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 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...
Valenciaport presents project in Bilbao to become the first European port to use hydrogen energy in its terminals
Currently, work is being carried out on the design of hydrogen-powered port machinery, as well as the hydrogenera necessary for the supply of this fuel –...
Seville port receives a delegation of executives from the Port of Aalborg
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) November 8, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla (APS – Port Authority of Seville) has hosted a delegation of...
Puertos del Estado reports September 2019 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 6, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports September 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics...
Spain’s state-owned ports handled 428 million tons Jan-Sept 2019
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 6, 2019 – In the first nine months of 2019, the 46 state-owned ports handled 428,124,835 tons, up 2.2% over the...
3rd LOOP-Ports internal meeting is held in the Port Authority of Ravenna
More than 20 different agents from Port Authorities and other stakeholders from several countries, have been interviewed to identify which system drivers...
Port – Rail connectivity must be strengthened in EU policy
Over the last year, experts from both sea and inland ports have been assessing the European railway legislation from a port perspective. This has resulted in a...
Valencia Container Freight Index indicator decreased in October by 3.32%
The Valencia Container Freight Index (VCFI) indicator decreased in October by 3.32% – November 4, 2019 Export freight costs calculated by the Valencia...
“Smart Ports. Piers of the Future” to make Barcelona world capital of port innovation
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 3, 2019 – The “Smart Ports. Piers of the Future” event, to be held November 19-21 locally, will make...
Seville and Puertos del Estado agree 2020 Business Plan for port
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) November 3, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla (APS – Port Authority of Seville) and the state port management...
President of Algeciras port calls for La Algeciras-Bobadilla bottleneck solution
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 3, 2019 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of...
Tarragona port and Reus Airport to cooperate to generate business
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 3, 2019 – President of Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona (APT – Port Authority of Tarragona), Josep Maria...
Renault and Inditex interested in Motril port capabilities
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) November 3, 2019 – French vehicle producer Renault and Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. (Inditex), a Spanish multinational...