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.
Tender issued for Conil port dredging contract in Cadiz
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) August 12, 2018 – The Ministry of Development and Housing has put out a tender, worth €792,096 ($904,770), for dredging...
Ayamonte port set for development to aid economic renewal
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) August 8, 2018 – The Ministry of Development and Housing is developing actions in the Huelva port of Ayamonte with the aim...
€400,000 tender issued for improvements in Caleta de Vélez port
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) August 8, 2018 – The Ministry of Development and Housing, through the Public Ports Agency of Andalusia (APPA), has issued a...
Málaga port selected as third best Western Mediterranean cruise destination
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) August 10, 2018 – Málaga port has been selected as the third best cruise destination in the Western Mediterranean in the...
Cartagena port studying possible diversion of freight rail line
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) August 10, 2018 – Cartagena port is completing the study to determine the possibilities of diverting the railway line that...
Valencia port awards €4 million contract to Dragados
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 10, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has awarded a €4...
Spain, Morocco signs agreement for Europe-Africa transport flows studies
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 10, 2018 – Spain and Morocco signed an institutional agreement for the study of Europe-Africa transport flows in...
Balearic Islands launches survey to collect opinions about its strategic plan
Palma de Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) August 10, 2018 – Balearic Islands port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares) has started collecting opinions...
Avilés port aspires to become cruise port of Camino de Santiago
Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) August 9, 2018 – Avilés aspires to be a cruise port of the Camino de Santiago. The project involves several ports and...
Spain’s competition watchdog confirms fines on Valencia port associations
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 9, 2018 – Spain’s National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC – Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y...
Tenerife continues to perform above Spain’s average in H1 2018
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) August 9, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Tenerife port authority) has exceeded the average ship...
Junta and City Council of Córdoba sign the agreement for logistics to promote strategic lines
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) August 8, 2018 – The Minister of Development and Housing, Felipe López, and the mayor of Cordoba, Isabel Ambrosio, have...
Barcelona port reorders circulation in area of Álvarez de la Campa dock
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 8, 2018 – Barcelona port plans to reorder the circulation in the area of Álvarez de la Campa dock, while...
Spain’s TRN Taryet to draft Valencia port’s Intermodal Development Plan
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 8, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has awarded the...
Huelva port cruise traffic rises 162% y/y in H1 2018
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) August 8, 2018 – The number of cruise passengers handled by Huelva port in the first half of 2018 increased by 162.34% on the...
Compañía Marítima Alborán starts Málaga-Tanger Med ferry service
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2018 – Spanish shipping company Compañía Marítima Alborán, owned by Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. and...
Cádiz port to break cruise traffic record in 2018
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2018 – Cádiz port aims to break its cruise record in 2018 with 325 calls. If the forecasts are met, the barrier of...
Ireland advances in its plans to attract Galician fishing boats
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2018 – Ireland is advancing its offensive to snatch the discharges and sale of the Gran Sol fish catches from...
Algeciras port breaks daily record of shipments to Morocco
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2018 – Algeciras and Tarifa ports broke the daily record of shipments to Morocco on August 6 since the launch of...
Huelva port calls tender for ro-ro infrastructure at Dock South
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2018 – Huelva port has called a tender for the construction of an esplanade for the intermodal traffic of ro-ro cargo...