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.
Spanish port traffic sets new historical highs in the first half of 2018
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Port traffic continues its upward trend and reaching historic highs, responding to the good...
Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía increase sports ports’ internet connections
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA – Public Ports Agency of Andalusia) has...
Spanish government initiates meetings with all port authorities to review business plans
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – The state ports authority Puertos del Estado is starting the process to design a new long-term...
Noatum Port Holdings – August 2018 container terminal statistics
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Noatum Port Holdings, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported August 2018...
Development of Antequera dry port to start end of year
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – The Minister of Development and Housing, Felipe López, has announced that the first phase of the dry...
Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva meets with Ornella Chacón, president of Puertos del Estado
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva (APH – Port Authority of Huelva), José Luis...
Portos de Galicia present at UK’s Southampton Boat Show
Vilagarcía, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Portos de Galicia is attending the Southampton Boat Show in the UK as part of efforts to...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado to prepare new long-term strategy for the port sector
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado plans to take the first steps in defining the new...
Barcelona joins forces with six major ports to address global warming
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – The ports of Barcelona, Hamburg, Antwerp, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Vancouver and Rotterdam have...
General Stevedoring Council visits Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – A group of managers of different stevedoring companies belonging to the General Stevedoring Council...
Four companies bid for reinforcement works at Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Four companies have submitted offers to Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (APP –...
Noatum’s Valencia port unit financial performance to keep improving
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Tension and labour conflicts that the Spanish ports experienced in the first half of last year have not...
Seville negotiates new agreements with cruise companies in Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – The delegate of Urban Habitat, Culture and Tourism (Hábitat Urbano, Cultura y Turismo), Antonio...
Valencia port president meets Buenos Aires counterpart
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 17, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia)...
Germany’s Hapag Lloyd starts operating line linking Málaga port to Canada
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) September 17, 2018 – German company Hapag Lloyd AG has started operating an intermodal line linking Málaga port to Canada....
Algeciras port handles 2.8 million passengers in OPE 2018
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) September 17, 2018 – Algeciras port handled the passage of more than 2.8 million passengers – 23 times the inhabitants...
Avilés mayor presents “Camino de Santiago” cruise route
Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) September 17, 2018 – The mayor of Avilés, Mariví Monteserín, has presented a new maritime route of short cruises called...
Event: GreenPort Cruise & Conference – October 16-19, 2018, Valencia
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 17, 2018 – The Greenport conference (October 16-19, 2018, Valencia) provides decision makers from the port...
Barcelona port completes preparations for Vietnam trade mission
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 17, 2018 – Barcelona port is finalising this week the organisation of a trade mission to Vietnam that will take...
Ceuta offers incentives to attract cruise ships
Ceuta, Spain (Ports Europe) September 17, 2018 – Ceuta’s local government has announced investment of up to €500,000 ($583,100) per year to attract...