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.
EU project tests new technologies in Madrid to improve traffic and travel information
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 27, 2017 – Spanish technology group Indra is working on the European R&D&i project Harmony to develop new...
Espadas calls on Seville port companies to get involved in social and cultural life
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) July 27, 2017 – The mayor of Seville, Juan Espadas, has appealed to port companies to become more involved in the social...
DP reports improved H1 2017 TEU traffic
Dubai, UAE (Ports Europe) 25 July 25, 2017 – DP World Limited handled 34.0 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of...
General merchandise grows in Puertos de Las Palmas above 20% in H1 of 2017
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) July 26, 2017 – General merchandise traffic, container movement, liquid bulk and total port traffic show double-digit...
Sagunto port reports traffic for H1 2017
Sagunto, Spain (Ports Europe) July 26, 2017 – The port of Sagunto has handled 3,045,200 tonnes during the first half of 2017, representing a decrease of...
Valencia port generates 36,978 jobs
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July26, 2017 – The economic impact of Valenciaport reached €2,352 million ($2,736 million) in 2015. This figure is...
Port of Cádiz and Municipality of Puerto de Santa Maria explore integration
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) July 25, 2017 – The President of Ports of the State, José Llorca Ortega, chaired last week an institutional meeting between...
City of Dénia in Spain create a city-port committee with local government
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 25, 2017 – The Spanish port of Dénia and the regional government will set up a joint city-port committee to develop...
Valencia port starts night rail service
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2017 – Last week saw the start of Valencia port’s night train service. The Board of Directors approved the...
New Trasmediterránea maritime line will connect the Canary Islands with Morocco
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2017 – Talks have been held between Pablo Rodríguez, Vice-President and Minister of Public Works and...
Port of Barcelona tenders for the improvement of Álvarez de la Campa wharf
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2017 – The Port of Barcelona has started the tender for the improvement of draft of the Álvarez de la Campa...
Seville Port Authority to approve sale of Aquagestión Sur
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2017 – Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla (Port Authority of Seville) will propose to its Board of Directors to...
Environmentalists to protest against new Port d’Alcúdia silo
Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) July 22, 2017 – In response to a cement silo planned for Port d’Alcúdia, environmentalists in Mallorca called for a...
Barcelona reports record cargo traffic for H1 2017
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 21, 2017 – The first six months of 2017 were the best first half of the history of the Port of Barcelona,...
Portsur Castellón handles more large vessels
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2017 – The large draft of the facilities of Portsur Castellón has increased the arrival of large tonnage vessels...
Algeciras port shares experience with South Korea officials
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2017 – The managers of Algeciras port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Algeciras) met with representatives...
Spain’s Nunsys to manage Valencia port authority’s IT safety network
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2017 – Spanish software company Nunsys has been awarded the tender of Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de...
Vigo port says refrigeration facilities customers could face higher costs
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2017 – The president of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo), Enrique López Veiga, has informed the owners...
Bilbao port presents horticultural trade to Costa Rican delegation
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2017 – Mercabilbao and Bilbao port received a visit of a delegation of government officials from Costa Rica which...
Cartagena port to invest €1.3 million in road construction
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2017 – Cartagena port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena) plans to invest €1.3 million ($1.5 million)...