Spain
Spain (EspaƱa) 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 ValĆØncia. 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.
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 ā¬233 million in four years
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) October 18, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de la BahĆa 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
VĆctor 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
CĆ”mara ValĆØncia (Chamber of Commerce ValĆØncia) – 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...
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 CorporaciĆ³n MarĆtima, will the attendĀ Fruit AttractionĀ 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 GonzƔlez PƩrez 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 GonzĆ”lez PĆ©rez 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 CoruƱa port considers Ro-Ro service linking with UK
CoruƱa, Spain (PortSEurope) October 14, 2019 – Shipping Business Consultants (SBC) has been hired by Autoridad Portuaria de A CoruƱa (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...