former land of the Unión Naval de Levante, between the...
Valencia port starts sending air quality data to central system
The Valenciaport station has already started sending data in a test phase to the Air Quality Control Center of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development,...
Fundación Valenciaport participates in the RESPOND-A project
The RESPOND-A project involves thirty-four partners from thirteen countries and has a budget of more than €7 million – July 28, 2020 Within the...
Barcelona port sees just slight fall in exports in first half of 2020
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 27, 2020 – In the first half of the year, containers filled with exports were down just 3% compared to the same...
ARUP University produces Covid-19 study and praises Valencia port
ARUP University has chosen Valenciaport for “being the busiest in Spain and southern Europe, because it operates all types of traffic and for its strong...
EU funds to finance two Barcelona port projects
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 22, 2020 – The two projects EALING-European flagship Action for coLd ironING in ports and LNGHIVE2 Barcelonaan...
Ábalos reaffirms government target to electricify all ports by 2030
News – Puertos del Estado – Electrification of Ports – July 14, 2020 Today in the Senate the Minister of Transportation, Mobility and Urban...
Algeciras port sees first semester traffic down over 4%
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) July 22, 2020 – In the first half of 2020, Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of...
Shipping companies return to operate on the Algeciras-Ceuta line
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) July 21, 2020 – With the end of the state of alarm in Spain due to the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, the shipping companies...
Valencia port’s cruise industry prepares for the “new normal”
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 21, 2020 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has started working...
EU support for electrification the terminals at Valencia port
The Committee for the Connecting Europe Mechanism or the CEF (Connecting Europe Facility) Committee of the European Commission has approved the granting of aid...
Barcelona port authority reorganises communications
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 20, 2020 – The Catalan port has announced the reorganisation of Gabinete de Presidencia y Relaciones Institucionales...
BERGÉ is enhancing its services to support supply chains
News Release – July 13.2020 Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis, BERGÉ, a leading logistics operator, has been working tirelessly alongside...
SEAPort Solutions names Gabriel Ferrús as CEO
News Release – Fundación Valenciaport – July 17, 2020 This week the start-up SEAPort Solutions S.L. held its first board meeting in which Gabriel...
Valenciaport’s June traffic shows slight recovery and confirms that worst of crisis was in May
The freight traffic exceeded 6.1 million tonnes, 7.6% less than in June 2019. The decline was more moderate than in May when the drop was 19%. Container...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited – Container throughput Q2 2020
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 15, 2020 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has reported June 2020 container throughout for its terminals together with...
TTI Algeciras celebrates its tenth anniversary
On July 15, 2010, the facilities were officially inaugurated by His Royal Highness Prince of Asturias, at present His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain –...