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.
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...
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...