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.
APM Terminals Gijón commissions Post-Panamax crane
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 16, 2023 – Yesterday, APM Terminals Gijón celebrated the commissioning of a Post-Panamax QC903. The ship-to-shore...
Global Ports Holding starts work on the Tarragona Cruise Port
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2023 – Global Ports Holding (GPH) has started construction of the Tarragona Cruise Port. The facility will cover...
Amsterdam, Bilbao ports sign renewable hydrogen corridor agreement
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2023 – The Port of Bilbao and Port of Amsterdam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a...
Valenciaport assumes presidency of MEDports committee
València, Spain (PortSEurope) June 12, 2023 – Manuel Rodríguez of Valenciaport has been appointed the Chairman of the MEDports Cooperation &...
Valenciaport consolidates its leadership in southern Europe with the entry of CMA CGM in the capital CSP Iberian Valencia Terminal
Valencia, June 8, 2023.- Valenciaport would see its leadership as the main European container port in the Mediterranean strengthened with the entry of the...
Maersk, Renfe, Cepsa to use biofuels on Algeciras-Madrid rail line
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2023 – Maersk, Renfe and Cepsa will test second-generation biofuels in the railway sector with the aim of...
CMA CGM to take stake in Spanish ports of València and Bilbao
València, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2023 – The French CMA CGM Group is to acquire shares in Cosco Shipping Ports (Spain) Holding (CSP) from TPIH...
Port of Santander can now supply LNG to docked ships
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2023 – The Port of Santander can now supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the ships that dock at its facilities...
Port of Bilbao starts dock electrification
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2023 – As part of its commitment to the environment, Bilbao Port Authority will start implementing its dock...
Dock electrification of the Port of Valencia begins
València, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2023 – The first dock electrification project, cold ironing, of the Port of València will be launched this June....
Port of Barcelona starts electrification of ferry terminal
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 2, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona and VINCI Energies Spain have begun work on the construction project for the pilot...
València-Font de Sant Lluís intermodal terminal increases traffic
València, Spain (Ports Europe) May 31, 2023 – The València-Font de Sant Lluís intermodal terminal will have the capacity to operate 150,000 Intermodal...
Zaragoza exporters see Valenciaport as key port for logistics development of Aragon
Valencia, May 25, 2023.- A large delegation of the Aragon Logistics Cluster (ALIA) has visited the facilities of the Port of Valencia to see...
World Bank publishes “The Container Port Performance Index 2022
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) May 29, 2023 – The World Bank has published “The Container Port Performance Index 2022: A Comparable Assessment of...
Noatum Maritime launches new Ro-Ro service linking Northern Europe, Turkey
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) May 26, 2023 – Noatum Maritime, a leading maritime services company, is launching a new regular Ro-Ro service connecting...
Port of Barcelona sees Jan-Apr cargo traffic down -11.4%
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 24, 2023 – In January-April 2023, the Port of Barcelona has reported total cargo of 20.65 million tons, down -11.4%...
Net-Zero MAR Alliance is constituted as an association
Last week the Net-Zero MAR Alliance, after almost two years of intense work, celebrated its act of constitution as an association – May 23, 2023 This...
Spain: TEUs handled by port, April 2023
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 23, 2023 – In April 2023, Spanish state ports handled 709,466 containers (TEU), a decrease of -14.3% compared to the...
Spanish port traffic exceeds 181 mln tons in the first four months
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 23, 2023 – Cargo traffic at Spanish state ports was 181.51 million tons in the first four months of 2023, a decrease of...
Indian ambassador visits the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 22, 2023 – The Ambassador of India, Shri Dinesh K Patnaik, accompanied by commercial counsellor of the same Embassy,...