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.
Successful launch of the BOOST offshore floating solar demonstrator at La Palma
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) January 5, 2024 – The BOOST project consortium has announced the successful completion of the BOOST...
Port of Castellón inaugurates new Libya service
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) January 4, 2024 – The Port of Castellón has received a ship which inaugurates a new regular line with Libya from the...
Train Port Barcelona set up to manage rail activities
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 4, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility and the Ministry of Finance and Public Function will...
MSC set to buy 50% of Hutchison BEST terminal, Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 2, 2024 – MSC – Mediterranean Shipping Company is fset to acquire 50% of the Barcelona container terminal...
Cargo handling record for Santander in Jan-Nov’23
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) December 26, 2023 – The northern Spanish port of Santander achieved its record cargo handling result in the January-November...
Port of Bilbao signs the European Wind Charter
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) December 21, 2023 – The Bilbao Port Authority has signed the European Wind Charter, confirming its commitment to...
Iberdrola to install cold ironing at port of Pasaia
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) December 21, 2023 Iberdrola will install an onshore power supply (OPS) charging point system at the Spanish Basque port of Pasaia....
Red Sea crisis sends world’s largest TEU ship to Las Palmas port
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) December 20, 2023 – Attacks by Houthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea have led ships to seek alternative routes to...
Port of Valencia to proceed with container terminal tender, quickly
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) December 20, 2023 – Mar Chao, president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), has announced the urgent convening of an...
Barcelona port traffic consolidates in November 2023
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 19, 2023 – Between January and November, the Port of Barcelona had a total traffic of 59 million tonnes of cargo...
Valenciaport increased traffic by 19.31% in November 2023
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) December 19, 2023 – Valenciaport increased cargo traffic by 19.31% in November 2023 and has three months of consecutive...
H2B2 Electrolysis Technologies seeks concession in Port of Seville
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) December 18, 2023 – The Port Authority of Seville (APS) has received the request for an administrative concession from the...
Finnlines to connect the ports of Bilbao, Vigo and Zeebrugge
Zeebrugge, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 18, 2023 – Commencing January 2024, Finnlines will consolidate its Biscay services with a twice-weekly service...
Voice commands in Alicante container terminal automation
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) December 18, 2023 – In a significant milestone for port logistics, the integration of the terminal operating system (TOS)...
Next Council of Ministers will approve the works of the northern terminal of the Port of Valencia
News Release – Autoridad Portuaria de València – December 15, 2023 The Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Óscar Puente, has today...
Port Authority of Aviles set to approve wind industry development
Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) December 15, 2023 – Next week, the Port Authority of Aviles set to approve a wind industry development of the Windar...
Baleària launches its second gas-powered ‘fast ferry’
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) December 15, 2023 – Baleària has yesterday launched the fast ferry Margarita Salas at the Armon Shipyard in Gijón, where...
57 kg of cocaine found hidden in pineapples in Algeciras port
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) December 14, 2023 – The authorities in the port of Algeciras have seized 57 kilograms of cocaine that was hidden among...
MSC Spain comments on new Valencia northern terminal expansion
València, Spain (Ports Europe) December 14, 2023 – The general director of MSC Spain, Francisco Lorente, has estimated that the northern terminal that...
Government to approve northern expansion of the Port of València
València, Spain (Ports Europe) December 14, 2023 – The Government will give its approval to the tender for the works of the northern expansion of the...