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.
SUARDIAZ, new Ro-Ro line linking Tanger Med & Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 19, 2023 – The SUARDIAZ Group has announced the launch of the new regular Ro-Ro line connecting the port of...
Valenciaport increases its traffic again in October
València, Spain (Ports Europe) November 17, 2023 – In October 2023, Valenciaport handled 6,803,999 tons of merchandise, up +6.99% compared to October...
Port of Bilbao reports record cruise season
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) November 16, 2023 – The Port of Bilbao reports a record cruise season for 2024 with record numbers in terms of stopovers and...
Bilbao, Amsterdam, Duisport plan renewable hydrogen corridor
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) November 16, 2023 – The ports of Bilbao, Amsterdam and duisport are looking at a possible renewable hydrogen corridor...
Cepsa to build vegetable oil plant in the outer port of Huelva
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) November 14, 2023 – Cepsa will build a vegetable oil plant in the outer Port of Huelva. It will also operate the plant which...
MSC to give up warehouse interest in Valencia ZAL
València, Spain (Ports Europe) November 14, 2023 – International shipper MSC has decided to give up the construction of two industrial warehouses in...
Acciona Construction wins Port of Cadiz container terminal contract
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) November 10, 2023 – Acciona Construction has won the contract from the Port of Cadiz to build phase 2 of the new container...
Vodafone works with Port of Malaga to improve lorry inspection
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) November 9, 2023 – Vodafone Innovation Hub, Vodafone’s European R&D centre, is working with the Port of Malaga and...
Valenciaport markets its services at CIIE Shanghai
València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 9, 2023 – Valenciaport has attended the China International Import Export (CIIE Shanghai) event to market its...
New direct rail freight service connects Barcelona port with Toulouse and Lyon
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2023 – A new direct rail freight service now connects the Port of Barcelona with the French cities of Toulouse...
Stevedores at Barcelona port refuse to handle military cargo
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2023 – A trade union organisation in the port of Barcelona has said its stevedore members will no longer...
Export freight rates from the Port of Valencia stabilize their evolution in October
Export freight rates from the Port of València stabilize and in the last month they register a decrease of 0.26% – the most moderate drop since February...
Authorities seize 720 kilos of cocaine in Port of Málaga
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – At the end of October, eight people were arrested in an operation that resulted in the seizure of 720...
Repsol produces renewable hydrogen at Petronor, Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – Repsol has started producing renewable hydrogen at its Petronor industrial centre in the Port of Bilbao....
Port of Barcelona completes development of the Nova Bocana area
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 3, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona has completed the development of the Nova Bocana area with the commissioning of...
Port of Valencia hosts European Big Data Value Forum
València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 3, 2023 – The Port of Valencia has hosted the European Big Data Value Forum, an event that has around 100...
Adif issues tender for Barcelona port transport improvements
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 2, 2023 – The Spanish state infrastructure agency Adif has issued a tender to draft construction projects for the...
Fundación Valenciaport starts work on the METEOR project
València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 1, 2023 – Fundación Valenciaport has started work on the METEOR project, an initiative that seeks to increase...
Port of Santander sees investment plan forecast of €216 million
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) October 30, 2023 – The Port Authority of Santander has announced a public-private investment forecast of €216 million....
Spanish cargo traffic decreased -4% in Jan-Sep 2023
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2023 – Spanish cargo traffic decreased by -4% in January-September 2023, moving 408.52 million tons of cargo,...