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.
Cartagena port’s live animals traffic rises
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) October 27, 2017 – Cartagena port has increased the live cattle exports. The traffic grew by 20% on the year in the first nine...
Boluda incorporates new tugboat to fleet in Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) October 27, 2017 – Boluda Towage and Salvage, the maritime towing and salvage division of Boluda Corporación Marítima, has...
Valencia port companies reinvested €4 million of received bonuses
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 27, 2017 – Companies in the port community of Valencia have reinvested €4 million ($4.6 million) of the €6 million...
Castellón port starts citrus export season
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2017 – The first ship loaded with citrus fruits departed from the port of Castellón on October 25 to...
Unctad says Spain is among Mediterranean transport connectivity leaders
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2017 – Spain has one of the highest connectivity of all Mediterranean countries in terms of maritime transport...
Tarragona business requests pharmacy inspection service at port
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2017 – Tarragona Chamber of Commerce has submitted a request to the Spanish healthcare ministry for a pharmacy...
Santander port calls tenders for projects worth €5.1 million
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2017 – Santander port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Santander) has called a tender for the restructuring of...
Barcelona to host Med Ports annual meeting
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2017 – The main annual meeting of container ports and terminal operations in the Mediterranean, Med Ports, will be...
Mercabilbao and the Port of Bilbao at Fruit Attraction
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2017 – For the third year running Mercabilbao and the Port of Bilbao have travelled to Madrid together to take...
Mercabilbao and Bilbao port meet South American fruit and vegetable producers
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2017 – On the eve of Mercabilbao and Puerto de Bilbao (Port of Bilbao)’s joint participation in the Fruit...
Port Authority of Bilbao and Uniport take part in Breakbulk Americas event
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2017 – For the third year running, La Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (Port Authority of Bilbao) and Uniport took...
Spain’s Carbón Puerto merges two concessions at Seville port
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) October 25, 2017 – Seville port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla) approved the unification of the two...
Andalusia demands more infrastructure investments
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) October 25, 2017 – Andalusia regional government president Susana Díaz called on the central Spanish government to...
Las Palmas port container traffic rises 25% y/y in Jan-Sep 2017
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) October 25, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) highlighted...
Barcelona port approves tender for Adossat dock expansion
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 25, 2017 – Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona) has approved the start of the tender for...
Bilbao port closes record-breaking cruise season
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 25, 2017 – Bilbao port closes today, with the arrival of two ships, a “record” cruise season with 61...
Spain’s Acciona agrees to sell Trasmediterránea to Naviera Armas
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 25, 2017 – Spanish company Acciona S.A. has said it signed an agreement for the sale of a 92.71% stake in ferry...
High speed Basque railway line gets EIB €600M boost
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 24, 2017 – The European Investment bank (EIB) has signed a €600m loan with Adif AV to finance the “Y Vasca”...
Costa Rican agricultural exporters visit Algeciras port
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) October 24, 2017 – A delegation of companies from the agricultural export sector of Costa Rica and representatives of Costa...
Barcelona port’s freight railway traffic expands
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 24, 2017 – The railway traffic at Barcelona port rose by 7.34% in the first nine months of 2017 to a total of...