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.
Spain’s anti-trust regulator initiates probe into Algeciras port trade unions, associations
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) October 17, 2018 – Spain’s competition regulator La Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) has...
Brazil’s Santos port delegation visits Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) October 17, 2018 – A business delegation from Brazil’s Santos port, the main dock of Ibero-America, headed by the...
Castellón port breaks monthly traffic record in September
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) October 17, 2018 – Castellón port has closed September with a historical record, with the barrier of two million tonnes...
Barcelona port signs Declaration of Shenzhen
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 16, 2018 – Barcelona port signed the Declaration of Shenzhen, a document that defends the digital transformation of...
Spanish government replaces representative on Valencia port’s board
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 16, 2018 – Patricia López Ruiz de Salazar has replaced María Durá Rivas on the board of directors of Autoridad...
Miranda Container Terminal handles its first train on October 16
Miranda de Ebro, Spain (PortSEurope) October 16, 2018 – The Miranda Container Terminal (TCM) in Spain will handle today its first train, which will come...
Seville port recovers traffic thanks to new lines to Bilbao, Sines
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) October 16, 2018 – Only a few months have passed since Seville port began to work with Bilbao and Sines, and...
Santander considers actions to stop influx of illegal immigrants
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) October 16, 2018 – Santander port is committed to a set of “forceful” actions to try to stop the...
Integral Shipping Company applies for concession in Castellón port
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) October 16, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Castelló (APC – Port Authority of Castellon) has received a request...
Noatum Port Holdings – September 2018 container terminal statistics
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 16, 2018 – Noatum Port Holdings, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported September 2018...
Port Authority of Almería hosts European Maritime and Fisheries Fund meeting
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Almería (APA – Port Authority of Almería), Mari Carmen...
Algeciras port moved 81.1 million tons in the first nine months of 2018
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – In January-September 2018, the terminals of the port of Algeciras moved 81.1 million tons of goods,...
Value of landed fish in Almeria port increase in Jan-Aug 2018
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Almería (APA – Port Authority of Almería) has provided...
Sines port linked to China’s Silk Road via new MSC rail link
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company is to launch a new rail service linking Spanish exporters, including...
Algeciras port awards port services contract to consortium
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of Algeciras) has awarded...
Spain’s Tepsa applies for extension of concession at Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – Spanish company Tepsa (Terminales Portuarias SL) has asked Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV –...
Qatari Al Bidda renews bank guarantee for real estate project at Málaga port
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – Qatari real estate promoter Al Bidda has renewed the bank guarantee presented in 2015 as a necessary step to...
MSC Cruises to bring 82 calls to Valencia ports in 2018, 2019
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – MSC Cruises confirmed last Thursday during the ceremony of exchange of “metopes” with Autoridad...
EU approves Spain’s bill on reduction of tax for ships linked to power grid
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado has said that the Council of the European Union...
Valencia port, capital of sustainable cruises
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – The cruise industry is a sector in continuous expansion throughout the Mediterranean, including large ports...