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.
Port Authority of Málaga approves programme for economic recovery
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) May 28, 2020 – Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga (APM – Port Authority of Málaga) has sanctioned two projects to aid...
Fundación Valenciaport participates in the NEMO project
The NEMO project involves eighteen partners from eleven countries and has a budget of around €6.5 million – May 26, 2020 The solutions developed during...
Tanger Med and Algeciras ports continue activities despite Covid-19 crisis
Collaboration between port authorities of Tanger Med and Algeciras: continuity of import-export operations across the strait – May 7, 2020 In the current...
Electrical substation for port of Valencia receives approval
News – The Conselleria d’Agricultura, Desenvolupament Rural, Emergència Climàtica i Transició Ecològica gives its approval to the transformer...
APM Terminals Algeciras connects to the national 66KV energy network
APM Terminals Algeciras has increased the voltage of its power supply from 20kv to 66KV this week. This 3.2-million-euro investment will improve the stability...
Vigo port sees auto transport down over 6% in March
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) May 22, 2020 – In the month of May, Vigo port saw a decrease in car traffic of -6.67% – vehicles manufactured locally...
Vigo port to restart Nantes-Saint Nazaire motorway of the sea service
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) May 22, 2020 – Following a two-month suspension due to the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, the “Motorway of the Sea”...
Valenciaport staff to start returning to office work
Incorporation will be progressive and dynamic, according to the needs, norms, and evolution of the pandemic. Teleworking will continue in most positions that...
Algeciras port sees April traffic down over 5%
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) May 19, 2020 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of Algeciras) has reported that...
Testing of railway services begins between Súria mine and potash terminal of ICL in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 19, 2020 – ICL Iberia has started testing a railway service between its facility in Súria and Barcelona port for...
Barcelona port to deploy new telecommunications network in 2023
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 19, 2020 – The Port of Barcelona plans to have its new telecommunications network deployed by 2023, a project in...
Valenciaport sees over 5% fall in April container traffic
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) May 19, 2020 – In the period January-March 2020, the port of Valencia handled 1.725 million containers and a total volumes...
COSCO’s European container terminals see fall in April traffic
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) May 17, 2020 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited has published container throughput for April 2020 showing a global 5.3% fall...
Valenciaport pays around €10 million to support port against virus impact
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) May 14, 2020 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has reported that it...
Fundación Valenciaport participates in European project to design supply chains of the future
Twenty-one partners from eight European countries have joined together with the common goal of designing the next generation of IOT (Internet Of Things)...
Mercè Conesa seeks maximum investment in Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 13, 2020 – Mercè Conesa, President of Autoritat Portuària de Barcelona (APB – Port Authority of Barcelona),...
Valenciaport awards public works project of more than €2.1 million in Gandia port
Gandía, Spain (Ports Europe) May 12, 2020 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has relaunched its...
Bureau Veritas to certify Baleària ships and facilities as Covid-19 safe spaces
Baleària will be the first shipping line in the world with Bureau Veritas certification that its ships and facilities are Covid-19 safe spaces – May 5,...
Tanger Med-Algeciras port partnership keeps services operational
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) May 12, 2020 – A close business relationship between the Spanish port of Algeciras and the Moroccan Mediterranean port of...
APM Terminals Valencia deploys scalable virtual 4G wireless network
As part of a global roll-out, APM Terminals Valencia, Spain has launched a new Virtual Private LTE provided by Telefonica Spain. LTE (network are a...