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 port to accelerate development of rail links
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) December 1, 2017 – Castellón port authority’s (Autoridad Portuaria de Castellón) president Francisco Toledo...
Spain’s Progeco gets concession at Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) December 1, 2017 – Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) has given the green light to a concession to Spanish...
Aragon’s freight rail transport to ports rises
Zaragoza, Spain (PortSEurope) December 1, 2017 – A total of 70% of the more than 150,000 containers that the Spanish region of Aragon sends to ports are...
Ceuta port to handle tenth cruise call on December 2
Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) December 1, 2017 – Ceuta port expects to expand to ten the number of cruise calls this season with the arrival of a ship...
Noatum launches automated access system at Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 30, 2017 – Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao officially launched on November 28 a new system of automated access of...
Huelva port to invest €23 million in modernisation of outer docks
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) November 30, 2017 – Huelva port authority plans to invest €23 million ($27.3 million) in various projects for the modernisation...
Cádiz port representatives study Barcelona harbour’s urban integration
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) November 30, 2017 – A delegation of representatives of Cádiz port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Cádiz), led by its...
Valencia port to increase usage of renewable energy
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 30, 2017 – Valencia port plans to increase the use of renewable energy to improve its energy efficiency. One of the...
Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao inaugurates new automatic truck access system
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 29, 2017 – Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao, part of Noatum Ports Group, has inaugurated a new automatic truck...
European Commission publishes “Delivering Ten-T, Facts & Figures September 2017”
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – The document “Delivering TEN-T – Facts and Figures September 2017” summarises key data...
Algeciras port to receive increased traffic from Tanger Med
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – Algeciras port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Algeciras) has participated in the logistics...
Seville port to invest €4.5 million in RDI projects next year
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – Seville port aims to support its growth with guarantees in the medium term and its managers have identified...
MSC sets up cruise terminal operator for Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has a clear goal in Barcelona – its own terminal. And,...
Spain’s Noatum Maritime sets up ro-ro division
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – Spanish company Noatum Maritime has set up a division called Noatum Maritime Automotive, which will bring...
Nordikmaritime to increase frequency of Bilbao-Esbjerg service
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2017 – Shipping company Nordikmaritime plans to increase the frequency of its regular freight line connecting the...
Valencia port reduces pilotage fees
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) reduced the pilotage service tariff as of...
Tarragona port carries out first edition of Workshop Hub Day
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2017 – Tarragona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona) carried out the first edition of the Workshop...
Cartagena port aims to play important role in LNG market
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2017 – Cartagena port aims to play an important role in the global expansion of the liquefied natural gas (LNG)...
MSC Cruises to operate 40 calls in Valencia in 2018
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2017 – Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Cruises plans to carry out more than 40 calls in the port of Valencia...
Huelva port container traffic soars
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2017 – Huelva port has increased its container traffic by 451% on the year in the first ten months of 2017, thanks...