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.
Barreras shipyard to build ferry ship for Naviera Armas
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – Canarian shipping company Naviera Armas SA and the Barreras shipyard (Hijos de J....
“MSC Fillippa” becomes largest container ship serviced at Las Palmas port’s OPCSA terminal
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – Last week, the “MSC Fillippa” vessel became the...
Sacyr expands presence in Spain’s port sector
A Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – Spanish construction company Sacyr SA has reinforced its presence in the Spanish public works market thanks...
WestMED: European Commission makes €1.4 million available for local support
Algiers, Algeria (PortSEurope) October 14, 2018 WestMED: European Commission makes €1.4 million available for local support Meeting on 3 October in Algiers,...
Valencia port to host ESPO, MedPorts and Greenport events this week
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 14, 2018 – This coming week, Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of...
Venezuela delegation visits Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 14, 2018 – Valenciaport has received a visit of the president of the Foreign Trade Commission of the Chamber of...
Terminales Marítimas del Sureste requests concession change as Alicante port
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) October 13, 2018 – Terminales Marítimas del Sureste SA (TMS) has requested substantial modification of the administrative...
Port Authority of the Balearic Islands renews Alcudiamar marina concession
Palma, Mallorca, Spain (PortSEurope) October 13, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Balears (APB – Port Authority of the Balearic Islands) has...
Barcelona and Shenzhen ports sign agreement to develop cooperation
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 13, 2018 – The ports of Barcelona and Shenzhen have signed a memorandum of understanding to exchange experiences...
Government to reduce tax on electricity use by vessels docked in Spanish ports
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – The Council of the EU has authorized Spain to reduce the tax applied to electricity supply to ships at...
Steel company ArcelorMittal call for union talks at Avilés
Avilés, Spain (PortSEurope) October 13, 2018 – The pressure on car makers to reduce the use of diesel fuels is having effects on the steel industry....
Spain seeks alternative ways to cope with A Coruña port’s debt
A Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – The president of Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado, Ornella Chacón, has opened the door to...
Ceuta port handles its largest cruise ship ever
Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – Ceuta port has received the largest tourist cruise in its history with the call of the ship...
Castellón port’s occupation ratio expands as solid bulk traffic rises
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – The increase in cargo traffic is tripling the investment of the private sector in Castellón port’s...
Almería port’s exports are rising
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – Almería port’s exports reached 1.8 million tonnes of cargo between January and August, 20.13% more...
MSC launches rail freight line linking Seville port to Córdoba
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) October 11, 2018 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), a world leader in transport and logistics, has announced the...
Olivia Petroleum carries out first biodiesel shipment at Cádiz port in 15 years
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) October 11, 2018 – The Free Trade Zone of Cádiz has recovered energy product traffic operations, absent since 2003, thanks to...
EC qualifies Spain’s Baleària LNG project as “excellent”
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 11, 2018 – The European Union has described as “excellent” the project that Spanish ferry company...
Andulusian port promote city-port relations
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) October 11, 2018 – A total of 13 autonomous Andalusian ports have taken steps to make their facilities to tourists...
Bilbao port handled 3.7 million tonnes of foreign trade in 2017
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) October 11, 2018 – In 2017, Bilbao port handled 3.7 million tonnes of foreign trade, i.e., goods using the port and origin...