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.
APM Terminals invests €47 million in Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 18, 2019 – APM Terminals, a subsidiary of the Danish shipper and terminal operator Maersk, has invested €47 million...
APM Terminals Algeciras increases tractor fleet
News Release – APM Terminals Algeciras increases tractor fleet – June 5, 2019 APM Terminals Algeciras, the largest container terminal in the...
Spain’s Asocelpa proposes procedures to coordinate bunkering at Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 17, 2019 – The Association of Consignees and Stevedores of Ships of Las Palmas (Asocelpa) has raised a proposal to...
Cádiz port to present services to US companies
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) June 17, 2019 – Cádiz port plans to present its facilities and services next week to US companies in the logistics sector...
Huelva port completes first truck to ship bunkering operation
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) June 17, 2019 – The first operation of bunkering of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from truck to ship in the port of...
Valenciaport Foundation and Baleària in the framework of the LNGHIVE2 Green & Smart Links project
News Release – Valenciaport and Baleària become a European benchmark for the energy transition to LNG – June 14, 2019 This morning the...
Buran Energy acquires Tancar hydrocarbon terminal in Cartagena port
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) June 17, 2019 – Duro Felguera, via subsidiary Felguera IHI is to sell Tanques de Cartagena (Tancar) to Buran Energy, a...
COSCO Shipping Ports’ overseas terminals see 13.5% rise in May 2019 traffic
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 16, 2019 – In May 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw container throughout increase...
Cartagena port’s livestock traffic rises 54% in Jan-May 2019
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2019 – Cartagena port handled 240,556 head of animals in the first five months of 2019, up 54% on the year. The...
Las Palmas port to study reduction of ship fees in 2020
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2019 – Las Palmas port’s board of directors will study on June 28 a proposal to reduce in 2020 the rates...
Spain stays committed to developing Barcelona port’s infrastructure
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2019 – The president of Puertos del Estado, Salvador de la Encina, met today with the president of the port of...
French business delegation visits Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2019 – A delegation of French businessmen has visited Valencia port as part of a promotion by la Cámara...
Barcelona port hosts MEDports Association meeting
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2019 – The Executive Committee of the MEDports Association has met in Barcelona port, where it was hosted...
Barcelona port hosts the SINO-European International Freight Forwarders Conference
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 12, 2019 – Barcelona port President Mercè Conesa has inaugurated the SINO-European International Freight...
Puertos del Estado and MedCruise to improve the sustainability of maritime passenger transport
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 12, 2019 – The president of Puertos del Estado, Salvador de la Encina, has met with the president of MedCruise, Airam...
Grupo Control wins port security services contract for ports in Andalusia
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) June 12, 2019 – The Ministry of Development, Infrastructure and Land Planning, via Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía...
Málaga port’s cruise traffic keeps growing in Jan-Apr 2019
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) June 11, 2019 – Málaga port handled a total of 115,653 cruise passengers in the first four months of...
Las Palmas council approves nautical service center project at port
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 11, 2019 – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria City Council has given the green light to a project for the construction of...
Seville port starts loading of world’s largest offshore wind turbine
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) June 11, 2019 – Seville port started on Tuesday the loading of sections that make up the largest offshore wind turbine in the...
Gijón port fish catch rises 56% in Jan-Apr 2019
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 11, 2019 – Gijón port registered between January and April an increase of the fishing of 56.2% over the same period last...