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.
Cargo traffic at Port of Barcelona up +5.7% in Jan-Feb 2023
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2024 – Cargo traffic at the Port of Barcelona increased by +5.7% in the first two months of the year compared...
Port of Barcelona renews the PERS environmental certification
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona has once again obtained the PERS (Port Environmental Review System) certification...
Supreme Court gives green light to logistics area of Port of Valencia
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2024 – The Supreme Court (TS) has endorsed the legality of the ZAL special plan. This means that Valencia City...
Rusvel opens new logistics centre in the Port of Seville
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2024 – Rusvel has inaugurated a new logistics centre in the Port of Seville. It will support river maintenance...
Spain’s Port of Cartagena cruise season starts this month
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2024 – The cruise season will begin this March in the Port of Cartagena with three stops during Holy Week,...
Spanish ports as Europe’s entry gates for drugs
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2024 – Over the past year, cocaine seizures in Spain have broken all historical records, reaching 100,000 kg...
Port of Bilbao hosts German-Dutch hydrogen event
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 12, 2024 – The Port of Bilbao has hosted a meeting organized by the Netherlands business agency. Representatives from...
VCFI index falls 1.51% in February
Autoridad Portuaria de València (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) – The Index stands at 1,752.72 points and accumulates growth of...
Port of Cadiz starts building phase two, new Container Terminal
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) March 11, 2024 – The president of the Port Authority of the Bay of Cadiz, Teófila Martínez, presided with the president of...
Port of Santander hosts delegation from Mexico
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) March 11, 2024 – The Port Authority of Santander has received a delegation from Mexico’s State Council of Science...
Dredging will improve Ribadeo port, Galicia
Ribadeo, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2024 – The current dredging of the access channel, the Mirasol dock, and the fishing dock will improve...
Port of Valencia proceeding with second solar plant
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2024 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) is proceeding with the construction of its second solar photovoltaic...
Port of Barcelona has received the first OPS substation
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona has received the first OPS (cold ironing) substation of the future network of...
Baleària reports record numbers of passengers in 2023
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2024 – The Baleària shipping company carried 5.2 million passengers, 1.4 million vehicles and 7.4 million linear...
Port of Tarragona handled 33.03 mt of cargo in 2023, up +9.9%
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 7, 2024 – The Port of Tarragona handled 33.03 million tonnes (mt) in cargo in 2023, up +9.9% on 2022 (30.05 mt)....
Bilbao, Portsmouth sign a Memorandum of Understanding
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 7, 2024 – The Port Authority of Bilbao and Portsmouth International Port have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to...
Fundación Valenciaport to promote ammonia as fuel for ships
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 7, 2024 – Fundación Valenciaport has started working on a study on the safety of ammonia as fuel, ‘Study...
Barcelona awards Altius Media Sports America’s Cup contract
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2024—The Port of Barcelona has awarded Altius Media Sports a business contract for the 37th America’s Cup. The...
Government approves new electrical substation in Port of València
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2024 – The Council of Ministers, at the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility’s proposal, has...
Chinese port delegation visits Port of Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 5, 2024 – A delegation from the Chinese ports of Yantai and Shandong, accompanied by representatives of Nordex...