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.
ANESCO is committed to “increasing the competitiveness of ports” by improving its management model
Madrid, February 7, 2019 The executive committee of the National Association of Stevedoring Companies has met today in Madrid and has analyzed different...
Spain’s SCS starts preparations for project at Santander port
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2019 – Santander Coated Solutions (SCS) has started moving specialized machinery to León to use it in the...
Spain’s ANESCO recommends change in port management model
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2019 – Asociación Nacional de Empresas Estibadoras (ANESCO – Spanish National Association of Stevedoring...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado completes analysis of national ports strategy
Palma de Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2019 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado has completed an analysis the new...
Cyes to build extension of Santa Catalina dock at Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2019 – Las Palmas port has awarded a contract for building the extension of the Santa Catalina...
Valencia port opens two hours ahead of schedule despite stevedores’ assembly
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2019 – The paralysis of Valencia port by a gathering of stevedores on February 7 has turned out to be less longer...
Cartagena port handles first double cruise call for 2019
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2019 – Cartagena port has the first double cruise call of the year of the planned 28 for 2019. Early in the...
EU: Agreement on first ever multi-annual fisheries management plan in Western Mediterranean
February 2, 2019 – European Commission The European Parliament and the Council have reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposal establishing a...
Balearic Islands cargo traffic rises 5% in 2018
Palma de Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2019 – Traffic in the Spanish state-owned ports in the Balearic Islands exceeded in 2018 the 16.2 million...
France’s Decathlon rents land plot at Barcelona port’s logistics zone
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2019 – French fashion and sports equipment retailer Decathlon has rented an area of 96,000 m² in Barcelona...
Barcelona port president requests more tariff autonomy
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2019 – The president of Barcelona port, Mercè Conesa, has called for “greater tariff autonomy” and a...
Cosco Shipping Lines’ container traffic in Spain rises 43.6% in 2018
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2019 – China’s Cosco Shipping Lines handled a total of 362,165 TEUs of containers in Spain in...
Cartagena port registers increased cargo trade in 2018
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2019 – Total port traffic in the port of Cartagena during the year 2018 was 33,839,709 tons, a point lower...
Castellón is participating in Fruit Logistic in Berlín through the PortCastelló Foundation
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2019 – Through the PortCastelló Foundation, Castellón port is participating in the International Fruit...
Palma port sees increased 2018 traffic
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2019 According to the statistics of traffic from Autoridad Portuaria de Balears (APB – Port...
Kazak ambassador visits Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of...
Valenciaport supports local ceramic and stone industries
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of...
H2PORTS project aims to reduce environmental impact of Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – Valencia port has hosted the first working meeting of “H2PORTS – Implementing Fuel Cells...
Nauticor, Gas Natural Fenosa carry out first LNG bunkering for the ship “Fure Vinga”
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – Bahía de Bizkaia Gas (BBG) has announced that the first operation of liquefied natural...
Noatum Logistics to open two new facilities
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – Noatum Logistics, the division of Noatum Maritime specialising in logistics, international transport...