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.
Spain’s Malaga port blocked by farmers’ protests
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) February 8, 2024 – Last Tuesday local farmers blocked the Port of Malaga, protesting against European Union agricultural...
Orsted withdrawal from Iberia will affect Port of A Coruña
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2024 – Ørsted A/S, a Danish multinational energy company, has announced a revised business plan which...
Port Authority of Pasaia plan vehicle handling improvements
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2024 – The Port Authority of Pasaia (APP) has proposed the improvement and investment projects in the short and...
Harim not to acquire Korea’s top container shipper HMM
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2024 – HMM’s creditors have decided against selling Korea’s largest container shipping company,...
VINCI starts work on Barcelona ferry port electrification
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona and VINCI Energies Spain have started work on connecting the ships at the...
Senior customs official arrested for drugs smuggling in Malaga port
Malaga, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2024 – A senior customs official in Malaga port on the Costa del Sol coast of the Mediterranean Sea has been...
Voestalpine Railway Systems wins Port of Sagunto rail contract
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2024 – Voestalpine Railway Systems JEZ SL has been awarded a €1.81 million contract to supply track devices...
VCFI index marks an increase of 43.53% in January
València, February 6, 2024 – Export freight rates from the Port of València grow for the third consecutive month and in January they register an...
Port of Tarragona issues tender for dock electrification
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2024 – The Port of Tarragona has issued a tender to start the process of electrification of its docks. The...
Noatum completes acquisition of Sesé Auto Logistics
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2024 – Noatum has completed the acquisition of 100% of the capital of Sesé Auto Logistics for 81 million...
Valenciaport signs agreement with UNCTAD
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2024 – Valenciaport has signed a cooperation agreement with UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and...
Valenciaport closes 2023 with cargo traffic down -2.81%
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2024 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) handled 76.74 million tons of cargo in 2023, a decrease of -2.81%....
Port of Barcelona doubles LNG ship supply in 2023
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – In the 2023 financial year, the Port of Barcelona carried out a total of 199 operations to supply...
Spanish ports see cargo traffic down -3.3% in 2023
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – Last year, Spanish ports of general interest handled 543.3 million tons of cargo, down -3.3% on the...
Fundación Valenciaport introduces FAITH project
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2024 – The initial meeting of the FAITH project was held this week in Heraklion, a project that will develop...
Germany’s Lower Saxony interested in Valenciaport’s hydrogen
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2024 – A delegation from Lower Saxony, led by its prime minister, Stephan Weil, held a meeting with the...
Renault and Port of Santander plan improved vehicle traffic
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2024 – The president of the Port Authority of Santander, César Díaz, and the director of the port, Santiago...
Maersk diverts ME2 service around Cape of Good Hope, ports change
Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) January 25, 2024 – Maersk has announced that its ME2 service will no longer transit the Red Sea and Suez Canal. Its...
Barcelona port to seek agreement on water usage by cruise ships
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona is seeking agreement with the different cruise companies so that after the...
Plenitude joins the BlueFloat Energy – Sener Renewable Investments partnership for the development of offshore wind projects in Spain
Madrid, January 22, 2024 – Plenitude has reached an agreement with BlueFloat Energy and Sener Renewable Investments to join their strategic partnership...