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.
Export freight rates from the Port of Valencia grow in November
Export freight rates from the Port of València are growing again and in the last month they register an increase of +0.09%, – the first increase since...
Largest rooftop PV park in Europe in Barcelona’s ZAL Port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 10, 2023 – Cilsa, the company that manages the Port of Barcelona’s intermodal logistics zone (ZAL Port), is...
STS transfer of Russian LNG in European ports
Zeebrugge, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – Belgium’s North Sea Zeebrugge LNG terminal is the main European facility used by Russia to reexport...
Seven tons of cocaine arrives via Port of Vigo, Spain
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – The four people were arrested last Tuesday after the discovery of a 7.2-ton stash of cocaine in a frozen...
Port of Santander starts importing Suzuki vehicles
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – The Port of Santander has started importing Suzuki vehicles with the first delivery of cars from...
Estonian ambassador to Spain visits Port of Valencia
València, Spain (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – Andres Rundu, Estonian ambassador to Spain and Andorra, together with Marlen Rein, in charge of...
Ferry Terminal Barcelona to transfer to Grimaldi
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 5, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona has authorized Terminal Ferry Barcelona SL, part of Armas...
Cepsa, C2X to set up green methanol plant in Port of Huelva, Spain
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) December 4, 2023 – Cepsa, the Spanish energy company, and C2X plan to set up a green methanol plant in the port of Huelva,...
Adif to tender railway between Tarragona and Zaragoza
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 1, 2023 – Adif plans to put out to tender at the beginning of next year a railway between Tarragona and...
Port of Malaga supplied LNG to first cruise ship
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) December 1, 2023 – The ship ‘Silver Nova’, belonging to the Silversea company, was supplied with liquefied...
Royal Caribbean sells stake in Barcelona Cruise Port to GPH
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 30, 2023 – Royal Caribbean Group has confirmed the sale of its minority stake in the cruise concessionaire...
Port of Bilbao inaugurates six new eco-efficient hybrid RTG cranes
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) November 29, 2023 – The port of Bilbao has inaugurated six new eco-efficient hybrid RTG cranes acquired by CSP Iberian...
Port of Valencia uses hydrogen-powered ReachStacker
València, Spain (Ports Europe) November 29, 2023 – The Port of València is the first port in the world to use a ReachStacker or stacker capable of...
European South against EU ETS regulation
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 28, 2023 – Seven European shipping nations asked the European Commission (EC) to postpone the plan to include...
Lhyfe to set up first green hydrogen project in Tarragona, Spain
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 26, 2023 – Lhyfe, a global operator in the production of renewable green hydrogen for transportation and...
ANFAC report on Spanish maritime port logistics for cars in 2022
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 23, 2023 – The 2022 edition of the sector report on maritime-port logistics reports an increase in vehicle...
Basque Port of Pasaia increased its car traffic handling in 2022
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) November 23, 2023 – The Basque Port of Pasaia increased its car traffic handling to over 239,00 autos, up +14.6% on the...
Port of Seville enhances its leadership as a fertilizer logistics node
November 21, 2023 Rafael Carmona: “The Port of Seville is at the top of the national ranking in fertilizer imports with nearly 400,000 tons until October...
Port of Barcelona sees cargo continue to fall in Jan-Oct 2023
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 21, 2023 – In January-October 2023, the Port of Barcelona handled 52 million tons (mt) of cargo, down -10.3%...
Tempe to build a new logistics centre in Sagunto, Valencia
Sagunto, Spain (Ports Europe) November 20, 2023 – The Elche footwear company Tempe, part of the Inditex group, will build a logistics centre in the...