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.
Castellón Shipping to promote Mediterranean service at Cevisama fair
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – Spanish consignee company Castellón Shipping S.A. plans to participate at Cevisama ceramic industry fair...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – November 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports November 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Puertos del Estado president comments on the challenges and opportunities facing ports
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 The President of Puertos del Estado, José Llorca, and the Minister of Economic Development and Infrastructure of...
Puertos del Estado leads Spanish delegation at “Boot Düsseldorf” yaching event
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – A Spanish delegation, led by Puertos del Estado, was present at the largest European event dedicated to...
MSC top managers meet in Valencia
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – A total of 76 managers of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) met last week at the headquarters of...
Valencia port hosts sessions of IDC working group
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – Valencia port hosted last week the sessions of the Working Group of the European unit of the International...
Castellón port’s profit rises 52% in 2017
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – Castellón port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Castellón) recorded a 52% increase in profit...
Trasmediterránea to start operating Gandía-Ibiza ferry line March 28.
Gandía, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – Spanish ferry company Compañía Trasmediterránea, S.A. plans to start operating the high-speed line...
Spain’s Noatum launches Zaragoza-Valencia port regular rail connection
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – Spanish shipping group Noatum Ports has announced the launch of a regular rail connection between its...
Balearic ports to break cargo traffic records in 2018
Ibiza, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – The harbours under the management of the Balearic Islands port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares) are...
Bilbao port carries out first ship-to-ship LNG operation in Spain
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – Bilbao port has carried out the first operation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelling from one ship to...
Tarragona port to take part in 5th Platts European Petrochemicals Conference
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2018 – Tarragona port plans to participate next week at the 5th Platts European Petrochemicals Conference, the...
Costa Cruises, Renfe renew cooperation deal
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2018 – Costa Cruises and Spanish state-run railway operator Renfe signed a renewal of their of cooperation...
A Coruña books record-high revenue in 2017
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2018 – A Coruña port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de A Coruña) achieved in 2017 its highest turnover in...
Santander port tenders demolition of Basterrechea warehouse
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2018 – Santander port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Santander) has tendered the demolition of the old...
Valencia port president warns against adverse effects of Brexit
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2018 – Aurelio Martínez, president of Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia), has warned a...
Event: 1st Spanish Ports Seminar – Rotterdam, February 1, 2018
Rotterdam, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – Atlantico Business Development is holding the first edition of its Spanish Ports Seminar, February...
Algeciras port to cancel tender for container terminal construction
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – Algeciras port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras) has said it plans to cancel its...
Vigo port takes part in Atlantic Ports of Spain Seminar in Rotterdam
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – A delegation of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo), led by its director, Beatriz Colunga, will...
Balearic Islands process 69% of mooring requests online
Ibiza, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – A total of 68.7% of the mooring requests of the ports of Palma, Alcúdia, Mahón and Ibiza, has been made...