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.
Marine Maritime Cluster of Andalusia celebrates the 1st edition of Blue Energy Lab in Malaga port
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) November 4, 2018 – Clúster Marítimo Marino de Andalucía (CMMA – the Marine Maritime Cluster of Andalusia) has held...
FAO and a delegation from Egypt is interested in agri-food activity in Malaga port
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) November 4, 2018 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and an Egyptian delegation...
Barcelona port to extend concessions of three operators
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 2, 2018 – Barcelona port has said it plans to extend the deadline for three concessions in its area. TM2 (Servicios...
Spain’s Zeuko to upgrade Noatum Container Terminal Valencia cranes
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 2, 2018 – Spanish civil engineering company Zeuko expects to start this year the project to overhaul of STS...
Las Palmas port to present its advantages in Equatorial Guinea
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) November 2, 2018 – Las Palmas port plans to return to Equatorial Guinea to show the competitive advantages of...
Las Palmas port acquires mobile gateways
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) November 2, 2018 – The growing tourist activity of the port of Las Palmas has led Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (APP...
Hutchison’s Synergy offers Barcelona-northern Spain container rail service
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 1, 2018 – Synergy, part of the Hutchison Ports group, has started a new container rail service linking...
Valenciaport and China’s Tianjin port sign agreement to promote technological platform
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 1, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) and...
Valencia port discusses container management
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 1, 2018 – The Container Traffic Working Group of the Port of Valencia met on October 24, to address various issues...
Spain’s Anesco urges government actions to stop loss of container traffic at Melilla port
Melilla, Spain (PortSEurope) November 1, 2018 – Spanish stevedoring employers association Anesco (Asociación de Empresas Estibadoras/National Association of...
Barcelona port approves early repayment of two EIB loans
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 1, 2018 – Barcelona port authority has approved the repayment in advance of two loans with the European...
Valencia port handles nine cruise ships for just 48 hours
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 1, 2018 – Valencia port handled this week a total of nine cruise ships for just 48 hours for the first time in its...
Algeciras port eyes improvements on Tarifa-Tánger Ville ferry line
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 1, 2018 – Algeciras port representatives met managers of Morocco’s Port de Tanger ville (Tánger...
Catalan government chooses new president of Tarragona port
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 31, 2018 – Catalonia’s Territory and Sustainability Minister Damià Calvet has chosen Josep Maria Cruset as...
Spain’s Viesgo to build power substation at Santander port
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) October 31, 2018 – Spanish company Viesgo plans to install an electrical substation at the port of Santander near the factory...
COSCO Shipping Ports announces 3Q 2018 Results (Mediterranean ports)
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 31, 2018 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, a leading global ports operator, has announced third quarter results for...
Seat, Autometro to relaunch rail service to Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 30, 2018 – Spanish carmaker Seat SA and Autometro SA, a company owned by FGC and COMSA Rail Transport,...
Spain’s TMS expects fuel storage project in Alicante port to have positive economic impact
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) October 30, 2018 – Spanish company Terminales Marítimas del Sureste SA (TMS) expects its project for the construction of a...
Spanish ports’ fish catch declines in Jan-Aug 2018
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) October 30, 2018 – The catches of fresh fish in Spanish ports amounted to 144,754 tonnes between January and August 2018, a...
Las Palmas port presents cooperation project with Mauritanian harbours
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) October 30, 2018 – Las Palmas port and the Mauritanian harbours of Nuadibú and Bahía De Repos will...