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.
Sibport awarded contract operate Júndiz railway freight terminal near Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2018 – Spanish company Servicios Intermodales Bilbaoport SL (Sibport) will start operating during the next four years,...
VIII Edition of the ‘Ranking of Andalusian export companies’ is held in Malaga port
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – The Andalusian Economic magazine has chosen the port of Malaga to present the 8th edition of the...
Marin port maintains growth in May 2018
Marin, Spain (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – Between January and May 2018, the Port of Marín grew by 6.37% comoared to the same period of 2017. The...
Motrilport participated in ten fairs and events in the first half of 2018
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – Motrilport Granada has participated in ten fairs and events in the first half of the year, according to the...
Santander port authority and the national port authority of Peru to promote exchange of experience
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2018 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Santander (APS – Port Authority of Santander), Jaime...
Valencia business organisations highlight port and logistics infrastructure needs
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – Cámara de Comercio de Valencia (Chamber of Commerce of Valencia) and Confederación Empresarial de la...
Maersk Line and Cosentino Group present new container line from Almeria port
Almeria, Spain (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – The shipping company Maersk Line and Cosentino Group have presented the new container line that began its...
MEPs Inés Ayala and Inmaculada Rodríguez Piñero visit the port of Valencia
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – Valenciaport has received a visit of the MEPs Inés Ayala and Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero, also MEP and...
Port of Tarragona grows 6.9% during May 2018
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2018 – The Catalan port of Tarragona recorded a growth of 6.9% during May 2018, exceeding the figure of 2.8...
Santander port claims €1.6 million compensation from construction group FCC
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – Santander port has said that the deadlines of the project for the construction of Dock 9 will not be met, due...
Barcelona port’s new president to enter office on July 3
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – The former president of the Diputación de Barcelona, Mercè Conesa, will take over July 3 the position of...
Spain’s Inditex takes part in marine garbage reuse project of Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – The participation of Spanish textile group Inditex (Industria de Diseño Textil, SA) in the ML-Style project for the...
Spain’s ANESCO holds conference on collective bargaining in stevedoring sector
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – Asociación Nacional de Empresas Estibadoras (ANESCO – Spanish National Association of Stevedoring...
Spain’s Marcor Xove starts reconstruction of beacon tower at Marín port
Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – Spanish company Marcor Xove SL has started the contract for the repair of the Picamillo beacon tower at Marín...
Noatum and Algeposa create new alliances
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) July 1, 2018 – Grupo Algeposa and Noatum Ports have signed an agreement to partner in the maritime terminals in Castelló,...
Garrucha Almeria port to receive €4.1 million investment
Almeria, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2018 – The Ministry of Development and Housing, through Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA...
Cilsa to build a new cross-docking ship facility in the ZAL of Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2018 – CILSA (Centro Intermodal de Logística SA) has been selected to build a new logistics warehouse, turnkey...
Barcelona port approves a new ordinance for the coordination of maritime-port traffic
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2018 – The board of directors of the Port of Barcelona has approved the new regulatory ordinance for the...
GEFCO Spain opens logistics centre in Valencia
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2018 – GEFCO Spain is opening a new logistics centre in Valencia, with an area of 3,500 m² and capacity for 4,500...
Court of Accounts requires €137 million compensation from former Gijón port managers
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2018 – The investigation initiated by the Court of Accounts about the economic management of the works of the harbour of...