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.
Cartagena port to launch LNG terminal project in 2019
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) November 30, 2018 – Cartagena port plans to launch next year projects for the construction of a terminal for the supply of...
Castellón port to break annual cargo traffic in 2018
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) November 29, 2018 – Castellón port expects to break its annual cargo traffic record this year, handling more than 20 million...
Algeciras port can benefit from Chinese president’s visit to Spain
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) November 29, 2018 – The president of China, Xi Jinping, is visiting Spain and a number of agreements have been signed,...
Business set to gain from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s to Spain
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 29, 2018 – At a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, the countries...
Consortium of Zona Franca launches collaboration with Escola in Forma’t al Port
News – Consortium of the Zona Franca launches its collaboration with the Escola in Forma’t al Port – Barcelona, November 27, 2018 On the 26th of...
Malaga port traffic grows by 7.2% between Jan-Oct 2018
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2018 – The Port of Malaga has reported traffic of 2.5 million tons between the months of January and October...
Malaga port holds workshop to analyze proposals of European project Locations
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2018 – The Port of Malaga has participated as a Partner in the European Project LOCATIONS (Low-Carbon...
Almería port sees increased seafood catch in Jan-Sept 2018
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2018 – In the first nine months of 2018, the port of Almería landed 2.75 million kilos of fish, an increase...
Algeciras port signs agreement with China’s Ningbo Zhoushan port
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2018 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of...
Spain’s Boluda names director of towage, tankers, shipping divisions
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2018 – Spanish company Boluda Corporación Marítima has appointed Javier Climent Melián as...
Gijón-Nantes MoS to be launched by 2021
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2018 – Gijón port expects the Gijón-Nantes Motorway of the Sea (MoS) to be launched at the end of 2020 or...
Costa Crociere and the Food Bank start project to distribute unserved foods between NGOs in Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – Cruise ship company Costa Crociere and the Food Bank has started a project to distribute unserved...
Barcelona port sees traffic up 11% in October 2018
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – In the first 10 months of 2018 the port of Barcelona handled total traffic of 56.6 million of tonnes...
European Parliament closes probe into bulk handling at Alicante port
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – The European Parliament has closed the investigation opened in August of 2017 into the loading and...
Spain’s Interportuario Compensation Fund will distribute €52.5 million among 28 port authorities in 2019
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – The distribution committee of the Interportuarial Compensation Fund (Fondo de Compensación...
Tarragona port’s new president takes office
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 26, 2018 – Josep M. Cruset has taken office as president of Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona (APT – Port...
Spanish firms Ferrovial, Jumabeda to build two Ro-Ro berths at Cartagena port
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) November 26, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena (APC – Port Authority of Cartagena)a has signed a...
Blue economy call 2018: EU supporting jobs and growth in the maritime economy
Blue economy call 2018: EU supporting jobs and growth in the maritime economy – November 22, 2018 Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and...
Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía head attends logistics event in Almería port
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) November 25, 2018 – The managing director of Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA – Public Ports Agency...
Josep Cruset Domènech confirmed as new president of Tarragona Port Authority
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 26, 2018 – The Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE – Official Gazette of the Government of Spain) has published...