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.
4,350 kg illegal drugs seized on ‘Atlantic cocaine route’
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2024 – A speed boat with 4,350 kg of cocaine from South America was intercepted 920 km south of the Canary...
One killed, 8 hostages, 2,300 kg cocaine near Canary Islands
Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2024 – Eight hostages were freed in November 2023 from Sea Paradise, a Panama-flagged towing...
Port of Valencia reports container traffic up in January 2024
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – The Port of Valencia has reported January 2024 cargo figures. The port managed 388,366 containers in...
Port of Barcelona moved 64 million cargo tons in 2023, -9.8%
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona has moved 64 million tons during the last year, a decrease of -9.8%. This was a...
Port of Barcelona ends 2023 with a turnover of €189 million, +4.4%
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona closed 2023 with a turnover of 189 million euros (+4.4%), a historic figure...
Alicante Port starts new maritime Ro-Ro service Alexandria, Egypt
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – The Port Authority of Alicante Port has announced a new maritime Ro-Ro service with the port of...
Port of Barcelona imports more electric Chinese cars
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 16, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona imported 790,000 vehicle units in 2023, an increase of +33.7% on the previous...
Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings to develop APM Terminals deal
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2024 – Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings (TGS) Ltd has extended its business arrangement with APM Terminals to...
Port of Bilbao plans to invest €77.8 million in 2024
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2024 – Last year, the Port of Bilbao invested €18.7 million in infrastructure, and this year the sum is...
Eight tons of cocaine found in Port of Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 12, 2024 – Officials from the Customs Surveillance Service of the Tax Agency have seized eight tons of cocaine...
Maersk ends interest in new logistics centre in Mercazaragoza
Zaragoza, Spain (Ports Europe) February 12, 2024 – Danish company Maersk has ended its interest in setting up a logistics centre Mercazaragoza, an...
Two policemen killed when drug smugglers rammed boat in Barbate port
Barbate, Spain (Ports Europe) February 12, 2024 – Two police (Guardia Civil) officers were killed and two others injured in a boat chase of drug...
Port of Bilbao reports positive results for 2023
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 12, 2024 – In 2023, the Port of Bilbao handled 32.8 million tonnes of cargo, up +0.11% on 2022 figures. The trade...
Port of Seville publishes two tenders for railway development
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) February 8, 2024 – The Port Authority of Seville (APS) has published two tenders to expand and improve the port’s...
Repsol remains committed to A Coruña despite Ørsted withdrawal
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) February 8, 2024 – Yesterday, Denmark’s Ørsted announced a revised business plan which included withdrawing from...
Boluda Towage buys Resolve Salvage & Fire, Gibraltar
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 8, 2024 – Boluda Towage, part of Boluda Corporación Marítima, has acquired Resolve Salvage and...
Spain’s Malaga port blocked by farmers’ protests
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) February 8, 2024 – Last Tuesday local farmers blocked the Port of Malaga, protesting against European Union agricultural...
Orsted withdrawal from Iberia will affect Port of A Coruña
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2024 – Ørsted A/S, a Danish multinational energy company, has announced a revised business plan which...
Port Authority of Pasaia plan vehicle handling improvements
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2024 – The Port Authority of Pasaia (APP) has proposed the improvement and investment projects in the short and...
Harim not to acquire Korea’s top container shipper HMM
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2024 – HMM’s creditors have decided against selling Korea’s largest container shipping company,...