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.
As Brexit approaches, Catalan exports to UK reached €3.9bn in 2018
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 10, 2019 – Catalan News reports that exports from Catalonia to Britain are 9% higher so far in 2019 compared with...
Spanish ports have strong representation at the Fruit Attraction Fair in Madrid
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 22, 2019 – Spanish ports are well represented at the Fruit Attraction Fair in Madrid with a powerful offer of...
Traffic of fruit and vegetable products in Spanish ports grows by 12.5% in 2018
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 22, 2019 – State-owned ports moved more than 563 million tons of cargo in 2018, of which 11.5 million were fruits,...
Sines port hosts Hispano-Portuguese Maritime-Port Meeting
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) October 18, 2019 – The port of Sines has hosted the “Hispano-Portuguese Maritime-Port Meetings” session which promoted...
Port of Malaga adheres to the AIVP 2030 Agenda to contribute to the sustainable development of port cities
Málagaport SL – October 18, 2019 The president of the Port Authority of Malaga, Carlos Rubio and the president of the AIVP (International Association of...
Cámara València publishes report on US tariffs and Valencia exports
Cámara València (Chamber of Commerce València) – October 10, 2019 Cámara Valencia has prepared a report on the impact of U.S. tariffs on Valencian...
Valencia port exceeds 4 million containers in September
Until September, the ports of the Port Authority of Valencia exceed 4 million containers (4,136,146 TEU). In interannual terms, Valenciaport needs less than...
MSC launches new reefer rail service with high-tec power supply
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 21, 2019 – MSC, a global transport and logistics company, has successfully completed the first service in a new...
Oleosilos de Galicia to invest €2 million in new liquid bulk terminal in the Outer Port of Langosteira, A Coruña
Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) October 21, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de A Coruña (APC – A Coruña Port Authority) is to grant Oleosilos de Galicia...
BERGÉ GEFCO to manage BMW and Mini logistics in Spain until 2025
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 21, 2019 – The German car manufacturer BMW Ag has renewed an agreement with logistics specialist BERGÉ GEFCO to...
Revolution 4.0: Interconnectivity and cybersecurity, the main challenges of Spanish ports
Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia – October 18, 2019 The process of digitization and the need to adapt to the digital revolution currently presents...
Green light for the 2020 Business Plan of the Port Authority of Valencia
The document has been agreed with Puertos del Estado and contemplates the most important strategic investment, personnel and sustainability decisions for next...
Algeciras port plan to will €233 million in four years
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) October 18, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of Algeciras) plans to...
Minimum services in Barcelona port during general strike
Port de Barcelona – October 17, 2018 The Port of Barcelona has defined the necessary means to guarantee the provision of the minimum services during the...
Representatives of Spanish ports debate cybersecurity in Valenciaport
Víctor Giner, head of information technology at the APV has been in charge of opening the conference held today and tomorrow in the Clock Building of the port...
Valenciaport and EIT Climate-KIC create the #SuperLabPorts to be a world reference against climate change
The Port Authority, the Valenciaport Foundation and EIT Climate-KIC create a laboratory for innovation and entrepreneurship to connect demand with supply and...
Barcelona port to present sustainability projects in Smart Ports event
Barcelona port to present four sustainability projects in Smart Ports – October 15, 2019 The Port of Barcelona will present four environmental...
Valencia: More than a hundred companies join conference on Brexit
Cámara València (Chamber of Commerce València) – October 4, 2019 More than a hundred Valencian companies have attended a Brexit conference organised...
Barcelona ports increases traffic 1.6% total in first nine months of 2019
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 17, 2019 – In the period January-September this year, Barcelona port handled 52 million tonnes of cargo, up 1.6%...
Valenciaport plans to double its rail traffic over the next five years
In the last five years, Valenciaport has already doubled its rail traffic, which currently represents 8% of import-export container traffic. In 100 days, the...