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.
Reganosa sets up subsidiary to operate Ferrol port LNG terminal
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – Spanish company Reganosa has established an investee company, named Regasificadora del Noroeste, to operate...
Castellón port to invest €181,000 in opening space for public use
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – The mayor of Castellón, Amparo Marco, and the president of the port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de...
Santander port beats car traffic record in 2017
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – Santander port again demonstrated in 2017 its specialisation in car traffic with a new historical record...
Vigo port cargo traffic rises 2.5% in 2017
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – Vigo port’s cargo traffic in 2017 amounted to 3.96 million tonnes, 2.54% more than in 2016, the president...
Vilagarcía port okays construction project of R de Lorenzo Cordelería
Vilagarcía, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – Vilagarcía port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vilagarcía) has approved the construction project...
Huelva port calls tender for high-, low-voltage power supply
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) has tendered for €950,000 ($1.2 million) the...
Huelva seeks to gain market share in links to Morocco
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) has participated in the discussion sessions...
Alicante port workers criticise suspension of bulk handling
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – The Association of Workers of the Port of Alicante (ATDAPA), convened on Thursday an assembly attended by...
Huelva seeks to gain market share in links to Morocco
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) has participated in the discussion sessions...
Vigo port profit nearly doubles in 2017
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – Vigo port closed 2017 with “quite positive” financial results, having recorded a profit of €2...
Canary Islands regional government to invest €15.4 million in small ports
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – The Canary Islands regional government plans to invest €15.4 million ($19.2 million) in the upgrade of...
Noatum Logistics Spain renews OEA certificate
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – Noatum Logistics Spain has renewed its OEA (Authorized Economic Operator) certificate in Customs...
Yilport plans 2018 Iberian investment
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Yilport, part of Turkey’s Yildirim group, is looking to exand its Iberian operations in 2018....
China Merchants Port Holdings shows interest in Alicante port
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – China Merchants Port Holdings is reported as being interested in Alicante’s Free Trade Zone and...
Valencia hosts annual meeting of Multiport association
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Valencia port hosted last week the annual meeting of the Multiport association. Multiport is a global...
Alicante port considers indoor solid bulk warehouse construction
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Alicante port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante) president Juan Antonio Gisbert has proposed the...
Barcelona port’s net profit rises 50% in 2017
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Barcelona port recorded a net profit of €50 million ($62.4 million) in 2017, up 50% from the €33.4...
Spanish government amends Barcelona port’s railway accesses project
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Spanish Public Works Minister Íñigo de la Serna has announced a redesign in the project of new rail...
Spanish trade union applies for extension of transition period in stevedoring sector
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Spanish dockworkers trade union Coordinadora has applied for the extension by one year of the transition...
Cádiz, Algeciras port extend cooperation with University of Cádiz
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – The University of Cádiz (UCA) and the port authorities of Cádiz (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Cádiz) and...