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.
Board of Trustees of Fundación Valenciaport approves Strategic Plan 2025
Fundación Valenciaport has promoted, during 2019, €48 million of budget for the development of European projects, 45 of them as direct financing for the...
European ECCLIPSE project to help ports in SUDOE region to minimise the effects of climate change
Valencia – 05.12.19. The European project ECCLIPSE – Assessment of climate change in ports in Southwestern Europe, led by the Fundación...
Vilagarcía port sets new annual cargo traffic record at end November, over 1.2 million tons
Vilagarcía, Spain (Ports Europe) December 10, 2019 – By end-November this year, Vilagarcía port registered cargo traffic of 1,207,801 tons, compared to...
Valencia port: Maritime transport assumes a freight increase of 9.75% due to adoption of less polluting fuels and tariff tensions
The Valencia Container Freight Index (VCFI) indicator experiences its greatest historical growth and accumulates a rise of 14.37 points in 2019, Autoridad...
Tarragona port presents Logistics Activities Zone
Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona – December 5, 2019 Today, December 5, 2019, the Councilor for Territory and Sustainability of the Generalitat of...
COSCO Shipping Lines Spain maintains commitment to develop intermodal logistics services
Barcelona – December 2, 2019 Last Friday, November 29, COSCO Shipping Lines Spain organized the traditional meeting to celebrate Christmas, gathering at...
Co-Evolve4BG project will promote the sustainable development of tourism activities in coastal areas
Fundación Valenciaport (Valenciaport Foundation) – November 29, 2019 The Valenciaport Foundation has started working on the project Co-Evolve4BG...
Valencia port commits to transparency via CSR group
Valencia, December 5, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia), as a member of the Social...
Chinese company registers interest in Valencia port wind project
Second global wind turbine production firm is interested in the future Valenciaport wind farm – December 3, 2019 The Chinese company Xinjiang Golwind...
VPI Logística publishes the commercialization documents for three remaining blocks of the ZAL
The deadline for submitting bids for these three plots will be 90 calendar days. The ZAL has already received offers for four plots that, together, will...
European Investment Bank to provide €270 million in financing to Valencia Region
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) December 2, 2019 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to provide €270 million in financing to the Valencia Region pf...
Valencia port joins transport conference of Waterborne technology platform
Valenciaport – November 29, 2019 Today, Juan Manuel Díez, Corporate Planning & Control Manager of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV –...
150 professionals attend the first edition of Rail Day in the Port of Tarragona
The day, which is celebrated at Tinglado 1 in Moll de Costa, revolves around intermodality to achieve more competitive ports. The success of this meeting...
Bilbao port attends International Cruise Summit
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) November 29, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao) is attending and sponsoring the...
Almería port explores business opportunities in Nador
Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) November 29, 2019 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Almería (APA – Port Authority of Almería), Jesús...
COSCO Shipping Ports’ overseas terminals see 12.1% rise in October 2019 traffic
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) November 29, 2019 – In October 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw container...
Barcelona port strengthens contacts with Vietnam one year after Business Mission
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 28, 2019 – Following a visit last year, Barcelona port has sent a delegation to Vietnam to promote the Spanish...
LNG is today the only sustainable alternative for maritime transport
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) November 28, 2019 – Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is, today, the only real and sustainable alternative to advance the...
Algeciras port sees increased cargo traffic Jan-Oct 2019
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) November 28, 2019 – In January-October 2019, the port of Algeciras handled over 92 million tons of goods, up 3% on the...
Valenciaport hosts meeting of ECG, the European employers’ association of car transporters and logistics operators
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) November 28, 2019 – Valenciaport has hosted a meeting of the “Maritime and Ports” group of the ECG (Association of...