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.
Portos de Galicia invests €720,000 in aquaculture in Vilaxoán port
Vilagarcía, Spain (PortSEurope) August 29, 2019 – Portos de Galicia has invested almost €720,000 in two new dock lines with 19 berths for aquaculture...
Tenerife Shipyards wins contract to upgrade Seadrill’s West Bollsta oil platform
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) August 28, 2019 – Tenerife Shipyards, part of the Hidramar Group, has been awarded the...
Barcelona port reports record railway activity in July
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) August 27, 2019 – Barcelona port has broken, this July, its historical record of railway circulations in a single month...
Tarragona port sees 4.9 % increase in cargo traffic in first 7 months of 2019
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) August 27, 2019 – Accumulated cargo handled by Tarragona port in the past seven months increased by 4.9%, compared to the...
Valenciaport has doubled its rail traffic in the last 6 years
News – In 2018, 8.52% of Valenciaport import-export traffic used the train as a means of transportation compared to 5.11% in 2012 – August 16, 2019...
Valenciaport wants to reach its energy self-sufficiency from 2025
News – APV will build an electrical substation in the port of Valencia for ships to stop their engines during their stops at the site – August 13,...
Valenciaport maintains the positive trend in the growth of Ro-Ro traffic
News – At the end of the first half of the year, Valenciaport has handled 6.8 million tons of Ro-Ro traffic, 12.7% more than the previous year –...
Two extra factors to “further disrupt” the 2019 peak season, says iContainers
Barcelona, 22 August 2019 Digital freight forwarder iContainers says there are two extra factors this year that are set to “further disrupt” and throw a...
Sacyr SA works on Algeciras port pier expansion
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) August 16, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of Algeciras) plans to invest...
Santander port plans to add to automotive storage capacity
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) August 16, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Santander (APS – Port Authority of Santander) is working on a plan to build...
Hamilton asks Las Palmas port 40,000 m² for logistics base for offshore sector services
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) August 15, 2019 – Hamilton and Co has applied to Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (APP – Port...
Barcelona port leads actions of WPCAP to promote the electrification of quays
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) August 14, 2019 – The Port of Barcelona is leading the Power-to-Ship working group of the World Ports...
Valencia is the port with the highest connectivity in Spain – U.N. report
News – Valencia is the port with the highest connectivity in Spain and is ranked 23rd worldwide, according to the United Nations – August 13, 2019...
Barcelona cruises: balancing business opportunities & environmental concerns
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) August 13, 2019 – Last week, the Italian government decided to limit cruise ships from passing by Giudecca and San Marco,...
Balearic ports see 3% increase in half year traffic
Palma, Mallorca, Spain (PortSEurope) August 11, 2019 – Total merchandise traffic in the public ports of Illes Balears increased by 3% in the first half...
Autoridad Portuaria de Balears receives digital certifiction
Palma, Mallorca, Spain (PortSEurope) August 11, 2019 – Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación (AENOR – the Spanish Association...
Gran Canaria free zone set for expansion
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) August 11, 2019 – The Official State Gazette on Friday has published authorization by the Ministry of...
Cádiz port proceed with new Border Inspection Post
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) August 11, 2019 – The construction of a Border Inspection Post (PIF – Poste d’Inspection Frontalier), to be located in...
Seville port plans new urban port district
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) August 11, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla (APS – Port Authority of Seville) is developing for new urban port...
EU grants funding to Almería port fishing project
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) August 8, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Almería (APA – Port Authority of Almería) is to undertake a project to...