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.
Hidramar protests against limited access to Las Palmas’ Reina Sofía dock
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 24, 2019 – Employees of Spanish company Hidramar protested at the headquarters of the Las Palmas port authority to...
Las Palmas port authority cruise traffic to rise to 1.5 million next season
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 24, 2019 – The total number of cruise passengers at the ports under the management of Las Palmas port authority is...
Work is progressing to ensure intermodal connectivity of the New Container Terminal of the Port of Cádiz
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) June 24, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Cádiz (APBC – Port Authority of Cadiz) is carrying out concurrent...
Valencia port completes installation of automatic access doors at CSP Iberian Valencia Terminal
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2019 – Valencia port authority has completed the installation of automatic access doors at the CSP Iberian Valencia...
Almeria port will participate in Castellón in a debate on the ports of the Mediterranean Arc
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Almería (APA – Port Authority of Almería) will participate on July 3 in the Port...
Huelva port & Enagás promote sustainable cold logistics hub allowing savings of up to 50% in energy costs
News Release – Port Authority of Huelva and Enagás promote a sustainable cold logistics hub that will allow savings of up to 50% in energy costs –...
Motril port completes first shipment of largest Spain-manufactured wind blades
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2019 – The first shipment of the largest wind turbine blades currently manufactured in Spain, 74 metres long, has been...
LonjaGijón-Musel to restructure capital
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 20, 2019 – LonjaGijón-Musel, a company controlled by Port Authority of Gijón which operates and administers the fishing...
Huelva port awards €40 million contract to Spain’s Ferrovial
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) June 20, 2019 – Huelva port authority has awarded a €40 million ($45.2 million) contract to Spanish civil engineering...
Valencia port to tender power substation project in Q4
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 20, 2019 – Valencia port plans to tender in the fourth quarter of 2019 for the construction of an electrical substation,...
Cádiz port president takes part in Andalusia-Morocco business meeting
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) June 20, 2019 – Cádiz port’s president Teófila Martínez participated in the Andalusia-Morocco Business Meeting 2019,...
Container traffic at Valenciaport sees 10% growth in the five first months of 2019
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2019 – Valenciaport container traffic increased 10% in the first five months of 2019, reaching 2,298,602 TEU. Full...
Ports 4.0 Insomnia Tech Summit ’19” forum takes place June 27 Valencia
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2019 – The “Ports 4.0 Insomnia Tech Summit ’19” forum will take place in Valencia on June 27,...
Las Palmas port carrying out projects worth €42.5 million
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (APP – Port Authority of Las Palmas) has said it is currently...
Asturias initiates plan to adapt ports to climate crisis
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2019 – The Asturias regional government has signed a collaboration agreement with the Foundation Institute of...
Valencia port president meets AGRO Merchants managers
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 18, 2019 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia),...
Cosco joins Valenciaport Foundation board
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 18, 2019 – Cosco Shipping Lines Spain (CSLS) has joined the board of the Valenciaport Foundation, Autoridad Portuaria de...
JLT Mobile Computers installs VERSO 12 computer at OPCSA terminal in Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 18, 2019 – JLT Mobile Computers, a leading developer and manufacturer of computers for demanding environments and...
Avilés port completes railway infrastrucure project
Avilés, Spain (PortSEurope) June 18, 2019 – The construction works of the railway accesses to the docks on the right bank of the Avilés estuary have...
Castellón port’s traffic with Morocco quadruples in Jan-May 2019
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 18, 2019 – Traffic between Castellón port and Morocco quadrupled in the first five months of 2019, up from 63,442...