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.
Huelva port president comments on first half activities
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva (APH – Port Authority of Huelva), José Luis Ramos,...
Aberdeen port management visit A Coruña port
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – The exterior port of A Coruña (Puerto Exterior de A Coruña) has received the visit today of a...
Motril port renews three concessions
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – The Board of Directors of the Port of Motril has approved the administrative concessions requested by German...
Cádiz port sees reduced cargo traffic in first half of 2018
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – Merchandise traffic in the port of Bahía de Cádiz reached 1.78 million tons in the first half of the...
Bilbao port reports increase cargo handled in Jan-Jul 2018
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – At the provisional close of the first half year, traffic in the port of Bilbao showed an 11% increase, which...
Spanish companies Ogensa, Verosa to complete breakwater project in Málaga next week
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga (APM – Port Authority of Málaga) president Paulino Plata has...
ABB Group exports six transformers through Seville port
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – Seville port has once again been the logistics hub chosen by ABB Group to move six power transformers from...
Spain may not transfer Pasaia port management to Basque Country
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – Spain’s Public Works Ministry has cooled the optimism of the Basque Government in relation to its request...
Spain’s Haizea Wind starts production of wind towers at Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – Spanish company Haizea Wind has completed the production of its first wind towers in the plant in the port of...
Puerto de Castellón marks a milestone in merchandise traffic in June
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – In June this year the port of Castellón handled 1,798,527 tons of cargo, an increase of 0.5% compared...
Vigo company BMC Reformas, Obras y Rehabilitación chooses Porto do Molle for its expansion process
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2018 – The delegate of Consorcio de la Zona Franca de Vigo, David Regades, has signed a contract with BMC Reformas,...
Valencia port eyes expansion into Aragón
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) is analysing various...
Algeciras port calls tender for OPE service area
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2018 – Algeciras port has called a tender for the construction of the service area of Operation Paso del Estrecho...
Barcelona port, Ports de la Generalitat hold working meeting to define scope of cooperation
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2018 – Representatives from the Barcelona port authority and regional ports management institution Ports of the...
Regades enters office as new delegate of Vigo free trade zone
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2018 – More than 400 people representing the business, economic, cultural, political and social associations attended the...
Valenciaport Foundation attends “Infrastructure for the integration of Latin America” event
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 21, 2018 – The general director of the Valenciaport Foundation and Chairman of the Group of Corridors, Hubs and...
Málaga port increases cargo traffic by 7.2% during the first semester of 2018
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) July 21, 2018 – The port of Malaga handled 1.4 million tons in the first semester of 2018, an increase of 7.2% on the...
Gijón port to increase solid bulk traffic capacity
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) July 21, 2018 – In the period January-April 2018, the port of Gijón handled 5,681,940 tons of solid bulk, and the port...
A Coruña port expects 130 confirmed stopovers and 190,000 passengers next year
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2018 – The port of A Coruña will register next year a new record in cruise traffic, surpassing the number...
Ceuta port receives three cruise vessels in Jan-July 2018
Ceuta, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Ceuta (APC – Port Authority of Ceuta) has reported that in the first seven...