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.
Cartagena port increases use of hybrid vehicles
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena (APC – Port Authority of Cartagena) has replaced current diesel...
Cádiz port bets on Andalusia to position itself as a cruise port
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2018 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Cádiz (APBC – Port Authority of Cadiz), José...
Barcelona port tenders civil works and works maintenance for €5.1 million
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2018 – The Board of Directors of Autoritat Portuària de Barcelona (APB – Port Authority of Barcelona)...
Universitat de les Illes Balears presents Palma port environment study
Palma, Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Balears (APB – Port Authority of the Balearic Islands) and...
Trapsayates SA to be evicted from Mahón port
Palma, Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2018 – The Board of Directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Balears (APB – Port Authority of the...
Spain’s competition watchdog keeps sanctions of ANV, ATEIA OLTRA
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2018 – Spain’s National Commission of the Markets and the Competition (CNMC) has published a new resolution on...
Spain’s Cadigrafía designs Cádiz cruise logo
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2018 – Cádiz now has its own brand that identifies it with cruise tourism. It is a logo that summarises its essence as...
Puertos Canarios awards Arguineguín port concession
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2018 – The board of directors of ports agency Puertos Canarios approved yesterday the...
Valencia port one step closer to container traffic of 5 million TEUs
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2018 – The harbours under the management of the Valencia port authority are one step closer to reaching the historic...
Baleària, Peregar set up JV to operate Málaga-Melilla service
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) July 19, 2018 – Spanish shipping companies Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas SA and Marítima Peregar SA have announced an...
Spain’s Ría de Arousa positions tugboat in Motril port
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) July 19, 2018 – Spanish shipping company Naviera Ría de Arousa has positioned the Paula S tugboat in Motril port,...
Spain’s Tax Agency to complete Castellón port customs building reconstruction in 2019
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) July 19, 2018 – Spain’s Tax Agency will obtain in the coming days the building permit to carry out the reform of the...
TBS-SDS container depot in Valencia port grows above forecasts
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 19, 2018 – The container base of TBS (TransBase Soler) and SDS (Spanish Depot Service SA) in the northern extension of...
Huelva tenders €1.02 million bridge repair tender
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) July 19, 2018 – The Ministry of Development and Housing has issued a €1.05 million ($1.22 million) tender to improve the...
Ayamonte port communities to be consulted on developments
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) July 19, 2018 – The Ministry of Development and Housing has agreed with the different socio-economic groups and citizens of...
First direct freight train linking Spain to China departs from tmZ maritime terminal
Zaragoza, Spain (Ports Europe) July 18, 2018 – The first export train to China has departed from Spain’s Maritime Terminal of Zaragoza (tmZ),...
Spain’s Adif approves details for a tender for Zaragoza-Sagunto rail line upgrade
Sagunto, Spain (Ports Europe) July 18, 2018 – The board of directors of Spanish railway operator Adif has approved at its last meeting a tender for...
Las Palmas port to host 1st International Ship Repair and Supply Summit
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) July 18, 2018 – Las Palmas port will host on April 4 and 5, 2019, the 1st International Ship Repair and Supply Summit, where...
Valencia port, Dutch consultancy MTBS finishing northern expansion project design
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 18, 2018 – Valencia port authority and Dutch consultancy MTBS (Maritime & Transport Business Solutions BV) are...
New company Alboran starts Málaga port-Tanger Med ferry service
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) July 18, 2018 – Alboran, owned 50% by Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas SA and Maritima Peregar SA group, has set up a...