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.
Spanish dockers call off the strike scheduled for November 25
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 25, 2019 – Spanish dock workers, represented by Anesco, have decided to call off the strike scheduled for today,...
Seville port closes October in with growth exceeding 17%
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) November 21, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla (APS – Port Authority of Seville) has reported that the port...
Arcadi España submits study of the intermodal station of Castellón
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) November 21, 2019 – The Minister of Territorial Policy, Public Works and Mobility, Arcadi España, has visited...
TransCont asks Valenciaport to combat unfair competition
The president of the Port Authority of Valencia, Aurelio Martínez and the representatives of the autonomous transporters of Transcont, Víctor González and...
Valenciaport bets on the use of alternative fuels to reduce its emissions
Francesc Sánchez, general director of the APV, explained the actions that Valenciaport is developing to promote this type of fuel during the opening of the...
Bilbao port presents innovations at Smart Port forum in Barcelona
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) November 19, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao) will present its innovations in...
Algeciras port starts a commercial mission to Peru
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) November 19, 2019 – The Port of Algeciras will join a commercial mission to the South American continent. In this case,...
Valenciaport container traffic grows 7.34% in Jan-Oct 2019
The port channels more than 4.6 million containers at the end of the tenth month of 2019; the import-export of full containers maintains its positive trend;...
Bahía de Bizkaia Gas regasification plant received 53 ships since January 2019
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) November 18, 2019 – Bahía de Bizkaia Gas (BBG), the main supplier of natural gas for domestic, commercial and industrial...
Barcelona sees increased cargo in Jan-Oct 2019
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 18, 2019 – Barcelona port has reported total cargo of 57.6 million tons of merchandise handled in the months...
Valencia port meets Cosco in Shanghai
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) November 16, 2019 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of...
European Commission welcomes Spain move to remove tax exemption for ports
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 16, 2019 – The European Commission has said that it welcomes a commitment by the Spanish government to abolish tax...
Barcelona port delegation meets with ONE and Nissan in Japan
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 15, 2019 – This week has seen a business delegation from Barcelona port visiting clients and prospects in Japan,...
Ports of Barcelona and Yokohama sign agreement to increase traffic and promote sustainability
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 15, 2019 – The ports of Barcelona and Yokohama have agreed to work together to develop their infrastructures,...
Puertos del Estado meets Accenture to discuss 5G
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 15, 2019 – President of Puertos del Estado, Salvador de la Encina and head of the Cabinet, Ana María García,...
Linde to build industrial infrastructures at Tarragona port
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 12, 2019 – The German company Linde AG, a specialist in the design and construction of large-scale chemical...
Barcelona launches business mission in Tokyo
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 12, 2019 – A total of 225 Japanese businessmen have attended a “business mission” event in Tokyo,...
Valencia port: five cruise ships trigger tourism
The simultaneous arrival of five cruise ships to Valenciaport has activated the entire tourist offer in the province of Valencia. The ships, from the cruise...
Ceuta port starts delivering low sulphur fuels to ships
Ceuta, Spain (Ports Europe) November 8, 2019 – The first discharge operation of Fueloil 0.5% low in sulfur VLSFO (Very Low Sulfur Fueloil) in the port...
Mediterranean countries join forces to promote “Blue Economy”
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 8, 2019 – The Cyprus Research & Innovation Foundation sent a delegation to the 4th BLUEMED Platforms meeting...