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.
Adif, Valencia port to allocate funds to connect Sagunto port to Mediterranean Corridor
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2017 – Spanish state-run railway operator Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (Adif) and Valencia port...
Dock workers of five terminals at Barcelona port refuse to join strike
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2017 – The stevedores of five of the terminals of Barcelona port have not joined the strike called for June 19 by...
Andalusian government insists on strategy to boost cruise tourism
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 16, 2017 – The Minister of Tourism the Andalusian regional government, Francisco Javier Fernández, explained that the...
Valencia port organises workshop promoting alternative ship fuel
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 16, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) launched yesterday the “Workshop on Maritime...
Bilbao port works at slower pace after 48-hour strike
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 16, 2017 – Bilbao port works at a “slower than usual” pace after the 48-hour strike by stevedores. Bilbao port...
Spanish ports face diversion of 34 ships during dock workers strike
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 16, 2017 – The strike of 48 consecutive hours called by dock workers ended on June 16 with a significant economic and...
A Coruna port incurs €110,000 loss due to dockworkers strike
A Coruna, Spain (PortSEurope) June 16, 2017 – A Coruna port incurred a loss of up to €110,000 ($111,929) due to the 48-hour strike of dockworkers, the...
Vigo port faces congestion risk due to dock workers strike
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 16, 2017 – The president of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo), Enrique López Veiga, has explained that the...
Canarian entrepreneurs not affected by strike of dockworkers
Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) June 16, 2017 – Canarian entrepreneurs have not been affected by the 48-hour strike of dockworkers, beyond the delay in the...
Valencia port says loses €2 million due to strikes of dockworkers
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 16, 2017 – The first three days of strike in the stowage sector led to economic losses of more than €36 million ($40.2...
IDC calls strike in solidarity with Spanish dockworkers
Setubal, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 16, 2017 – The International Dockworkers Council (IDC) has called a two-hour strike on June 29, that will also affect...
Spanish dock workers to stage more strikes
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 16, 2017 – Spanish dock workers trade unions decided to extend their strikes in the absence of progress in the...
Vigo port expects difficulties in ship handling on June 16
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – Vigo port expects difficulties in handling all ships scheduled for June 16, due to the congestion of the vessels...
Dock workers strike paralyses Santander port for second consecutive day
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – The 48-hour strike called by stevedores has paralysed Santander port for the second consecutive day, the...
Spain’s Progeco installs container warehouse at Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – The shape of the ZAD-3 warehouse and storage area of Bilbao port continues to change as Progeco Bilbao SA...
Dockworkers strike causes diversion of 31 ships from top three Spanish ports
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – Spanish ports agency Puertos del Estado said a total of 31 ships have been diverted to other countries...
Santander local government approves budget for marine station overhaul
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – Santander local government has approved this week the project for the overhaul of the urban area of the Marine...
Barcelona port organises exhibition of marine waste
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – Barcelona port, in cooperation with the Catalan Waste Agency, has presented an exhibition of waste collected...
Spanish minister says government has no responsibility for dockworkers strike
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Minister Íñigo de la Serna said all the responsibility for the strikes of dockworkers is on...
Dock workers strike has no effect on Balearic port traffic
Palma de Mallorca, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – The 48-hour stevedores strike that started on June 14 and concludes on June 16 is not causing changes...