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.
Balearic Islands Port Authority plan dock electrification, cold ironing
Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) May 9, 2024 – The Balearic Islands Port Authority is planning dock electrification projects for Ibiza and...
Port of Cadiz awards access contract to Ferrovial Construction
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) May 8, 2024 – The Port Authority of Cadiz has awarded a 20.4 million euro contract to Ferrovial Construction SA for work on...
Port of Valencia receive three bids for marina management tender
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) May 8, 2024 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has received three bids for the public tender for the adaptation and...
Port of Alicante plans solar power installations
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) May 8, 2024 – The Alicante Port Authority is planning new solar power installations to cover a large part of the current...
Dredger Willem Van Rubroeck stops off at Ferrol port, Galicia
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) May 7, 2024 – Last Friday, the dredger Willem Van Rubroeck docked at the outer breakwater of the Port of Ferrol, an area...
Valencia Containerized Freight Index (VCFI) grows 3.14% in April
València, May 6, 2024.- The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) for the month of April grows slightly in a scenario in which the...
Celsa awarded concession in Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 6, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona has awarded a concession to Compañía Española de Lamination, CELSA, for a...
Unifeeder starts Marseille Fos-Barcelona line
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) May 5, 2024 – Unifeeder, a Danish shipping subsidiary of DP World, has expanding its network by launching a weekly...
Valenciaport runs pilot test for RENEWPORT
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) May 3, 2024 – The Port of Valencia is running a pilot test for the RENEWPORT project to develop renewable energy. The...
Adif will invest to adapt seven the Zaragoza-Tarragona railway
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 3, 2024 – Adif will invest 25.6 million euros to adapt seven stations on the Zaragoza-Tarragona standard gauge corridor,...
Port of A Coruna will utilise drones for security
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) May 2, 2024 – The Port of A Coruña plans to acquire two drones to improve security and control of port operations and...
Port of Castellon announces development of new industrial zone
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) May 2, 2024 – The Port of Castellon has announced the development of a new industrial development zone –...
Spanish port system increases revenue in 2023
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 30, 2024 – The national port system, coordinated by Puertos del Estado, closed the 2023 financial year with a net...
Port of Valencia hosts nationwide port conference
The Conference on control and ethics in maritime-port management concludes in the Port of Valencia – April 29, 2024 València, April 29, 2024.- More...
Guardia Civil seizes 2,345 kilos of hashish off Las Palmas
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) April 29, 2024 – Spain’s Guardia Civil has seized 2,345 kilos of hashish after intercepting an...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports (Spain) – TEU traffic – March & Q1 24
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 29, 2024 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports (Spain) Terminals S.L.U. (CSP Spain) has published container (TEU) traffic for March...
Port of Cartagena is preparing a large investment plan until 2027
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) April 29, 2024 – The Port of Cartagena is preparing a large investment plan until 2027 with a budget of around 260...
Public object to military use of port of Mahon, Menorca
Mahón, Menorca, Spain (Ports Europe) April 29, 2024 – Demonstrators gathered in Mahón (Maó), Menorca, this weekend to protest the presence of military...
25 tons of hashish seized in the port of Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 26, 2024 – The Civil Guard, in collaboration with the Customs Surveillance Service of the Tax Agency, has seized...
Tarragona City Council initiates action against Ership and Noatum
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 26, 2024 – The Ajuntament de Tarragona (Tarragona Town Council) has initiated a series of actions against Ership...