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.
Barcelona port receives EMAS Award for environmental management
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 28, 2019 – The Port of Barcelona has been acknowledged for efforts to reduce the environmental impact and...
Europe should consider introducing a compensatory tax on goods from countries that do not comply with strict environmental rules – Valenciaport
The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia), Aurelio Martínez, has put the northern access as an...
Valenciaport advances implementation of digitalization of processes
Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia – November 27, 2019 Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has held a...
Valenciaport becomes most transparent port with its time-scale tracking tool
This tool is key for shipping companies to improve their competitiveness. The study allows to know the operating time and idle time of the vessels in the...
Bilbao port attends Smart City Expo World in Barcelona with Port 4.0
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 18, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao) has announced that it will...
APM Terminals Barcelona presents 5G V2X crane communication systems
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 25, 2019 – Speaking at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, APM Terminals Barcelona’s Sergi...
CMA CGM to reorganize SIRIUS service connecting Mediterranean with East Coast of South America
November 21, 2019 CMA CGM has announced the reorganization of its SIRIUS service connecting the Mediterranean with the East Coast of South America, effective...
Algeciras and Ceuta ports seek areas of common interest
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) November 25, 2019 – The ports of Algeciras and Ceuta have held a meeting to seek issues of common interest with the aim...
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...