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.
Andalusia regional government to invest €8.5 million in overhaul of Carboneras port
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Andalusia regional government plans to invest €8.5 million ($9.5 million) in the overhaul of Carboneras...
Maersk transports 24,961 tonnes of cargo on Algeciras-Almería container line since June
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Danish shipping company Maersk Line has handled 24,961 tonnes of cargo at the regular container line...
EU to invest €5.2 million in three LNG projects at Huelva port
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) of the European Commission has approved three projects at...
Valencia port to build four wind turbines, reduce CO2 emissions
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 27, 2018 – Valencia port plans to install three onshore wind turbines and natural gas stations, in order to reduce...
Port Authority rebuilds beacon tower of Bajo de Picamillo
Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Marín y Ría de Pontevedra (APMRP – Port Authority of Marin) has completed...
Marín port to attend Fruit Attraction fair in Madrid
Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Having developed as a significant logistic centre for fruit transport, Autoridad Portuaria de Marín y...
Container Terminal Marín has increasing presence in Marin port
Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Termarín (Container Terminal Marín) has a series of investments in recent years which have helped the...
Japanese ports managers visit Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Valencia port received on September 28 the visit of a group of managers from the ports of Tokyo, Yokohama,...
Intersagunto Terminales reduces CO2 emissions by 11% in three years
Sagunto, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Intersagunto Terminales SA, the operator of Sagunto port’s multipurpose terminal, has reduced its...
Vigo port expects to recover lost cargo traffic through stowage liberalisation
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Vigo port expects to recover part of the cargo traffic lost in recent years through the liberalisation of the...
Málaga port launches tender for megayacht berthing area operation
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Málaga port has launched a tender for the operation of the Guadiario del Puerto Basin as a...
Portos de Galicia attends Grand Pavois boat show in La Rochelle
La Rochelle, France (Ports Europe) October 1, 2018 – Portos de Galicia has attended the Grand Pavois boat show in La Rochelle with the aim of promoting...
Spain’s TMG wins Castellón port’s Cerámica dock operation tender
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) October 1, 2018 – Spanish company Marítima del Grao Terminal (TMG) has won a contract to operate the new solid bulk...
Cádiz port wins tender to operate Jerez freight terminal
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) October 1, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Cádiz (APBC – Port Authority of Cadiz) has won a tender called by...
Public Ports of Andalusia Agency undertakes technical research
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 – The Ministry of Development and Housing, via Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA –...
Valenciaport Foundation hosts Corealis meeting
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 – A meeting of the COREALIS project was held with partners involved in the Living Lab of Valencia...
Lantia Partners awarded concession at Alicante port
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante (APA – Port Authority of Alicante) has granted Lantia...
Executives from the world’s stevedoring companies visit Tarragona port for Bergé training
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 – Company executives belonging to the General Stevedoring Council (GSC) came to the Port of Tarragona...
Port Authority of the Balearic Islands approves management tender in Maó
Palma, Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Balears (APB – Port Authority of the Balearic Islands) has...
Puerto Real cedes the municipal lands for the connection to railway network of Bajo de La Cabezuela
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 – The presidents of Puertos del Estado and Adif, Ornella Chacón Martel and Isabel Pardo de Vera Posada,...