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.
Tarragona port cargo traffic rises 5.2% y/y in Jan-May 2017
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2017 – Tarragona port handled a total of 13.44 million tonnes of cargo in the first five months of 2017, an increase...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – May 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports May 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Vilagarcía port to invest €650,000 in capacity overhaul works
Vilagarcía, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2017 – Vilagarcía port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vilagarcía) plans to invest €650,000 ($737,283) in...
Spain’s Railsider Mediterráneo to build container storage facility in Sagunto
Sagunto, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2017 – Spanish company Railsider Mediterráneo has announced plans to build a container storage facility in Sagunto,...
Barcelona, Shanghai free trade zones sign cooperation deal
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2017 – The free zones of Barcelona and Shanghai ports have signed a cooperation agreement to enhance the relations...
Spain’s Sasemar assumes control of sea traffic in Avilés port
Avilés, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2017 – Spanish company Sasemar (Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Marítima) has assumed the control of the sea...
Las Palmas port publishes rules regarding safety during cruise ship handling
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2017 – Las Palmas official gazette Boletín Oficial de la Provincia de Las Palmas (BOP) published yesterday the new...
Terminales Marítimos de Galicia applies for concession deadline extension at A Coruña port
A Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2017 – A Coruña port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de A Coruña) is working on an application by Spanish...
APM Terminals Algeciras receives award from Cádiz business community
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2017 – APM Terminals Algeciras has received an award for its leadership in logistics management during the celebration...
Huelva port revenue rises 1.01% in 2016
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) booked a revenue of €41.6 million ($47.3 million) in...
Marín port extends tugboat fleet
Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – Marín port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Marín) has given the green light to the usage of the “A....
Vigo port cargo traffic rises 2% y/y in Jan-May 2017
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – Vigo port saw its cargo traffic in the first five months of 2017 decline by 2% on the year, while the most...
Seville port officially joins Propeller Club Seville
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – Seville port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla) has officially joined Propeller Club de Sevilla, an...
Cádiz port general cargo traffic rises by 40% y/y in Jan-May 2017
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – General cargo traffic in Cádiz port grew by 40.14% in January-May this year compared to the same period last...
Valencia port reduces vessel operation fees
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has reduced the fees for vessels operated at the...
Sagunto-Zaragoza railway corridor can be used by up to 54 trains weekly
Sagunto, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – The railway corridor between Sagunto and Zaragoza could accommodate between 48 and 54 trains per week if the...
Spain’s Naviera Armas starts operating jetty at Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – Spanish ferry company Naviera Armas Ferries has started operating the jetty East at the terminal it is...
Social Dialogue Committee for Ports meeting does not take place
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 2, 2017 – Last March 1, 2017, the Social Dialogue for Ports meeting in Brussels was interrupted after IDC and ETF...
Bilbao port takes part in TOC Europe 2017, supported by Uniport
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2017 – The port community of Bilbao harbour has taken part in the latest edition of TOC Europe through the...
Spain’s Servimad Global to build three solid bulk silos at Málaga port
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2017 – The board of directors of Málaga port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga) has granted a concession to...