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.
Valencia port concludes corporate management systems modernisation project
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – Valencia port has concluded a modernisation process in its corporate management systems. The main change has...
Santander port to complete technical debate with FCC this week
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – Santander port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Santander) has said it expects to complete its technical...
Ferrol port’s outer harbour handles large export of locally-produced stone
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – Ferrol port’s outer harbour received the vessel “Curaçao Pearl” to export some 41,000...
Cádiz port invites bids for container terminal operation
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – Cádiz port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Cádiz) has opened the process for submitting...
Tarragona port tenders access system maintenance contract
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – Tarragona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona) has tendered the contract for the maintenance...
Seville port awards €200,000 contract to Advanced Logistics Group
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – Seville port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla) has selected the bid of Spanish company Advanced...
Palma to measure pollution levels
Palma, Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares (APB) has an agreement with Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB...
Record for cruise ships in the port of Palma
Palma, Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) August 27, 2017 – On August 26, five cruise liners with a total of about 20,000 passengers were docked in the port...
EU Sauron project to tackle cyber security
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 27, 2017 – The SAURON project (Scalable multidimensionAl sitUation awaReness sOlution for protectiNg european...
CMA CGM adds Algeciras to new SIRIUS service
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 27, 2017 – The Sirius service connects ports on the East Coast of South America via the CMA CGM hub in Malta to...
CMA CGM adds Pecem port to SAFRAN service
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 27, 2017 – With the SAFRAN service, the CMA CGM Group will call at the port of Pecem, allowing the company to...
Vilagarcía port awards €420,000 contract to Spanish firm Marcor Xove
Vilagarcía, Spain (Ports Europe) August 25, 2017 – Vilagarcía port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vilagarcía de Arousa) has awarded a €419,436...
Huelva port starts operating facility for storage of dredged material
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) August 25, 2017 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) is currently performing regular maintenance work on its...
Vigo handles largest container ship in its history
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 25, 2017 – The arrival of Cezanne ship today will mark another milestone in the history of Vigo port. 300 metres in length,...
Castellón provincial council reaffirms commitment to PortCastelló Foundation
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) August 25, 2017 – Castellón local parliament has renewed its commitment to the PortCastelló Foundation with the aim of...
ADELTE strengthens its international presence delivering innovative boarding solutions to major ports globally
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 25, 2017 – Port cities like Miami or Barcelona are global benchmarks for cruise ship traffic. Their...
Gijón port receives new crane for EBHI S.A. terminal
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – Gijón port received on August 23 the parts of the new crane that US company Gottwald-Terex has produced for...
Castellón port secures enough workers to keep up cargo traffic growth
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – Castellón port has secured the workforce size that will allow it to continue expanding cargo traffic. In...
Cepsa becomes first supplier of RMK500 marine fuel in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 25, 2017 – Cepsa, the energy company, has started marketing RMK500 fuel in the port of Barcelona to meet customer...
Huelva port to receive LNG import from USA on August 24
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – Huelva port will handle on August 24 the LNG carrier ‘Rioja Knutsen’ to discharge 152,000 cubic...