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.
US-based Maritime Alliance representatives visit Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) March 22, 2018 – Las Palmas port director Salvador Capella has met with representatives of US non-profit industry...
Public consultation starts for proposed logistics area of Andújar, Andulasia, Spain
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) March 22, 2018 – The Ministry of Development and Housing has opened the public consultation period of the Functional Plan...
Andalusian ports suffer weather damage of €1.5 million
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) March 22, 2018 – The storm of strong winds and rains recorded during the last few weeks has caused damage to Andalusian...
Bilbao port, a meeting point between China and Atlantic Europe
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 21, 2018 – China is one of the 12 main markets in total traffic of the port of Bilbao and the second in containerised...
Avilés port cargo traffic rises 31% in Jan-Feb 2018
Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) March 21, 2018 – The 889,231 tonnes of cargo handled by Avilés port in the first two months of the year mark a turning point...
Gijón port approves third tender for former headquarters
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) March 21, 2018 – Gijón port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón) has approved the launch of a third tender for the sale...
Algeciras, Seville ports to reinforce connectivity
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 21, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla (Seville port authority) president Manuel Gracia and his counterpart from...
Bayonne port participates in Spain’s Interpirenáica grain fair
Bayonne, France (Ports Europe) March 21, 2018 – France’s Bayonne port participated in the 146th edition of the Interpirenáica grain fair, held in...
Las Palmas port cargo traffic keeps rising
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) March 21, 2018 – Las Palmas port authority’s statistics for February show the institution managed to keep the...
South European ports head for Intermodal South America logistics exhibition
São Paulo, Brazil (Ports Europe) March 20, 2018 – The 25th edition of Intermodal South America, an international exhibition for logistics, cargo...
Dredging starts in the estuary of Punta Umbria, Huelva
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) March 20, 2018 – The Ministry of Development and Housing, through Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA...
Huelva port receives UNE-ISO 14001:2015 certificate
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) March 20, 2018 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) has received the UNE-ISO 14001:2015 certification, after...
Tarragona port takes part in Interpirenáica cereal fair
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 20, 2018 – Tarragona port participated last week in the Interpirenáica Cereals fair in Mollerussa, Catalonia, which...
2M alliance strengthens Mediterranean services
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 20, 2018 – The 2M alliance has announced the strengthening of its services in connections from Asia to Europe and the...
MSC to launch Seville-Sines rail service on April 4
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) March 20, 2018 – Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced the launch of a new rail transport service between the...
Spain’s Repsol to apply for pipeline construction at A Coruña outer harbour
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) March 19, 2018 – Spanish company Repsol plans to apply with A Coruña city government for the construction of a pipeline...
Castellón port joins Valencia region employers confederation
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) March 19, 2018 – Castellón port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Castellón) has joined the Valencia region employers...
Valencia port calls tender for ship acquisition
Gandía, Spain (Ports Europe) March 19, 2018 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has called a tender for the supply of a vessel, for...
Las Palmas port signs IT maintenance contract with Gemed
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) March 19, 2018 – Las Palmas port has signed a contract for the maintenance of its information and telecommunications...
Spain’s Transcoma to set foot in Latin America
Zaragoza, Spain (Ports Europe) March 19, 2018 – Spanish company Transcoma Global Logistics, S.A. currently maintains a significant presence in Latin America...