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 Polytechnic University, port sign RDI cooperation deal
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) August 14, 2017 – The Cartagena Polytechnic University (UPCT) and Cartagena port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena)...
Las Palmas port starts first phase of construction of La Esfinge dock’s interior pier
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) August 14, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) has started the first phase of the...
Ceuta-Algeciras line passenger traffic declines in H1 2017
Ceuta, Spain (Ports Europe) August 14, 2017 – The passenger line of the Strait of Gibraltar between the ports of Ceuta and Algeciras has reached 768,564...
Ferrol port enters EFQM Global Excellence Index
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) August 11, 2017 – Ferrol port has entered the EFQM Global Excellence Index, following the latest evaluation by the Club of...
Spain’s Ergransa to invest €500,000 in overhaul of warehouse at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 11, 2017 – Spanish stevedoring company Ergransa, part of Holding M. Condeminas, has presented to the Barcelona port...
Tarragona port profit rises 5.9% y/y in H1
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 11, 2017 – Tarragona port has recorded revenues of €26.9 million ($31.7 million) in the first half of 2017, up 5.91%...
Vigo is only Galician port to lose cargo traffic in H1 2017
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 11, 2017 – Vigo is the only port in the northern Spanish region of Galicia that lost traffic in the first half of the year....
Castellón port considers new railway line
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) August 11, 2017 – Castellón port is considering the launch of a new railway line to cope with the congestion of the...
Third container terminal at Algeciras port goes out to public international tender
Algeciras, spain (Ports Europe) August 14, 2017 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (the Port Authority of the Bay of...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – June 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Most cruises in Europe start from Italy and Spain
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) August 11, 2017 – In European Union (EU) countries, almost seven million passengers annually took a cruise in 2012 and in...
Barcelona port’s traffic with Italy, North Africa set to expand
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 10, 2017 – Barcelona port has put into service new short sea shipping lines with its main markets in Italy and north...
Gijón port can return to profit in short term
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) August 10, 2017 – The refinancing of the debt related to the project for the expansion of Gijón port in the El Musel area,...
Trade union criticises working conditions at Santander port
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) August 10, 2017 – Spanish trade union Sindicato Cántabro Asalariados del Transporte (SCAT) has criticised the...
Málaga port to receive 10,000 passengers during town festivities
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) August 10, 2017 – Málaga port will receive more than 10,000 passengers aboard six cruise ships during the fair of the town,...
Barcelona port calls tender for container scanner
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 10, 2017 – The tender announced by Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona) for the acquisition of...
LBC Tank Terminals applies for extension of concession at Cartagena port
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) August 10, 2017 – Spanish company LBC Tank Terminals has applied for an extension of its current concession in the port of...
Pasaia port calls tender for technical assistance of traffic control
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 9, 2017 – Pasaia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Pasaia) has announced a tender for technical assistance to...
Las Palmas port president visits Equatorial Guinea
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) August 10, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) president Luis Ibarra has visited Equatorial...
Valencia port passenger traffic rises 23% y/y in H1 2017
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 10, 2017 – Valencia port has received a total of 415,401 passengers during the first half of the year, which is 23.33%...