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.
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...
APPA offers information day for bidders for Carboneras port work
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) November 25, 2018 – Companies interested in submitting offers for the redevelopment works of the Almeria port of...
Board of Directors of the Valencia port authority approves the specifications of new container terminal
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 25, 2018 – The Board of Directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority...
Valenciaport calls for greater commitment from the EU for the motorways of the sea
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 25, 2018 – Aurelio Martínez, president of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port...
Vigo port to supply power to ships via LNG-fired generator
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) November 23, 2018 – Vigo port will supply electricity to ro-ro ships through liquefied natural gas (LNG) to reduce...
Punta Langosteira’s traffic to rise to 2 million tonnes in 2018
A Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) November 23, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de A Coruña (APC – A Coruña Port Authority) expects the Punta Langosteira...
Gijón port calls tender for Ingeniero Marcelino León dock pavement
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) November 23, 2018 – Gijón port has opened the bidding process for the first phase of the paving works at the back of the...
PIPE association meets in Valencia port to discuss the port model
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – PIPE (Plataforma de Inversores en Puertos Españoles/Platform of Investors in Spanish Ports),...
Port Authority of Cadiz Bay hosted the XII Communications Conference for state-run ports
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Cádiz (APBC – Port Authority of Cadiz) has hosted the...
Valencia port praises EU decision on railway corridor’s inclusion in Connecting Europe mechanism
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – Valencia port has praised the decision of the Transport Committee of the European Parliament to include as...
Volkswagen cars produced in Portugal exported via Vigo port, Spain
Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – German car Volkswagen AG manufacturer has started exporting vehicles made at its Palmela plant, near...
Volkswagen key to Portugal’s car industry
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – Research by Germany Trade & Invest shows that German vehicle manufacturer Volkswagen AG is a key...
Vigo port to receive 100% renewable energy by 2021
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) November 21, 2018 – Spanish power utility Endesa SA has won a €2 million ($2.3 million) contract to supply electricity to Vigo...
Tarragona port to handle 110,000 cruise passengers in 2019
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 21, 2018 – Tarragona port plans to greatly exceed the barrier of 100,000 cruise passengers in 2019. The port...
Spain’s Viesgo starts construction of substation at Santander port
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) November 20, 2018 – Spanish energy infrastructure company Viesgo has started the construction of a new power transmission...
Noatum Port Holdings – October 2018 container terminal statistics
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 20, 2018 – Noatum Port Holdings, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported October 2018...
Reference – CORE LNGas hive
November 19, 2018 CORE LNGas hive is a project selected by the European Commission to support clean power for transport. The aim of the project is to develop a...
Reference – GAINN4MOS
November 19, 2018 GAINN4MOS aims to improve the Motorways of the Sea network in six Member States (Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Portugal and Slovenia) by...
Algeciras port participates in different forums on railway corridors
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 19, 2018 – Next week, Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of Algeciras)...