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.
Barcelona port produces positive rail audit
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 11, 2020 – The Port of Barcelona has successfully completed the audit of its Security Management System and Railway...
Valenciaport – VCFI rises 4.78% in April, reaches highest value began
The idle fleet caused by the coronavirus pandemic has led to a reduction in capacity of 3.4 million TEUs until the second quarter. The Far East is the area...
Valenciaport port community reach 2019 environmental objectives of the ECOPORT II project
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) May 8, 2020 – The Ecoport II project, operated by Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port...
Spain: Total port traffic Q1 2020 by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 6, 2020 – Puertos del Estado (PdE) has published port authority cargo numbers for January-March 2020, showing that total...
Spanish port traffic fell by 4.7% in first quarter of the year
The economic measures for port companies facilitate a saving of €100 million in reduction of rates and an injection of liquidity of another €250 million in...
APM Terminals merges Valencia, Barcelona, Castellón and Gijón teams experience into new structure
APM Terminals has started a process to unify its terminal teams into a combined structure that involves the company’s four import and export terminals in...
Barcelona joins Port Authorities Roundtable to fight Covid-19
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 5, 2020 – The Port of Barcelona has signed the manifesto promoted by the Port Authorities Roundtable (PAR) in support...
Leading cruise ship companies further delay restart
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 5, 2020 – Both Costa Cruises and MSC Cruises have announced further delays to restarting operations. Genoa-based Costa...
APM Terminals Valencia certified as Authorised Economic Operator
APM Terminals Valencia received the internationally recognized security status, Authorized Economic Operator for customs simplification (AEOC) from the EU last...
Valencia City Council approval for ZAL development will create jobs
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) May 4, 2020 – Valencia City Council has approved the project for the repair and sanitation of the Logistics Activities...
CILSA awarded two concessions at ZAL Port, Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 4, 2020 – The Port of Barcelona has approved the concession of two parcels of land to CILSA, managing entity of...
Bilbao port receives Siemens blades Iberdrola’s new Puylobo wind project
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) May 1, 2020 – A total of 42 wind blades, manufactured by Siemens Gamesa in China are destined for implementation at...
Adif awards Valencia port contract to COPASA
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 30, 2020 – Adif, the state-owned railway infrastructure manager, has awarded Copasa, a construction and services...
Valenciaport advances €57.2 million to assist port companies
Until today, April 28, Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV) has paid €6.41 million to its suppliers in the ports of Gandia, Sagunto and Valencia, and...
Barcelona port makes new container storage spaces for operators
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 28, 2020 – The Port of Barcelona has provided two new spaces available for port operators for the storage of full,...
Seatrade Cruise Med plans event in Malaga in 2020
News – Seatrade Cruise Med maintains its celebration in Malaga in 2020 – April 27, 2020 The cruise industry, one of the sectors affected by the...
Barcelona port to distribute almost 200,000 masks and 44,200 gloves to Port Community
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 27, 2020 – Autoritat Portuària de Barcelona (APB – Port Authority of Barcelona) has reported that it will...
Vigo port reports best quarter in 12 years
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) April 27, 2020 – Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo (APV – Port Authority of Vigo) has reported traffic figures for the first...
Valenciaport signs contract with Generalitat to allocate 80,000 m2 of Fuente San Luis as provisional container warehouse
The contract between the Valencia Port Authority (APV) and the Generalitat will allow importers and exporters to cut costs and solve the problem of space in...
Ports change rates because they want to support companies – Valenciaport
The president of Valenciaport positively values the measures and the rate reductions as prudent in that they are selective, limited in time, in their...