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.
Vigo port to cut O Berbés fishing port operation costs
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – Vigo port has activated a plan to save costs in the operation of the fishing port of O Berbés. Its president,...
Las Palmas port to expand Puerto del Rosario commercial dock by 250 metres
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) plans to expand the commercial dock of Puerto del...
“Vision of the Seas” ship makes inaugural call at Alicante port
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) May 3, 2018 – Alicante port received on May 1 the inaugural call of the “Vision of the Seas” ship of the Royal...
Castellón port profit rises 52% in 2017
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 3, 2018 – Castellón port recorded a profit of €9.5 million ($11.4 million) in 2017, up 52%, becoming the fourth most...
Spanish free trade zones launch initiative to establish European association
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 3, 2018 – Delegates from 10 countries representing a hundred free zones signed a protocol of intentions to set up the...
Tarragona port completes emergency test aboard cruise ship
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 3, 2018 – Tarragona port has successfully passed an emergency drill on a cruise ship. The stage was the “Costa...
EU: Ocean energy – a sustainable blue growth opportunity for Europe
EU: Ocean energy – a sustainable blue growth opportunity for Europe, April 27, 2018 On 27 March, Commissioner Vella met with 20 leading companies operating...
Terminal Marítima de Zaragoza reports 20% TEU growth in 2017
Zaragoza, Spain (PortSEurope) May 2, 2018 – In 2017, the Terminal Marítima de Zaragoza (tmZ) saw volume handled rise by 20% to around 350,000 TEU by...
Liquidation of Biodiesel Alicante, the company that could not open factory in Alicante port due to local rejection
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) May 1, 2018 – Alicante port has been in the news in recent days for the confrontation between the president of the port...
Cartagena port completes construction of road linking it to Escombreras docks
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) May 1, 2018 – Cartagena port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena) has completed the works on the service road that...
Las Palmas port takes advantage of USA-China trade battle
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 1, 2018 – Las Palmas port is taking advantage from the open commercial battle between the United States and China. The...
Ceuta port to launch cruise season on June 16
Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) May 1, 2018 – The cruise ship Thomson Spirit of the company Thomson Cruises will be in charge of giving the starting signal of the...
Valencia Consular Corps visits port
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 1, 2018 – The Consular Corps of Valencia has held a meeting with the Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de...
Pullmantur consolidates its choice of Vigo as port base
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 1, 2018 – After several consecutive years chartering an ocean liner with passenger boarding in the port of Vigo, the Spanish...
Vigo port cargo traffic rises 6.1% in Q1 2018
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) April 30, 2018 – Vigo port’s cargo traffic rose by 6.1% on the year in the first quarter of 2018 to 960,514 tonnes, with an...
Spain proposes inclusion of Huelva port in Ten-T Atlantic Corridor
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) April 30, 2018 – Spanish public works minister Íñigo de la Serna has proposed the inclusion of Huelva in the Atlantic...
Sagunto port’s SESASA completes spin-off of InterSagunto Terminales
Sagunto, Spain (PortSEurope) April 30, 2018 – Sagunto port’s stowage company Sociedad Anónima de Gestión de Estibadores Portuarios (SESASA) has...
Alicante port expects 53 cruise calls in 2018
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) April 30, 2018 – A total of 53 cruise ships are scheduled to dock during 2018 in the port of Alicante, according to a statement...
Cádiz port signs concession contract with Spanish company Blennius
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) April 30, 2018 – Cádiz port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Cádiz) has granted the company Blennius, S.C.A. land to...
Bilbao port leads maritime trade between Spain and UK
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) April 30, 2018 – Bilbao port leads maritime trade of Spain with the United Kingdom with 35% of the total maritime traffic with...