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.
Analysis – China on port shopping spree in Europe and globally
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 24, 2019 – Since the start of the 21st century, Chinese companies have acquired stakes in some 15 ports in Europe,...
Valencia port to build €400 million tunnel under the sea
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2019 – Valencia’s regional government, Spain’s Public Works Ministry and Autoridad Portuaria de...
Puertos del Estado presents trade fair calendar
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 13, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the organisation that manages state-owned ports, has agreed with Spanish port...
Las Palmas port presents ‘Mid Atlantic Ship Repair & Supply’ Congress
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) January 22, 2019 – Las Palmas port authority president Juan José Cardona and the manager of the Puertos Las Palmas...
Avilés port turnover rises 4.2% in 2018
Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) January 22, 2019 – Avilés port ended the year with improved business results, with a 4.47% increase in cargo traffic to...
Algeciras port joins Tradelens platform
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) January 21, 2019 – Algeciras port has signed a collaboration agreement with IBM to participate in the platform Tradelens, a...
Bilbao port is prepared to take advantage of Brexit
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 21, 2019 – The Association of Ship Agents and Stevedores (ACBE – Asociación de Consignatarios de Buques y...
Barcelona port starts preparations for Autumn Japan visit
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 20, 2019 – The Port of Barcelona has met with Japan Port Consultants as part of the preparations for a business...
Cimalsa president visits Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 20, 2019 – The president of CIMALSA, Enric Ticó, has visited the Port of Barcelona today and held a meeting with...
Balearic Islands port authority gets eight offers for Molinar port reconstruction
Molinar, Spain (Ports Europe) January 18, 2019 – The Balearic Islands port authority has received eight offers in a tender for the reconstruction of Molinar...
APM Terminals Gijón to invest €800,000 in crane overhaul
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) January 18, 2019 – APM Terminals Gijón, operator of the container terminal at Gijón port, plans to invest €800,000...
Saipem 3000 crane-ship executes offshore load-lifting test at Almería port
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) January 18, 2019 – The Saipem 3000 crane-ship, which has been in Almería port for maintenance works since December, has...
Spain’s SLP records 4% rise in cargo traffic at Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 17, 2019 – Servicios Logísticos Portuarios, S.A. (SLP), a stevedoring company based in the port of Bilbao, closed 2018...
Boluda Tankers incorporates oil tanker for bunkering services at Ceuta port
Ceuta, Spain (Ports Europe) January 17, 2019 – The oil tanker “Petrobay”, owned by Boluda Tankers, arrived at the port of Ceuta to operate as a...
Tarragona port’s president meets local Dow representatives
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 17, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona (APT – Port Authority of Tarragona)’s president Josep Maria...
Cartagena port studying alternatives to El Gorguel project
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) January 15, 2019 – Spain’s Public Works Ministry, together with Puertos del Estado and...
Castellón port to receive €17.4 million of state funding in 2019
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) January 15, 2019 – Castellón port expects to receive this year a total of €17.4 million ($19.9 million) of...
Las Palmas port entrepreneurs to strengthen ties with Cape Verde
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) January 15, 2019 – Spanish business organisation Oneport has agreed with the municipality of Mindelo, located north of the...
Ceuta port’s president resigns
Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) January 15, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Ceuta (APC – Port Authority of Ceuta) president Rafael Rodríguez...
VPI Logística awards Tempe the plot Z1 of Parc Sagunt property of Port Authority of Valencia
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 15, 2019 – The Board of Directors of Valencia Intermodal Platform and Logistics (VPI Logística) has agreed,...