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.
Noatum to strengthen infrastructure at Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 18, 2017 – Noatum is committed to strengthening its infrastructure in Valencia, in order to increase the operational...
Barcelona port to improve access to cruise terminals
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 18, 2017 – Barcelona port has begun the rearrangement of the access zone to the cruise terminals located at the Adossat...
Haizea Wind starts construction of factory near Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) July 18, 2017 – Offshore wind energy is going through a good moment on a global scale. Haizea Wind has announced the start of...
Bilbao Port Authority invests €24.1 million in first quarter
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 18, 2017 – Turnover on 30 June 2017 stood at €33.2 million ($38.26 million) compared with €32.1 million ($36.99...
Castellón port reports improved June 2017 cargo volumes
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) july 17, 2017 – In the month of June 2017, merchandise traffic in the port of Castellón increased by 17.7%, in spite of...
Málaga port traffic declines in H1 2017 due to dockers strike, lower agrifood imports
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) July 17, 2017 – Paulino Plata, president of Málaga port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga), carried out a press...
Las Palmas port extends concession of La Luz Market
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) July 17, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority has authorised the stevedore La Luz Market S.L. to extend its concession in the...
Noatum adds port crane of Konecranes to machinery fleet
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) July 17, 2017 – Noatum Terminal Castellón S.A. has added a new port crane of Konecranes Gottwald Mobile to its machinery...
Creuers del Port de Barcelona names managing director
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) July 17, 2017 – Spanish company Creuers del Port de Barcelona, a subsidiary of Global Ports Holding, has named Javier...
Nacex to operate largest cross-docking logistics platform in Spain
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 17, 2017 – Spanish company Montepino officially started construction of the largest cross-docking logistics platform built...
Interglobo opens office in Valencia
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 16, 2017 – Genoa-based Interglobo International Freight Forwarders has decided to set foot in the Spanish market by...
Las Palmas port to award Reina Sofía dock extension works this year
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) July 17, 2017 – Las Palmas port will finally have its long-awaited extension of the Reina Sofía dock. The president of the...
Barcelona port sets up working group to solve truck congestion
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 17, 2017 – Barcelona port has set up a specific working group to solve the long queues of container lorries that are...
Valencia port tenders contract for aid to passengers travelling to Algeria
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 16, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has tendered the service contract of...
Bilbao port reports increased traffic in first half of 2016
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 17, 2017 – Key points: Traffic rises 4.4% in first half of year due to liquid bulks recovery, especially gas and...
Spain fined €3 million by European Court of Justice over stevedore sector
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 14, 2017 – The European Union’s Court of Justice has ordered Spain to pay a punitive fine of €3 million ($3.4...
Castellón port installs anti-pollution barrier at inner dock
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) July 12, 2017 – Castellón port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Castellón) has installed an anti-pollution barrier in...
Adif sets up commission to monitor Cantabrian-Mediterranean Corridor
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 13, 2017 – In Madrid yesterday, the president of Spanish state-run railway operator Administrador de Infraestructuras...
EU awards €8.4 million to Odyssea consortium
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 13, 2017 – The European Union (EU) has awarded the international consortium Odyssea a total of €8.4 million ($9.6...
Valencia port shares management experience in Ghana
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 13, 2017 – Francesca Antonelli, Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) head of marketing, recently...