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.
Balearic port authority to invest €27 million in underground parking construction
Ibiza, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2018 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares (APB – Balearic Islands port authority), Joan Gual de...
Canary Islands government not to replace Las Palmas port’s president
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2018 – The spokesperson for the regional government of the Canary Islands has assured that a...
MSC Cruises new flagship to use Barcelona as home port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2018 – MSC Cruises has officially received, its new flagship, the “MSC Seaview”, in the Fincantieri de...
Vilagarcía port handles cargo worth more than €1 billion in 2017
Vilagarcía, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2018 – The global value of all the cargo handled by the port of Vilagarcía in 2017 exceeded for the first time the...
José Luis Ábalos set to become Spain’s Public Works Minister
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2018 – José Luis Ábalos will be the Minister of Public Works in the new government that is being formed by new...
Barcelona port president unofficially reveals name of his successor
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2018 – Mercè Conesa, current president of the Barcelona Provincial Council, is the most probable new president of...
Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía promotes its ports at sports forum
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2018 – Managing director of Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA – Public Ports...
MacAndrews starts operating container line including calls at Ferrol port
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) June 4, 2018 – Shipping company MacAndrews has started operating a regular container line linking Ferrol port to Seville and the...
Cartagena port installs meteorological buoy at harbour entrance
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) June 4, 2018 – Cartagena port has installed a new meteorological buoy at the entrance of the mouth of the harbour to...
Valencia port president says public financing is best way for port infrastructure development
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 4, 2018 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia), Aurelio Martínez, has said that public financing is...
Barcelona port to organise Vietnam port mission in November
Barcelona, Spain (Ukraine) June 4, 2018 – Barcelona port has unveiled the dates for a business mission to Vietnam. The mission will be carried out from...
Cepesca supports the Andalusian fishing fleet in defense of trawling
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) June 4, 2018 – La Confederación Española de Pesca (CEPESCA – Spanish Fisheries Confederation) has supported the...
European Association of Ship Brokers and Agents chooses Barcelona port to celebrate annual seminar
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 4, 2018 – The European Association of Ship Brokers and Agents (ECASBA) will hold it annual seminar in Barcelona this...
Málaga port celebrates European Maritime Day
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) June 3, 2018 – Clúster Marítimo-Marino de Andalucía (CMMA – Maritime-Marine Cluster of Andalusia) has organised a...
Málaga promotes its port and destination to U.S. cruise companies
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) June 3, 2018 – A delegation from Malaga, composed of representatives of Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga (Port Authority of...
Huelva port promotes project cargo services in Breakbulk Europe
Huelva, France (PortSEurope) June 1, 2018 – Huelva port has participated in the Breakbulk Europe fair with a commercial delegation that has announced the...
Höegh Autoliners adopts new concepts at service calling at Santander port
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 1, 2018 – Shipping company Höegh Autoliners Holdings AS has launched its new express service from Europe to Oceania at...
Valencia port awards project for relocation of Noatum terminal doors
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 1, 2018 – The project for the relocation of doors from the Noatum Container Terminal Valencia terminal has been recently...
Las Palmas port to tender extension of Puerto del Rosario dock this year
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 1, 2018 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) president Juan José...
Ceuta port’s new president takes office
Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) June 1, 2018 – Rafael Rodríguez Valero, the new president of Ceuta port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Ceuta), has taken...