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.
Unloading of 1,524 t of longfin tuna in Basque ports shows a positive trend
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – The capture of longfin tuna in the northern Basque ports since the beginning of the campaign in early July has...
Ferrol port to handle one of most ecological cruise ships globally
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – On November 9, Ferrol port will handle “Aida Prima”, one of the most ecological cruise ships in...
Valencia-Mostaganem sea transport line handles 53,000 passengers in H1
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – The sea transport line between Valencia and Mostaganem (Algeria), which has been operating in the port of...
Naviera Armas applies for extending Las Palmas port concession
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – Spanish shipping company Naviera Armas S.A. has submitted to Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria...
Carmen Ortiz assumes Almería port presidency with enthusiasm
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – Carmen Ortiz, who will be the new president of Almería port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Almería)...
Ports de la Generalitat to rely on LED lighting
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – Ports de la Generalitat, the institution managing the ports owned by Catalonia regional government, has...
Valencia port launches car share app for employees
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – People working within the port area of Valencia will have an easier time getting to work thanks to an...
Marín port cargo traffic exceeds 1 million tonnes in H1 2017
Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – The provisional balance of cargo traffic in Marín port during the first six months of the year shows a...
Maersk Line lifts tariffs of Mediterranean-Far East container service
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – Danish company Maersk Line has announced an increase in tariffs for all types of goods in its services...
Tenerife port awards works for electrification of San Sebastián port
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – Tenerife port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife) has awarded the works to provide the...
Cartagena port handles 91,000 cruise passengers in H1 2017
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – A total of 91,000 passengers have arrived in Cartagena port on the 59 cruise calls that have docked in the...
Barcelona, Koper ports cooperate to boost handling of new cars at Motorways of the Sea
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – Barcelona and Koper ports are carrying out the CarEsmatic project to boost the transport of new vehicles on...
Baleària reinforces links to North Africa
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2017 – Spanish ferry company Baleària has reinforced the services that connect with north Africa, both in terms of...
EC to finance LNG project of Gas Natural-Fenosa
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2017 – The European Commission (EC) will finance the Eco-Gate project, a plan for the development of compressed...
Valencia regional government names port board member
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2017 – Valencia regional government has appointed José Vicente Herrera Arrando as proprietary board member of...
Barcelona court orders Gas Natural-Fenosa to pay tax for port plant
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2017 – A Barcelona court has ordered Spanish company Gas Natural-Fenosa to pay €13.78 million ($16.31 million) to...
A Coruña port cargo traffic rises 1.52% y/y in H1 2017
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2017 – The port of A Coruña handled more than 6.8 million tonnes of cargo during the first half of the year, the...
Valencia port approves €53.6 million funding to Adif
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2017 – Spanish state-run railway operator Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (Adif) has already...
Spanish government names president of Almería port
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2017 – Spain’s government has approved the appointment of Carmen Ortiz Rivas as president of Almería port...
Las Palmas port awards legal advice deal to Spanish law firms
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) has decided to award its tax, accounting and...