Spain
Spain (EspaƱa) 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 ValĆØncia. 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.
Vigo port’s ro-ro terminal expansion drafting tender attracts engineering firms
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) April 23, 2019 ā The tender for the drafting of the construction project for the expansion of the ro-ro terminal in Vigo has...
Melilla port president resigns to participate in regional elections
Melilla, Spain (Ports Europe) April 23, 2019 ā Melilla port authority president Miguel MarĆn has submitted his resignation to attend the...
Las Palmas port installs 72 PV panels to reduce CO2 emissions
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) April 23, 2019 ā Las Palmas port has recently launched 72 photovoltaic panels on the roof of its main...
Asturias imports 479,000 tonnes of steel via GijĆ³n, AvilĆ©s ports
AvilĆ©s, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2019 ā Asturias region imported 479,083 tonnes of steel products through the ports of GijĆ³n and AvilĆ©s in 2018, of...
CĆ”diz port to invest ā¬712,300 in overhaul of fishing port
CĆ”diz, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2019 ā CĆ”diz port plans to invest ā¬712,300 ($800,755) in developing the fishing facilities of the port to implement...
Santander port organises conference to promote export, import solutions
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2019 ā The Regional Development Society of Cantabria (Sodercan) and Santander port authority have organised for...
Algeciras port to host III Conference of CORE LNGas Project Hive project
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2019 ā The president of Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado, Salvador de la Encina, accompanied by the...
Spain’s competition watchdog launches study on national port network
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2019 ā Spain’s competition watchdog ComisiĆ³n Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) has launched a...
Balearic Islands port authority awards ā¬16.3 million contract for Ibiza port maritime station
Ibiza, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2019 ā Autoridad Portuaria de Balears (APB – Port Authority of the Balearic Islands) has awarded a ā¬16.3...
Santander port reopens its Border Inspection Post
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2019 ā Santander port authority has reopened its Border Inspection Post (BIP), which means that it...
Valencia port incorporates two sub-indices to VCFI
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2019 ā Valencia port authority has incorporated two additional sub-indices this month to the Valencia Containerized...
Catalonia automotive cluster visits Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2019 ā A delegation from ClĆŗster de la IndĆŗstria d’AutomociĆ³ de Catalunya (CIAC – the Automotive...
Royal Caribbean presents its first ship for Asia in MƔlaga
MĆ”laga, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2019 ā Royal Caribbean has chosen MĆ”laga to present its first cruise designed for the Asian market and which is...
Motril port specialising in luxury cruise niche to attract more tourist spending
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2019 ā Motril port, far from wanting to attract the big cruise ships that visit large city ports, has specialised in...
Boluda family establishes subsidiary for mergers and acquisitions
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 16, 2019 ā The Boluda family is preparing to purchase new companies under the umbrella of Grupo Boluda...
Spain’s government to approve participation in Valencia port logistics project
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 16, 2019 ā Spain’s central government plans to approve its participation in the construction of the Intermodal and...
COSCOās European container terminals see improved performance in Q1 2019
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 17, 2019 – In the first three months of 2019, the overseas terminals of Chinaās COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw...
Trade unions call off strike at Spanish ports
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 16, 2019 ā Spanish trade unions CCOO, UGT and CIG have called off the 24-hour port strike scheduled for April 17, 2019,...
Natural Mining Resources activities at GijĆ³n port exceed forecasts
GijĆ³n, Spain (Ports Europe) April 16, 2019 ā Swiss group Natural Mining Resources is stockpiling Russian coal in GijĆ³n port to mix with mine tailings...
Puertos del Estado backs GijĆ³n port’s regasification plant project
GijĆ³n, Spain (Ports Europe) April 16, 2019 ā The new president of national ports agency Puertos del Estado, Salvador de la Encina, has reiterated the...