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.
Barcelona port remains out of MedPorts association
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2018 – The third MEDPorts Forum took place in Marseille on February 7-8, 2018, and the organisation has since...
Huelva port authority adopts ethical code
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2018 – The board of directors of Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) approved the introduction...
Andalusia proposes €5.2 million investment in Ayamonte
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) February 22, 2018 – The Ministry of Development and Housing, via la Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA –...
Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía managing director visits Huelva port
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) February 22, 2018 – Managing director of la Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA – Public Ports Agency of...
Málaga port, Public Ports Agency of Andalusia study potential cooperation
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) February 22, 2018 – The new director of the Public Ports Agency of Andalusia (APPA), Mariela Fernández-Bermejo, visited...
Vilagarcía port renews membership in EcoPorts
Vilagarcía, Spain (Ports Europe) February 22, 2018 – Vilagarcía port has renewed its membership in the EcoPorts network, a port association composed of...
Seville port starts implementing RIS standard
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) February 22, 2018 – Seville port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla) has started the work for the implementation of the...
Bilbao port president to resign in June
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 22, 2018 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) president Asier Atutxa plans to resign in June to...
European shipowners urge for certainty as soon as possible on EU/UK trade framework
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 22, 2018 – The European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA) has participated in the European...
Algeciras port hosts meeting of Mediterranean, Atlantic corridors workgroup
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – Algeciras port hosted the first meeting of the year of the working group of ports and intermodal...
Barcelona’s BEST terminal launches operations centre
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST), a Hutchison Ports terminal, has recently launched a new...
Top 10 container firms control 90% of global container fleet
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – Over 87% of the fleet capacity of the 67 largest global container transport companies is controlled by...
Huelva port presents its competitive advantage in short sea sector
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – Huelva port promoted its competitive advantage in short sea shipping at a conference in Huelva, organised by...
MSC calls for construction of road link of Valencia port to Sagunto
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – The future of the northern extension of the port of Valencia is conditioned to the development of a new...
Barcelona port invites more companies to join its sustainability plan
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – The sustainability plan of Barcelona port has opened a new period of expansion to add more companies and...
Santander offers best quality of bulk handling globally
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – Santander port has been listed as the best harbour in the world in the handling of bulk by Bimco, the...
Noatum Port Holdings – January 2018 container terminal statistics
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – Noatum Port Holdings, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported January 2018...
Barcelona port welcomes a debate about the challenges of electric vehicle logistics
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – The Port of Barcelona hosted the day Electric Vehicles in Logistics and Transportation event,...
Alicante port approves specifications of solid bulk handling project
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2018 – Alicante port authority has approved the specifications in the tender for the construction of a new...
Spain’s Autoterminal, Abu Dhabi Ports set up JV to build car terminal in UAE
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2018 – Autoterminal, a subsidiary of the Noatum Maritime Group and Abu Dhabi Ports, have signed an agreement for...