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.
EU invites applications for European Ports Forum
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) November 19, 2018 – The EU has announced a continuously Open Call for Applications for the selection of members of the...
Valencia port books record-high container traffic in 12 months to November
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 19, 2018 – Valencia port handled a total of 5,044,270 TEUs of container traffic in the twelve months to November,...
Repsol’s maintenance works drag down traffic at Cartagena port
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) November 19, 2018 – Cartagena port attributes the 2% decline in cargo traffic to 34.6 million tonnes in the first ten...
Andalusia to host first International Congress of Logistics of Andalusia (ANDLOC 2019)
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) November 19, 2018 – Andalusia will host its first international logistics congress in 2019 with the aim of promoting and...
Reduced oil shipments reduces overall traffic at Cartagena port
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) November 19, 2018 – In the year-to-date, Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena (APC – Port Authority of Cartagena) is...
Gijón port traffic threatened by power plant closures
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) November 18, 2018 – The Spanish government anticipates the closure of thermal power plants will have an adverse effect on the...
European Commission selects Enagás initiative LNGHIVE2 to boost LNG as an alternative fuel
Press release – European Commission selects the initiative LNGHIVE2, coordinated by Enagás, to boost LNG as alternative fuel – November 15, 2018...
Huelva port launches tender for South Dock extension
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) November 16, 2018 – Huelva port has launched the public tender for the €45.9 million ($52.3 million) extension of the...
Spain starts construction of new road access to Santander port
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) November 16, 2018 – Spain’s Public Works Ministry has started the construction of a new direct access to Santander port...
VW diverts vehicle traffic to Spanish ports from Setúbal
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) November 16, 2018 – The strike at Setúbal port has forced Volkswagen AG to divert vehicles produced in its Palmela factory in...
Maersk transports containers to Marín port by train for the first time
Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) November 16, 2018 – The railway linking Pontevedra to Marín port moved containers for the first time in its history on...
Las Palmas port to overhaul Puerto del Rosario cruise dock
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) November 15, 2018 – Las Palmas port plans to invest €1.38 million ($1.56 million) to extend the esplanade of the...
Ferrol port competing on international container market
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) November 15, 2018 – Spain’s Ferrol port has been competing since June in the international container market as MacAndrews...
Tarragona port organises the second edition of Hub Day
Press Release – Tarragona port organises the second edition of Hub Day – November 13, 2018 Professionals from all over Europe will come together on...
Castellón port presents investments to the visiting president of the Generalitat Valenciana
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) November 15, 2018 – The President of the Generalitat Valenciana, Ximo Puig, has met with President of the Port Authority...
Ferrol port reports increased cargo traffic in Jan-Oct 2018
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) November 15, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao (APF – Port Authority of Ferrol) has reported Jan-Sept...
MSC advises Alicante port to focus on North Africa
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) November 14, 2018 – The president of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) in Spain, Francisco Lorente, has commented that the...
Bilbao port expects Pancorbo dry port’s growth to accelerate in 2019
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 14, 2018 – Bilbao port expects the Pancorbo dry dock to receive a new impulse in January with the arrival of new types...
Santander port authority and National Port Company of Peru sign cooperation agreement
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) November 14, 2018 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Santander (APS – Port Authority of Santander), Jaime...
“Ports of the Future – Disruptive Business Models in the Spanish Port Sector’ event starts in Madrid
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 13, 2018 – Executive Forum and Eurogestión have organized the 1st edition of ‘Ports of the Future –...