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.
Red Sea crisis sends world’s largest TEU ship to Las Palmas port
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) December 20, 2023 – Attacks by Houthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea have led ships to seek alternative routes to...
Port of Valencia to proceed with container terminal tender, quickly
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) December 20, 2023 – Mar Chao, president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), has announced the urgent convening of an...
Barcelona port traffic consolidates in November 2023
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 19, 2023 – Between January and November, the Port of Barcelona had a total traffic of 59 million tonnes of cargo...
Valenciaport increased traffic by 19.31% in November 2023
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) December 19, 2023 – Valenciaport increased cargo traffic by 19.31% in November 2023 and has three months of consecutive...
H2B2 Electrolysis Technologies seeks concession in Port of Seville
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) December 18, 2023 – The Port Authority of Seville (APS) has received the request for an administrative concession from the...
Finnlines to connect the ports of Bilbao, Vigo and Zeebrugge
Zeebrugge, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 18, 2023 – Commencing January 2024, Finnlines will consolidate its Biscay services with a twice-weekly service...
Voice commands in Alicante container terminal automation
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) December 18, 2023 – In a significant milestone for port logistics, the integration of the terminal operating system (TOS)...
Next Council of Ministers will approve the works of the northern terminal of the Port of Valencia
News Release – Autoridad Portuaria de València – December 15, 2023 The Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Óscar Puente, has today...
Port Authority of Aviles set to approve wind industry development
Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) December 15, 2023 – Next week, the Port Authority of Aviles set to approve a wind industry development of the Windar...
Baleària launches its second gas-powered ‘fast ferry’
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) December 15, 2023 – Baleària has yesterday launched the fast ferry Margarita Salas at the Armon Shipyard in Gijón, where...
57 kg of cocaine found hidden in pineapples in Algeciras port
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) December 14, 2023 – The authorities in the port of Algeciras have seized 57 kilograms of cocaine that was hidden among...
MSC Spain comments on new Valencia northern terminal expansion
València, Spain (Ports Europe) December 14, 2023 – The general director of MSC Spain, Francisco Lorente, has estimated that the northern terminal that...
Government to approve northern expansion of the Port of València
València, Spain (Ports Europe) December 14, 2023 – The Government will give its approval to the tender for the works of the northern expansion of the...
Port of Vigo launched action plan to boost fishing
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) December 14, 2023 – The Port of Vigo has launched an action plan to strengthen its leadership in fishing, said the Port...
Valenciaport celebrates its new Terminal
València, December 14, 2023 – Valenciaport celebrates its new terminal. The project will be approved by the next Council of Ministers as announced by...
Umicore considers new facility in Gijon, Northern Spain
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) December 13, 2023 – Umicore, a global materials technology and recycling group, is considering El Musel, Port of Gijon, as a...
The Tecuni company to start dock electrification at Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) December 13, 2023 – Tecuni S.A.U. has been awarded the contract for the first phase of dock electrification at the Port of...
Update: Seven tons of cocaine arrives via Port of Vigo – Valencia also
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) December 12, 2023 – In an update to the article Seven tons of cocaine arrives via Port of Vigo, Spain, December 8, 2023,...
Sagunto Terminal to supply LNG to ships – Enagás
Sagunto, Spain (Ports Europe) December 12, 2023 – The Sagunto regasification terminal has been adapted to offer liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering...
Noatum Terminal Tarragona extends concession
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 12, 2023 – The Port Authority of Tarragona has approved the extension of the term of the concession for Noatum...