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.
Noatum Logistics expands warehouse network in Spain
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 12, 2019 – Noatum Logistics has opened a largest logistics warehouse in Ribarroja, Valencia, expanding the company’s...
MSC places sole bid in tender for Valencia port’s northern expansion
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 10, 2019 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has submitted an offer for the construction and operation...
Las Palmas presents offer to offshore sector companies in USA
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 10, 2019 – Las Palmas port authority presented last week its portfolio of services and logistics offer to different...
Arcelor-Mittal’s production cut to affect Gijón, Avilés ports
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 10, 2019 – The production cut of 700,000 tonnes that Arcelor-Mittal will apply in the factories of Asturias will be...
Motril port executes works to increase ferry passenger safety
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) May 10, 2019 – Motril port is carrying out works in the vicinity of the ro-ro ramp of the Las Azucenas dock to increase the...
Almería port, consignees, shipping companies sign coordination protocol
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) May 10, 2019 – The consignees, shipping companies, port services companies that work in Almería port, Maritime...
Ferry operators threaten to leave Santander port over stowaways incursions
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) May 9, 2019 – The good performance of Santander port in 2018, in which it handled six million tonnes of cargo, was marred...
Vigo port to invest €50 million in expansion of Bouzas terminal
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 9, 2019 – Vigo port plans to invest €50 million ($56.1 million) in the expansion of the Bouzas terminal to improve service to...
Barcelona port increased container traffic by 15% in 2018
News – Port de Barcelona – May 8, 2019 The Port of Barcelona closed FY 2018 with record results in the main traffic indicators and reinforces its...
Hutchison’s Synergy adds third rail frequency between Barcelona port and Miranda de Ebro
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 9, 2019 – Synergy, the logistics operator of Hutchison Ports group, has started a third train frequency between...
BEST container terminal in Barcelona port increases capacity
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 9, 2019 – Hutchison Ports’ BEST container terminal in Barcelona port, has received six new Automated Stacking...
Blockchain to become crucial factor for port management
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2019 – Maritime transport plays a transcendental role in the global world. Currently, about 80% of world trade is...
Spain’s BCM applies for operation of terminal at Puerto del Rosario
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2019 – Boluda Corporación Marítima (BCM) has submitted an application for the operation of a land plot of 16,507 m²...
Trade union CCOO, Bilbao port join forces in railway project
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2019 – Spanish trade union (CCOO), Teruel Existe and la Plataforma del Ferrocarril de Teruel have met with Bilbao port...
MSC becomes majority shareholding in Spain’s Laumar
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2019 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the second largest shipping company for container traffic in the world...
ExxonMobil chooses Valencia port to distribute its products in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and India
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 7, 2019 – The international connectivity offered by the port of Valencia has been decisive for the multinational oil...
Algeciras port, Andalusia government to cooperate in advancing infrastructure development
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) May 7, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of Algeciras) plans to launch a...
Ceuta port generates 25% of city’s employment
Ceuta, Spain (Ports Europe) May 7, 2019 – The employment impact of Ceuta port of has been the central base of the study presented by a...
Almería port launches tender for second phase of ‘English Cable’ reconstruction
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) May 7, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Almería (APA – Port Authority of Almería) has announced the launch of a...
Castellón port to launch concession of ceramics dock
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) May 7, 2019 – Castellón port authority plans to launch a concession for the ceramic materials handling dock as of June 1,...