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.
Ferrol port resumes growth in freight traffic
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) September 3, 2018 – For the first time so far in 2018, annual traffic balance of Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao...
Port of Malaga increases merchandise traffic by 4.1% from January to July 2018
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) September 3, 2018 – The port of Málaga handled 1.6 million tons in merchandise between January and July 2018, an increase...
Andalusia spreads its commitment to the integration of ports in its cities in meeting on the coastal sector
Palma, Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) September 3, 2018 – Andalusia will today join the Transnational Conference Ecotur_Azul, European strategy for...
Gijón port to handle six cruise ships in September
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) September 3, 2018 – Gijón port is expected to handle six cruise ships with a total of 10,790 passengers and 6,927 crew members...
Algerian delegation studies Barcelona’s single port window system
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 3, 2018 – Barcelona port has received the visit of an Algerian delegation, made up of representatives of several...
Maersk Line includes Málaga port in Bossanova service
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) August 31, 2018 – Danish shipping company Maersk Line has said that it is modifying one of the ports of call of its Bossanova...
Cartagena port to study Escombreras island fauna
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) August 31, 2018 – Cartagena port has commissioned a study of the fauna of Escombreras island, where it operates a solid bulk...
Strong competition stimulates Algeciras port to improve
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 31, 2018 – Algeciras port needs to continue working on improving its competitiveness, in order to be able to respond...
Port Authority of the Balearic Islands closes 2017 annual accounts with a positive result of €20.5 million
Palma, Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – The fiscal year 2017 according to the annual accounts of Autoridad Portuaria de Balears (APB...
Port activity in the Balearic Islands increases in 2017
Palma, Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – Port activity in the Balearic Islands continued, during the past year, the line of growth in...
A Coruna improves cargo traffic in June 2018
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – The port of A Coruña closed the month of June with more than 7.6 million tons of goods, an increase of...
A Coruña port to analyse cancellation of debt linked to Punta Langosteira project
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) August 30, 2018 – A Coruña city government has requested Autoridad Portuaria de A Coruña (APC – A Coruña Port...
Algeciras, Tarifa ports book record OPE figures over the weekend
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 30, 2018 – Algeciras and Tarifa ports recorded data in the return phase of Operación Paso del Estrecho (OPE) during...
Balearic Islands port authority calls technical assistance works tender
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) August 30, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Balears (APB – Port Authority of the Balearic Islands) has called a tender for...
Tenerife port takes part in ONS 2018 fair
Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – Tenerife port has attended the main offshore trade fair in Europe, ONS 2018, along with a...
Spain’s La Gomera port launches portside electricity supply project
La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – Spain’s La Gomera port has started a project for the installation of electricity...
Balearic Islands port authority calls tender for Alcúdia port management
Alcúdia, Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Balears (APB – Port Authority of the Balearic Islands) has called a...
“Energy Observer” to visit Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – “Energy Observer”, the first ship propelled by renewable energies and hydrogen, will stop in...
Algeciras port to handle 105 mln tonnes of cargo in 2018
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – Algeciras port expects to close this year with total cargo traffic of about 105 million tonnes, the...
Algeciras port studies alternatives for outer anchorage
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – Algeciras port has said it is analysing alternatives for locating the outer anchorage of the harbour and...