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.
Tenerife port takes the first step to launch a pilot blockchain technology project
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) October 16, 2019 – Santa Cruz de Tenerife is to decide to start a pilot programme to...
Boluda Lines to attend Fruit Attraction Fair
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2019 – Boluda Lines, part of Boluda Corporación Marítima, will the attend Fruit Attraction fair taking place...
APM Terminals Barcelona records new daily handling record
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2019 – APM Terminals Barcelona has reported a new handling record – registering 5,394 movements on the...
Carlos Enrique González Pérez set to be new president of Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2019 – Carlos Enrique González Pérez is set to be appointed president of the...
Tarragona port and ChemMed join in annual EPCA meeting and Argus conference in Berlin
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 14, 2019 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona (APT – Port Authority of Tarragona) and ChemMed...
La Coruña port considers Ro-Ro service linking with UK
Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) October 14, 2019 – Shipping Business Consultants (SBC) has been hired by Autoridad Portuaria de A Coruña (APC – A...
TIC 4.0 Association will facilitate digital transformation of ports sector
Valencia, October 10, 2019 Last Tuesday, the meeting took place in Marseille to formalize the creation of the Terminal Industry Committtee 4.0 (ICT 4.)...
Puertos del Estado reports August 2019 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 14, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Valenciaport celebrates COSCO’s commitment to the Cantabrian-Mediterranean Corridor
Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) ratifies its commitment to increase the competitiveness of this railway...
ESPO analyses the impact of Brexit on European ports
October 11, 2019 Algeciras has hosted the ESPO (European Sea Ports Organisation) steering group tasked with analysing the impact of Brexit on European harbours...
Tarragona port president promotes port assets
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 11, 2019 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona (APT – Port Authority of Tarragona), Josep...
Buenos Aires delegation visits Algeciras port
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) October 10, 2019 – A delegation of managers from Puerto Buenos Aires (Port Authority of Buenos Aires) has visited...
APM Terminals Barcelona strengthens its environmental commitment in ‘Go Green’ event
As part of its energy transition process, it’s acquiring four electric vehicles and solar panels for charging. The terminal will stop emitting, annually,...
Pilar Fernández-Fígares appointed new manager of Málagaport
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) October 8, 2019 – Málagaport, a company associated with the Port Authority of Malaga in charge of the promotion and...
EU to provide €6 million for Santander port LNG facility
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) October 8, 2019 – The Minister of Innovation, Industry, Transportation and Commerce, Francisco Martín, and the president...
Puertos del Estado agrees to A Coruña port Company Plan for 2020
Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) October 7, 2019 – The state-owned Puertos del Estado and the Port Authority of A Coruña have agreed the Company Plan of...
Cepsa and ExxonMobil renew agreement in Iberian market
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 7, 2019 – Cepsa, a Spanish multinational oil and gas company, has renewed its agreement with ExxonMobil for the...
Cosco drives improved performance in Valencia port terminal
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 5, 2019 – In June 2017, China’s Cosco Shipping Ports acquired Noatum Ports SLU and the latter was rebranded...
Barcelona port receives delegation of Sant Cugat Empresarial
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 4, 2019 – The association Sant Cugat Empresarial has visited the Port of Barcelona and signed a letter of intent...
Delegation of Agence Nationale des Ports Morocco visits Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 4, 2019 – A delegation from Morocco’s Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP) has visited the port of Barcelona, as...