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.
EC approves launch of Ocean Network Express alliance
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2017 – The European Commission (EC) has given the green light to the launch of the Ocean Network Express alliance...
A.P. Moller-Maersk reports recovery from cyber attack
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) July 2, 2017 – A.P. Moller-Maersk has said that it expects to return to a close to normal environment by July 3. Progress...
Las Palmas port takes part in annual Port Cities network meeting
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) took part in the annual meeting of The...
Málaga port handles biggest bulk carrier in its history
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2017 – Málaga port this week operated a call of the ship “Hai Jin”, the largest bulk carrier in the...
APM Terminals restarts operation of terminals in Barcelona, Algeciras
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2017 – APM Terminals has restarted operations at its terminals in Barcelona and Algeciras after closing them for two...
Spain’s Orbita Ports takes part as exhibitor in TOC Europe
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – Valencia-based company Orbita Ports & Terminals is participating as an exhibitor in the new edition of TOC...
Cilsa awards security services contract for Barcelona port’s logistics zone
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – Cilsa, the company that manages the logistics activities zone (ZAL) of Barcelona port, has been tendering the...
APM Terminals Valencia managers visit TOC Europe conference
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – A delegation of APM Terminals Valencia, made up of half a dozen professionals, is attending a new edition of...
Castellón port approves two investment projects
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – Castellón port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Castellón) approved two major investments for the port of...
ADIF awards deal for maintenance of two container cranes at Algeciras port
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – Spanish state-owned railway operator Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (ADIF) has awarded a...
Puertos del Estado supports Cádiz port’s acquisition plan
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – The president of Spanish port agency Puertos del Estado, José Llorca, has assured that the agency will include...
Spanish dockers cancel strike, reach agreement with employers
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – Spanish trade unions of dockworkers and the representatives of Anesco have reached an agreement this morning...
Cartagena port has highest rate of return of all Spanish harbours in 2016
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – Cartagena port has the highest rate of return for the sixth consecutive year of all Spanish harbours in 2016,...
A Coruña port breaks monthly cargo traffic record
A Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – A Coruña port achieved the best monthly record in its history, both in Punta Langosteira outer harbour and in...
Dutch firm Ewalls Cargo Care presents dual trailer freight transport system in Spain
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – Dutch company Ewalls Cargo Care Holding B.V. presented, for the first time in Spain, a transport system called...
APM Terminals keeps Algeciras terminal closed for second day in a row
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – The cyber attack that has affected several international companies has caused APM Terminals to keep its...
Global cyber attack hits Maersk’s computer systems
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2017 – Danish shipping company A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S has confirmed that its computer systems have failed due...
APM Terminals activity in Algeciras port blocked by cyber attack
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2017 – The cyber attack that has affected several international companies, including the Danish shipping company A.P....
Seville port approves balance sheet for 2016
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2017 – The board of directors of Seville port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla) has approved the balance sheet...
Spanish government says docking sector situation is returning to normal
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2017 – Spanish State Secretary of Infrastructure, Transport and Housing, Julio Gómez-Pomar, has said that the...