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.
Alicante port receives responses against project of company XC Business 90
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) November 13, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante (APA – Port Authority of Alicante) has said it received a total of...
Balearic Islands port authority launches air quality monitoring system at Palma
Palma de Mallorca, Spain (PortSEurope) November 13, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Balears (APB – Port Authority of the Balearic Islands) has launched...
Trasmediterránea starts new Gandia-Ibiza-Palma ports service
Gandia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 13, 2018 – Trasmediterránea SA, a Spanish ferry company, has started a new daily ferry line linking...
Vigo port extends Frigorificos del Morrazo concession to 2029
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) November 12, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo (APV – Port Authority of Vigo) has extended the term of the concession...
Castellón port continues to expand ceramic products traffic
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) November 12, 2018 – Castellón port continues to grow in terms of volume of total traffic of ceramic products, in the...
Ceuta port considers construction of natgas storage tanks
Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) November 12, 2018 – Ceuta port aims to develop projects linked to the application of natural gas in the sea transport sector, as...
Spain’s Fertiberia to launch sulphuric acid tank at Avilés port within ten days
Avilés, Spain (PortSEurope) November 12, 2018 – Spanish industrial corporation Fertiberia (Fertilizantes y Productos Químicos Industriales) expects...
Gijón port awards €550,000 contract to Spanish company Comsa
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) November 12, 2018 – Gijón port has awarded a €550,154 ($619,000) contract for the overhaul of a railway line to its...
Cartagena port plans increased Ro-Ro capacity
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) November 10, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena (APC – Port Authority of Cartagena) is to build two new Ro-Ro...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – September 2018 fish landed by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by...
Valenciaport exhibits at China International Import Expo, Shanghai
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 10, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has...
German Chamber of Commerce visits Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 10, 2018 – A delegation from the German Chamber of Commerce has visited Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV...
Rosa Puig retire after nine years heading Commercial Department of Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 10, 2018 – Rosa Puig has retired in her role as Commercial Director, Marketing & Commercial Department, at...
Ceuta port seeks bunkering role
Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) November 10, 2018 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Ceuta (APC – Port Authority of Ceuta), Rafael Rodríguez...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – September 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports September 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics...
Bilbao port to host working conference on International Ballast Water Convention in December
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2018 – On 10 December, Bilbao port will host the second RETOLASTRE conference on the “International Ballast...
Baleària, Fred. Olsen launch Huelva-Canary Islands service
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) November 9, 2018 – Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. and Fred Olsen Express plan to launch today their service linking...
Castellón port handles largest amount of clay in its history
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) November 9, 2018 – Castellón port has welcomed the unloading of 73,978 tonnes of clay from Ukraine, the largest...
Experts to analyse improvement projects at Granada ports
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2018 – A group of experts will hold a first meeting on November 12 to analyze the work in the ports of Garrucha...
Alicante port authority reports improved Jan-Sep 2018 results
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2018 – The Board of Directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante (APA – Port Authority of Alicante), has...