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.
Port of Cádiz plans environment-friendly clinker facility
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) October 3, 2023 – The Port Authority of the Bay of Cádiz (APBC) has presented a plan for the La Cabezuela-Puerto Real dock...
Cepsa carries out largest biofuels supply in its history in Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 3, 2023 – Cepsa, a leading supplier of energy for maritime transport in Spain, has completed the largest supply of...
Spanish ports seek to boost traffic of fresh products at Fruit Attraction
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 3, 2023 – 16 ports from the state-owned port system are present at the Fruit Attraction Fair, at the ‘Ports of...
Port of Barcelona relocates cruises away from city neighbourhoods
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 3, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona has said goodbye to the last cruise ship to operate at the Barcelona Nord dock,...
Noatum acquires Sesé Auto Logistics for €81 million
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 3, 2023 – Noatum is set to acquire Sesé Auto Logistics for €81 million. Sesé Auto Logistics is a finished...
Spain: Seaports cargo report – August 2023 – by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 26, 2023 – In the month of August 2023, total cargo traffic was 44.08 million tons (mt), compared to 46.32 mt in...
Spain: cargo traffic report – January-August 2023
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 26, 2023 – In January-August of this year, the state-owned port system moved 365.5 million tons, down -4.1% less...
Port of Valencia joins criticism of Emissions Trading System (ETS)
València, Spain (Ports Europe) September 21, 2023 – The Port of Valencia has joined the criticism of Emissions Trading System (ETS), following similar...
Ports of Barcelona and Busan held the 2023 Europe Logistics Platform Seminar in Seoul
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 21, 2023 – The ports of Barcelona and Busan held the 2023 Europe Logistics Platform Seminar in Seoul yesterday...
Port of Las Palmas hosts final tests of drone project
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) September 20, 2023 – The Port of Las Palmas has hosted the final tests of the project ‘Transport...
Spain’s Port of Algeciras sees August rise in containerised traffic
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) September 20, 2023 – The Port of Algeciras saw an August rise in containerised traffic of +1.7%, a small but significant...
Pérez y Cía Group acquires Barcelona Container Depot Service
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 19, 2023 – The Pérez y Cía Group has acquired Barcelona Container Depot Service, SL ( BCDS), which...
Port of Barcelona reports cargo traffic down over -12% in Jan-Aug 2023
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – In the first eight months of 2023, the Port of Barcelona reported total traffic of 42.8 million...
Port of Huelva receives three offers for Enagás terminal work
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – The Port Authority of Huelva has received three offers to build a cold conduction network from the...
DFDS acquires FRS Iberia
Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – International shipper DFDS has acquired FRS Iberia from its parent company FRS, a Flensburg-based...
Port of Valencia sees cargo traffic slightly down in August 2023
València, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – For the third consecutive month, total traffic from Valencian ports shows signs of stabilisation...
Adif improves the Sagunto-Teruel-Zaragoza rail line
València, Spain (Ports Europe) September 12, 2023 – Adif has improved the Zaragoza-Teruel-Sagunto line with the commissioning of the seven sidings for...
Port of Valencia hosts floating solar power trial
València, Spain (Ports Europe) September 12, 2023 – The Port of Valencia is hosting the first unit of an innovative floating solar energy pilot project...
Port of Valencia maintains the downward trend in export freight
València, September 8, 2023.- Export freight rates from the Port of Valencia moderate their fall, but continue to decline. In the month of August the...
Bergé begins logistics operations for Celsa in Port of Tarragona
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 8, 2023 – Bergé has started providing logistics services to Celsa Group in the Port of Tarragona. The first...