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.
Tenerife receives the Port Environmental Review System certificate
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2024 – The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife has received the Port...
Elian Barcelona completes acquisition of a soybean crushing plant
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 15, 2024 – Elian Barcelona S.L. has completed the acquisition of a soybean crushing plant at Moll Álvarez de la...
Valenciaport forecasts 280 cruise ship visits in 2024
Miami, United States (Ports Europe) April 15, 2024 – ValenciaPort is forecasting the arrival of 280 cruise shipsValenciaport cruise in 2024, compared to...
Export freight rates from the Port of Valencia grow by 2.13% in March
News Release – Valenciaport – April 12, 2024 Export freight rates from the Port of Valencia stabilized in March and experienced a slight increase...
APM Terminals Gijón handles largest container ship ever
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) April 10, 2024 – APM Terminals Gijón has recently handled the largest container ship ever to call at the port. The MSC...
Puertos del Estado attends Seatrade Cruise Global
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 10, 2024 – The state agency Puertos del Estado (PdE) is attending Seatrade Cruise Global, the largest cruise fair in...
Barcelona seeks more sustainable, newer & smaller cruise ships
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 10, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona seeks more sustainable, newer & smaller cruise ships. This is how it sees the...
Valaris chooses the Port of Las Palmas as a strategic hub
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) April 9, 2024 – The Port Authority of Las Palmas has renewed its agreement with the oil drilling company...
Tender issued for dredging of Cariño port, Galicia
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) April 9, 2024 – A tender will be issued for the dredging of the port of Cariño, Galicia, at a value of 677,000 euros....
Valenciaport awards OPS – cold ironing contract
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 8, 2024 – Valenciaport has awarded an OPS-cold ironing contract to SAMPOL Ingeniería y Obras SA. The contract is...
Port of Valencia receives four bids for new container terminal
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 8, 2024 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has received four bids for the tender to construct the new container...
Repsol and Bunge sign renewable fuel deal for port locations
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 2, 2024 – Energy company Repsol will acquire 40% of three industrial facilities that are part of Bunge Iberica, one...
TMGA introduces automation to A Coruña terminal
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) April 3, 2024 – TMGA has invested in its Terminales Marítimos de Galicia terminal and introduced automation to increase...
Port of Bilbao starts cruise season
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) April 3, 2024 – On April 5, the Port of Bilbao will welcome the first two cruise ships of a season in which it is expected...
Police breaks up trafficking in the Transportes Castero company, Spain
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) April 2, 2024 – The National Police’s Central Narcotics Department has seized 813 kilos of drugs...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports (Spain) – TEU traffic – Jan-Feb 2024
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 1, 2024 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports (Spain) Terminals S.L.U. has published container (TEU) traffic for February 2024....
Four tons of hashish seized in the port of Motril
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) March 28, 2024 – The Civil Guard has seized more than 4,400 kilos of hashish hidden in double bottoms of the roofs of the...
Port Authority of Valencia launches the ZAL project
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2024 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has finally launched the ZAL (Logistics Activity Zone) project. The...
Port of Las Palmas inaugurates expanded La Isleta logistics zone
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2024 – The Port Authority of Las Palmas has inaugurated the development of the La Isleta...
Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – February 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container numbers for Spanish ports in January-February 2024. In the first...