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.
Euroports Ibérica TPS to invest €2.3 million in Tarragona port
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 – Spanish company Euroports Ibérica TPS plans to increase its pulp storage capacity by 25% in the port of...
Pullmantur to operate cruise service linking Canary Islands to Agadir port
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 – Santa Cruz de La Palma port will be the point of embarkation for a cruise service through...
Cartagena port to complete Escombreras rail project by end-2018
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 – Cartagena port expects to complete the €22 million ($25.6 million) project for the construction of a railway...
Las Palmas port to contract company for maintenance services
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 26, 2018 – Las Palmas port has initiated the procedure of contracting a company for the maintenance...
Cartagena port’s citrus fruits traffic intensifies
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) June 26, 2018 – Traffic of citrus fruits intensifies at Cartagena port. Since the beginning of 2018, about 15,000 tonnes of...
Santander port to invest €3 million in Pier 3 overhaul
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 26, 2018 – Santander port continues working to improve its facilities and infrastructures in order to have sufficient...
Siemens Spain eyes port automatisation technology projects in Barcelona
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 26, 2018 – The president of the Spanish unit of German conglomerate Siemens AG, Rosa García, has visited Santander port...
Valencia port awards paving works contract to Pavasal
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 26, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has awarded a contract...
Málaga port receives three Noell Super Post Panamax cranes
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) June 26, 2018 – Málaga port has received three Super Post Panamax cranes, which will be operated by Noatum Terminal Málaga...
Boluda participates in transfer of first offshore wind turbine in Spain
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 26, 2018 – Last week, Boluda Towage and Salvage, using the tugboat “VB Mediterraneo”,...
Galician port shipbuilders start year strongly
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – The private shipyards of Galicia, the Ría de Vigo plus Nodosa in Pontevedra, have started the year strong with...
Port community plans to make Vigo a global repair centre
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – The reformed Federación de Usuarios del Puerto de Vigo (FUPV – Federation of Users of the Port of Vigo),...
Valencia Intermodal Platform and Logistics announces Parc Sagunt plot tender
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – Valencia Plataforma Intermodal y Logística SA (VPI – Valencia Intermodal Platform and Logistics)...
President of Marin port autority to appoint the new dock pilot
Marin, Spain (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 -The board of directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Marín y Ría de Pontevedra (Port Authority of Marin) has delegated...
Naviera Armas plans Agadir port link on Cadiz and the Canary Islands service
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – Maritime group Naviera Armas SA is interested in strengthening links between Moroccan...
Las Palmas port authority issues tender for La Savina port development
Ibiza, Spain (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Balears (APB – Port Authority of the Balearic Islands) has tendered the contract...
Port of La Bajadilla to receive investment
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – The Ministry of Development and Housing, through Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA...
Barcelona port companies complain about container supervision rules
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – Representatives of Barcelona port’s operators (ATEC – Cotraport, Associació de Transportistes...
Trasmediterránea offers 1.3 million seats for travels between Spain, Balearic Islands
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – Spanish shipping company Trasmediterránea has made available to its customers 1.3 million seats to travel...
Sagunto port looks to improve automotive handling and attract further business
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 24, 2018 – A working group in Sagunto port is looking into the necessary steps to increase the port’s handling...