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.
Frigoríficos Estepona extends fishing concession in Estepona port
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 25, 2018 – Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA – Public Ports Agency of Andalusia) has granted...
Andalusian ports look for support to promote yachting
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) May 25, 2018 – The managing director of Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA – Public Ports Agency of...
Spanish competition watchdog okays purchase of Trasmediterránea by Naviera Armas
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – Spanish competition regulator has authorised in the first phase of objections to the purchase of...
Cartagena port handles first LNG bunkering of “Fure Vinga” vessel
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – Spain’s gas group Gas Natural Fenosa has carried out its first LNG bunkering operation at the port of...
Gijón port to enable area for solid bulk handling
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – In recent months, Gijón port has carried out various actions for the refurbishment of an area of 19,359 square...
Maersk Line launches service including calls at Algeciras port
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – Maersk Line has announced the launch of a new service, Med/Montreal Express, operated exclusively by the...
Andalusia government to build ship refuelling station at Carboneras port
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA – Public Ports Agency of Andalusia) has announced that it is...
Navantia constructs sea drone for Ceuta port
Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – Ceuta port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Ceuta) has awarded a contract to shipbuilder Navantia for the...
Balearic port authority accuses concessionaire of intimidation
La Savina, Formentera, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – The Balearic Islands port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Balears – APB) has reported to...
Inglés Steel applies for ten-year concession at Seville port
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – Spanish company Inglés Steel SL, dedicated to the recovery of ferrous materials and metals, has filed an...
Huelva Área Logística Integral awarded ZAL concession
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2918 – The Board of Directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva (Port Authority of Huelva) has granted the...
APPA visits La Negrilla logistics area
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) May 22, 2018 – Managing director of Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA – Public Ports Agency of Andalusia),...
Port Authority of Huelva approves the tender for the exploitation of the Lonja
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2o18 – The Board of Directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva (Port Authority of Huelva) have approved the list of...
Spain’s Cepsa adds new ship to fleet at Tenerife port
Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) May 23, 2018 – Spanish company Cepsa has said it added a new vessel for the supply of marine fuels to its fleet in Tenerife...
Tenerife port’s container traffic rises 68.5% y/y in Jan-Apr 2018
Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) May 23, 2018 – Tenerife port’s container traffic rose by 61.8% on the year in April and by 68.5% in the first four months...
Algeciras port’s cargo traffic rises in Jan-Apr 2018
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 23, 2018 – Algeciras port has closed the first four months of the year with a total traffic of 35.7 million tonnes, which...
Hutchison Ports orders six automated cranes for Barcelona terminal
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 23, 2018 – Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST), the terminal of Hutchison Ports in Barcelona, has ordered the purchase...
Castellón port breaks monthly cargo traffic record
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 23, 2018 – Statistical figures have confirmed that the port of Castellón has once again beat its own records,...
Astilleros Zamakona launches fuel supply ship of Grupo Suardiaz
Santurtzi, Spain (PortSEurope) May 23, 2018 – Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Zamakona SA celebrated at its facilities in Santurtzi the launch of a new fuel...
Yilport interested in increasing stake in Huelva port container terminal
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) May 23, 2018 – The board of directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva (Port Authority of Huelva) has opened the way for an...