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 distributes second batch of masks to maritime sector
The shipment of 840,000 units completes the allocation of 1.1 million decreed in Order TMA / 263/2020, of March 20, of MITMA. Port authorities, SASEMAR and the...
Valenciaport pays €3.6 million in two weeks & provides liquidity to supplier companies
For two weeks now, the Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has accelerated the accounting and bill payment procedures to shorten the period of payment to...
Coronavirus: EU guidance on repatriating cruise ship passengers and protecting ship crews
European Commission – Coronavirus: EU guidance on repatriating cruise ship passengers and protecting ship crews – April 8, 2020 From cruise ship...
European Commission: guidelines on health, travel arrangements and repatriation of persons on board ships – Q & A
Questions and Answers: European Commission presents guidelines on health, travel arrangements and repatriation of persons on board ships – April 8, 2020...
Analysis – COVID-19 does not seriously infect ports yet, but panicked politicians might contaminate their business
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) April 8, 2020 – Italy, Spain, France – where the major Mediterranean ports are – have tens of thousands of cases...
Port of Motril continues to be key part of the logistics chain
News – Port of Motril – April 8, 2020 The Port of Motril continues to be a key part of the logistics chain for the supply of essential goods in the...
APM Terminals Algeciras implements a coronavirus action protocol
The container terminal applies a security protocol to mitigate the possible impact of COVID-19 on the company and the industry in which it operates, following...
King of Spain speaks with Valenciaport
The King of Spain, Felipe VI, and his wife Letizia Ortiz, the Queen, have held a video conference to recognize the efforts of the entire port community that...
Zeuko and Tecnalia start STS crane digitization project
News Release – Predicrane’s goal is to create a predictive maintenance solution for this type of port cranes – April 7, 2020 The company...
Valenciaport calls for coordinated action from administrations to simultaneously launch investment plans
Aurelio Martínez demands a coordinated action from all administrations to simultaneously launch all investment plans – April 6, 2020 The President of...
European Commission and EIB unlock €8 billion in finance for 100,000 SMEs
Coronavirus: Commission and European Investment Fund (part of European Investment Bank Group) unlock €8 billion in finance for 100,000 small and medium-sized...
Barcelona port reduces cost of stay in terminals for import containers
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 6, 2020 – Port de Barcelona is to reduce the cost of storing import containers at the port’s terminals, a...
COVID19: The Port of Algeciras, open and operational
Update – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of Algeciras) – April 6, 2020 CONTAINER TERMINALS The Port of...
Coronavirus: Italy, Germany, France and Spain appeal for immediate EU intervention in transport
Ministers Paola De Micheli, José Luis Ábalos Meco, Andreas Scheuer and Jean-Baptiste Djebbari have signed a joint letter to the Commissioner for Transport,...
Valenciaport values effort made port community; licenses approved
The delegation to the president of the Valencia Port Authority (APV) of the powers of the Board of Directors has been approved while the State of Alarm remains...
COVID-19 pandemic increases freight rates in the Mediterranean
The COVID-19 pandemic increases freight rates in the Mediterranean with Asian areas and maintains moderate changes with the rest of the world. The idle fleet...
Andalusia logistics network approves measures to help companies
News – Companies in logistics areas of regional interest may pro-rate rentals, settlements and payments to the administration – March 31, 2020 The...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado reports February 2020 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 1, 2020 – Puertos del Estado reports February 2020 cargo figures by port authority. The state-owned Puertos del...
Spain: 90 million tons moved in first two months of 2019
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 1, 2020 – Puertos del Estado (PdE) has reported that state-managed ports handled 90.172, million tons in the first two...
COVID19 – Port of Algeciras, open and operational – update – 01.04.2020
Port of Algeciras, open and operational – update – April 1, 2020 CONTAINER TERMINALS The Port of Algeciras maintains its operations for goods with...