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.
Mercè Conesa: “The new Strategic Framework of the Port System is essential to creating prosperity”
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 27, 2019 – Speaking at an event to celebrate the 150-year anniversary of the port, Mercè Conesa, president...
Israeli Ministry of Transport sends students to visit Valenciaport
The meeting has also had the presence of students of the Master in Engineering of Organization and Logistics of the Campus of Alcoy of Universitat Politècnica...
Valenciaport Cluster Innovation Committee active through working groups
Fundación Valenciaport (Valenciaport Foundation) – October 24, 2019 This week the meetings of two of the three working groups created within the...
Valencia hosts a CLIMATHON to bring innovative ideas in CO2 capture
Fundación Valenciaport (Valenciaport Foundation) – October 23, 2019 The Valenciaport Foundation and Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV –...
Valenciaport promotes reefer services at Fruit Attraction Fair in Madrid
Fruit and vegetable traffic is growing at a rate of 21.49% at the end of September and could exceed 800,000 tons at the end of the year Since last week, the...
Cartagena port joins second edition of the Blockchain Spain Forum
Cartagena, Spain, October 22, 2019 Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena (APC – Port Authority of Cartagena), together with Repsol and Ilboc, was present at...
Grimaldi shipping group to attend Fruit Attraction Fair 2019 in Madrid
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) October 23, 2019 – Italian shipping company Grimaldi Group is once again participating in the Fruit Attraction Fair 2019 in...
Ports of Barcelona, Vigo and Baku receive EcoPorts’ environmental management standard (PERS) certificate
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 23, 2019 – The ports of Barcelona Vigo (both Spain) and Baku (Azerbaijan) have been awarded EcoPorts’...
Valenciaport to set up Center of Excellence in innovation & entrepreneurship in climate change for port sector
APV, the Valenciaport Foundation and EIT Climate-KIC today inaugurated the #SuperLabPorts in the port of Valencia to lead the action against climate change in...
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...