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.
MEP Ayala accuses Ferrmed of favouring Barcelona port
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 6, 2018 – The Member of European Parliament, Inés Ayala, has accused the Ferrmed business lobby of favouring in the...
Spain’s government dismisses national ports agency’s president José Llorca
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 6, 2018 – Spain’s government has announced a decision to dismiss the president of national ports agency Puertos del...
Tarragona port organises innovation forum
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – Tarragona port has launched a forum aimed at fostering innovation through cooperation between the port...
MSC carries out first export of Spanish melons to Asia
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has carried out the first shipments of melon from Spain to Asia...
Spain’s SLP cargo handling at Bilbao port increases in H1 2018
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – Servicios Logísticos Portuarios, SA (SLP), a stevedoring company, consignee and regular line agent based in the...
Spain’s Endesa activities boost Ferrol port’s cargo traffic in H1 2018
A Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – Spanish utility Endesa’s thermal power plant in As Pontes has played a vital role for the increase...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – May 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports MONTH 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Huelva port tender issued for Punta Umbria extension work
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – The Ministry of Development and Housing, through Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA...
Gefco and Bergé join forces in Spain
Madrid, Sain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – Gefco is setting up a joint venture with Spanish logistics provider Bergé to strengthen finished vehicle...
Spain’s Transglobal delivers crane simulator to Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – Spanish company Transglobal has delivered a virtual reality simulator for crane operations for the workers of Vigo...
Spain’s Puerto Deportivo Botafoch appeals against decision of Balearic port authority
Ibiza, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – Spanish company Puerto Deportivo Botafoch SL, the operator of the Botafoch marina on the Balearic Islands, has...
Hamilton y Cía., Tecnavin present project for logistics complex in Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – Spanish companies Hamilton y Cía. and Tecnavin SL have said their project for the construction of a...
Euroports investing €2.3 million to increase storage capacity at Tarragona port
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – Spanish company Euroports Iberica TPS is investing €2.3 million ($2.7 million) to lift its pulp storage...
Mercè Conesa enters office as Barcelona port president
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – The presidency of Barcelona port, Autoritat Portuària de Barcelona (Port Authority of Barcelona), is formally...
Hong Kong-based freight forwarder ASW closes offices in Spain
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – Hong Kong-based freight forwarder Air Sea Worldwide (ASW) has decided to close its offices in Barcelona and...
MacAndrews makes first call of POSS service in Ferrol port
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2018 – After making its first call on May 11 to position equipment, the Yilport container terminal at the port of Ferrol...
Cádiz port to keep fees unchanged for eighth year in a row
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2018 – Cádiz port will maintain in 2019, for the eighth consecutive year, its rates and bonuses on the main types of...
Huelva port to invest €13.5 million in dredging project to enable cruise traffic
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2018 – Huelva port plans to invest around €13.5 million ($15.7 million) in the dredging of the navigation channel of...
Spain’s Baleària adds “Eco Aire” ship to Formentera-Ibiza line
Ibiza, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2018 – Spanish ferry company Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas SA has added the “Eco Aire” ship to the service...
Maersk, Grupo Cosentino officially present Almería-Algeciras container line
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2018 – Maersk Line and Grupo Cosentino officially has presented the new container line that began its service on June...