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.
Pérez y Cía Group acquires Barcelona Container Depot Service
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 19, 2023 – The Pérez y Cía Group has acquired Barcelona Container Depot Service, SL ( BCDS), which...
Port of Barcelona reports cargo traffic down over -12% in Jan-Aug 2023
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – In the first eight months of 2023, the Port of Barcelona reported total traffic of 42.8 million...
Port of Huelva receives three offers for Enagás terminal work
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – The Port Authority of Huelva has received three offers to build a cold conduction network from the...
DFDS acquires FRS Iberia
Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – International shipper DFDS has acquired FRS Iberia from its parent company FRS, a Flensburg-based...
Port of Valencia sees cargo traffic slightly down in August 2023
València, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – For the third consecutive month, total traffic from Valencian ports shows signs of stabilisation...
Adif improves the Sagunto-Teruel-Zaragoza rail line
València, Spain (Ports Europe) September 12, 2023 – Adif has improved the Zaragoza-Teruel-Sagunto line with the commissioning of the seven sidings for...
Port of Valencia hosts floating solar power trial
València, Spain (Ports Europe) September 12, 2023 – The Port of Valencia is hosting the first unit of an innovative floating solar energy pilot project...
Port of Valencia maintains the downward trend in export freight
València, September 8, 2023.- Export freight rates from the Port of Valencia moderate their fall, but continue to decline. In the month of August the...
Bergé begins logistics operations for Celsa in Port of Tarragona
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 8, 2023 – Bergé has started providing logistics services to Celsa Group in the Port of Tarragona. The first...
Japan’s Nagoya port sends delegation to Port of Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) September 7, 2023 – A delegation from the Japanese port of Nagoya has visited the port of Bilbao to strengthen commercial...
Port of Granadilla handles wind turbines
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) September 5, 2023 – The port of Granadilla has welcomed the general cargo ship “BBC...
First hydrogen-powered container stacker arrives at Port of Valencia
València, Spain (Ports Europe) August 31, 2023 – The Port of Valencia has taken delivery of the hydrogen-powered ReachStacker, as part of the European...
JSV to start new shipping line linking Turkey and Spain in four days
València, Spain (Ports Europe) August 29, 2023 – The JSV group, a multimodal logistics operator specializing in transport to the Canary Islands, will...
Port of Las Palmas to adapt Cristóbal Colón dock for larger ships
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) August 29, 2023 – The Port of Las Palmas has awarded Gantrex Spain a contract to adapt the...
Port of Barcelona cargo traffic down -11.3% in year to July
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 28, 2023 – In January-July 2023, the Port of Barcelona has reported total cargo traffic of 37.91 million tons...
Spain’s largest cocaine seizure in the port of Algeciras – 9.5 tonnes
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 25, 2023 – 9,436 kilograms of cocaine, the largest haul ever seized in Spain, were found in a refrigerated container...
Spain: Seaports – January-July 23 cargo report
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 25, 2023 – In the period January-July 2023, Spanish seaports handled 320.1 million tons of cargo, down -4% on the...
Russian invasion reduces imports of Ukrainian grain in Valencia
The war in Ukraine generated by the invasion of Russia put many countries in check on a crucial issue for food: cereals. The ‘granary of Europe’...
Valenciaport shows signs of cargo traffic recovery
València, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2023 – The trend of contraction in Valenciaport’s freight traffic is moderating and the July figures...
Iberdrola applies for dock electrification concession in Port of Pasaia
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2023 – The energy company Iberdrola has applied for a concession to supply electricity to ships at the...