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 president confident of standard-gauge rail connection project
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – The president of Tarragona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona), Josep Andreu, is confident that...
Spanish dockworker trade unions, employers to resume talks on June 13
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – Trade unions of stevedores and dockworker employers association Anesco (Asociación Nacional de Empresas...
Turkey’s Ekol Logistics to commence operations in three Spanish cities
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – Turkish company Ekol Logistik A.S. plans to commence operating in Seville, Irun and Girona, as part of an...
MacAndrews considers regular service connecting Ferrol port to northern Europe
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – MacAndrews & Company Limited is considering launching a regular service that connects Spain’s Ferrol...
Andalusia government official calls for better rail links to regional ports
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – Gaspar Llanes, Secretary General of Economy of Andalusian regional government, stressed yesterday that...
Dockworkers strike causes diversion of ships from Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – The second day of the strike called by stevedores against the reform of the sector begins to affect cargo...
Harbour strikes affect Canary Islands ports
Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) June 9, 2017 – Ports in the Canary Islands (Islas Canarias) have been affected by the strikes by stevedores, who are...
Spanish port strike may cause supply problems to Citroën plant in Galicia
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – The second of the six days of strike announced by the stowage trade unions in Spain has also been carried out...
DP World acquires Spanish maritime services firm
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – DP World Limited said its subsidiary P&O Maritime acquired Spanish maritime services company Reyser...
Barcelona, Buenos Aires port heads meet to discuss business mission details
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona) president Sixte Cambra and the inspector of Buenos...
Barcelona port stand hosts some 400 meetings at SIL
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – The stand of Barcelona port at the International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition (Salón...
Renfe Mercancías to start Barcelona port-Lyon freight line in Autumn
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – Spanish freight railway firm Renfe Mercancías SA plans to start an international container traffic service...
Puertos del Estado president says strike causes direct damage to Spanish ports
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Minister Íñigo de la Serna has reiterated that the strike of dock workers is causing...
No accidents at dockworkers strike in Vigo port on June 7
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – The second day of a strike by dockers in Vigo port was carried out “without accidents,” sources from...
Spanish dockworkers strike participation at 99.93% during morning shift on June 7
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado said the proportion of dock workers who joined the strike at...
Gandia port cargo traffic declines 7.13% y/y in Jan-Apr 2017
Gandia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – Gandia port, managed by Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia), handled a total of 124,882...
Bilbao port operates 17 ships during second strike day
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – Bilbao port had 17 ships docked in its area on June 7, the second day of the strike of dock workers. Three of the...
Boluda Lines names director of Línea Mediterráneo service
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – Boluda Lines, the the integrated transport and international cargo management division of Boluda Corporación...
ESPO Conference 2017 inspires European ports on their way to decarbonisation
Barcelona, Spain, June 6, 2017 On 1 and 2 June, the European port industry gathered in Barcelona for ESPO’s annual conference entitled “Ports in a changing...
Stevedores strike at Majorca port
Majorca, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – The first day of the strike in the port of Majorca (Palma and Alcúdia) on Monday has hardly affected the...