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.
Qingdao port to advise Cartagena on terminal digitisation
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – China’s Qingdao port, the eighth biggest port globally in terms of traffic and the first fully...
Motril port increases subsidies to companies in 2018
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – A total of 25 groups, five more than last year, have received the annual subsidies granted by the port of...
Vigo port responds to Greenpeace accusations
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) has denied the entry of a shipment of illegal wood from Brazil,...
Bilbao port recovers traffic of Canarian bananas
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – Bilbao port recovers, thanks to the Boluda Lines shipping company, the traffic of Canarian bananas which will...
Barcelona CARES Foundation and the AEUTRANSMER association sign collaboration agreement
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – The CARES Foundation and the Spanish Association of Freight Transport Users (Aeutransmer Asociación...
Barcelona port strengthens its leadership in cruises with a commitment to sustainability and innovation at Seatrade
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – Representatives of the Port of Barcelona this week attended the Seatrade Cruise Global, the main...
Global Ports provides 2017 ports update
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – As part of it 2017 annual financial report, Global Ports Holding (GPH) has commented on the activities...
Andalusian ports generates more than €300 million turnover and 2,800 direct jobs
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) March 12, 2018 – Andalusia, with more than 500 companies linked to the nautical sector and 22,000 berths, participates in...
Cádiz port calls tender for preparation of archaeological project
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) March 12, 2018 – Cádiz port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Cádiz) has called a tender for the preparation of...
Spanish multimodal cargo traffic declines in 2017
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 12, 2018 – Multimodal sea and land transport grew by 3% in 2016, according to the annual report of the Observatory of...
Rudder Logistics to open office in Santander port
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) March 12, 2018 – Rudder Logistics plans to strengthen its presence in the Iberian Peninsula with the opening of a new...
Trasmediterránea to start operating Gandía-Ibiza line on June 8
Gandía, Spain (Ports Europe) March 12, 2018 – Spanish ferry company Trasmediterránea plans to start operating on June 8 the high-speed line linking...
Cádiz port awards €68,068 contract to Concasa
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) March 12, 2018 – Cádiz port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Cádiz) has announced that it awarded a contract for...
Pasaia port cargo traffic rises in February
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 12, 2018 – Pasaia port has increased its traffic in February, continuing the good data for January, a month in which the...
‘Braemar’ cruise ship to dock at Avilés port five times in 2019
Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) March 12, 2018 – On May 2, 2012, the ‘Braemar’ cruise ship docked for the first time in the San Agustín dock of...
Western Mediterranean: a management plan to fortify the fishing sector of the region
European Commission – Press Release – March 8, 2018 Brussels A multi-annual plan to bring more stability, transparency and sustainability to...
Trasmediterránea names business development director
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 9, 2018 – Eva González Cuerda has been appointed Director of Business Development of the Balearic Islands of Spanish...
Santander port reveals new cruise traffic strategy
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) March 9, 2018 – Santander port is designing a new strategy to reposition itself in the cruise industry, offering a unique...
Spain’s Cotraport urges measure to tackle slow container traffic transport in Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 9, 2018 – Spanish freight transport cooperative Cotraport plans to request an urgent meeting with the management of...
Alicante Cruise Terminal successfully hosts “Alicante for Cruise Tourism” conference
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2018 – On March 1, 2018, the Conference “Alicante for Cruise Tourism” was held at the Alicante Cruise...