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 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...
Port of Valencia comments on the Red Sea situation
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has said that it is working normally with ships on the Atlantic...
Port of Valencia receives a visit from the Consul General, Morocco
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – Said Drissi El Bouzaidi, Consul General of Morocco, has held a working meeting with Mar Chao,...
Iberdrola to introduce “cold ironing” in Port of Vigo
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2024 – The Spanish multinational electric utility company Ibedrola plans to introduce onshore power supply (OPS,...
Alleged corruption at Port of Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) January 18, 2024 – The court investigating the alleged irregularities in connection with the awarding of contracts in the...
Port of Huelva to host Europe’s largest green methanol plant
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) January 18, 2024 – A joint venture of Cepsa and C2X will build and operate a green methanol production plant in the Port of...
Valenciaport issues rail tender for Poniente and Levante docks
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 17, 2024 – Valenciaport has published the tender for the rail track doubling work and the implementation of the...
MSC Cruises ship receives LNG in Port of Cadiz
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) January 16, 2024 – The Port of Cadiz has welcomed the cruise ship MSC Euribia for the first time, a vessel belonging to MSC...
Dragados to build dock for civil guard in Algeciras port
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – The company Dragados will soon begin building a dock for the “Guardia Civil del Mar” in...
València Containerised Freight Index increases in December
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – The València Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) rose by +4.66 in December for the second time in...
Valencia receives first redirected Red Sea ship
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – The Port of Valencia has received the first large ship from Asia redirected from the Red Sea...
Efedos Sevilla plans renewable gas production plant in port
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – Efedos Sevilla SL has requested a concession in the port of Seville to build a renewable gas production...
Port of Cartagena starts new steel exports to Mexico
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2024 – The Port of Cartagena has started new steel exports to Mexico. It forecasts traffic of over 30,000...
Port Authority of Castellón seeks return of MSC
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2024 – Representatives of the Port Authority of Castellón, Noatum and MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company...
Valenciaport and Valencia Terminal Europe sign solar agreement
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) and Valencia Terminal Europe (VTE) have signed an agreement for the...
Port of Santander will receive €56.4 mln in EU aid to adapt to Brexit
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – The Port of Santander will receive 56.4 million euros in European aid to adapt to Brexit. The funds,...
Finnlines develops its Biscay Line
Helsinki, Finland (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – Finnlines has announced plans to develop its Biscay Line, which transports rolling goods and connects...
Adif to invest in electrification of the Zaragoza-Teruel-Sagunt line
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – Spanish state-owned railway infrastructure manager Adif will invest 34.4 million euros in the...
Peninsula starts LNG bunkering services at Port of Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) January 5, 2024 – Marine fuel supplier Peninsula has started liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering services at Port of...