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.
Ferrol port to launch construction of yachting facilities
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) June 11, 2019 – Ferrol port plans to launch a project for the construction of new yachting facilities on the quays of...
Molgas Energía starts installation of LNG station at Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 10, 2019 – Spain’s Molgas Energía has started the installation of a fixed liquefied natural gas (LNG) station,...
Gijón port’s EBHISA terminal starts handling coal
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 10, 2019 – The “Wilson Newport” vessel launched the coal handling in small ships from the European Bulk...
FAO’s annual fisheries conference in Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 10, 2019 – The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Department is to...
Bilbao is the first port in the world to obtain the Environmental Product Declaration
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 9, 2019 – Bilbao has become the first port in the world to obtain the Environmental Product Declaration, based on an...
Three companies submit bid for operation of Málaga port megayacht concession
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) June 9, 2019 – At the deadline for the receipt of bids regarding the public tender for the operating of a nautical sports...
Valenciaport to host the XI Cool Logistics Global conference in September
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 9, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) will host the XI Cool...
President of Puertos del Estado supports Valenciaport’s investment and future plans
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 9, 2019 – The president of Puertos del Estado (PdE) , Salvador de la Encina, has shown his support for the projects...
Cremades & Calvo-Sotelo leading corporate venturing at Algeciras port
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2019 – Spanish legal firm Cremades & Calvo-Sotelo is leading the first “corporate...
Adif awards contract for Santander port-Muriedas rail terminal link project
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2019 – Spanish state-owned railway company Adif has awarded the overhaul for the Muriedas railway terminal, located in...
Gijón port noticing effects of imminent coal-fired power plants closure
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2019 – Gijón port is already noticing the effects of the imminent closure of coal-fired power plants that...
FRS to introduce new vessel in Motril-Melilla line
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2019 – Förde Reederei Seetouristik (FRS) plans to introduce a new ferry in the operation of the line linking the...
Vasco Shipping Services plans to sell new Cosco Shipping Lines services from Gijón port area
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2019 – Vasco Shipping Services is to start selling new Cosco Shipping Lines services from Gijón port on June 12....
Puertos del Estado to support Cádiz port developments
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2019 – The president of Puertos del Estado, Salvador de la Encina, has committed to Teófila Martínez, president of...
Cádiz port asks Puertos del Estado to streamline processes
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2019 – Cádiz port authority’s president Teófila Martínez has met with the president of Spanish national ports...
Cameroon aims to reduce influence of Canary ports, Dakar
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2019 – Cameroon plans to launch a strategy for providing the most competitive offer in the port sector in West...
US-based AGRO Merchants Group buys cold storage facilities at Valencia, Sines, Leixões ports
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2019 – US-based temperature-controlled storage and logistics company AGRO Merchants Group has completed...
Bilbao becomes first port globally to obtain Environmental Product Declaration
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2019 – Bilbao has become the first port in the world to obtain an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for...
Puertos de Las Palmas launches interactive catalogue of facilities
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2019 – Regional ports agency Puertos de Las Palmas has launched a new interactive catalogue that provides...
Ferrol port installs water drainage system to avoid contamination
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2019 – Ferrol port authority has equipped the Fernández Ladreda dock with a modern water drainage system to avoid...