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.
Mediterranean Railway Corridor has more “allies” in Europe than in Spain
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – At the opening of the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) event in Barcelona, Catalan Minister for...
Spain to boost cooperation with China under Belt & Road Initiative
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – At the “Business Opportunities for Spanish Companies under the Belt and Road Initiative”...
Spanish ports total cargo traffic rises 2.6% y/y in Jan-Apr 2017
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2017 – The total cargo traffic at Spanish ports rose by 2.61% on the year in the first four months of 2017 to 171.3...
Seville port obtains ISO 140001:2015 certificate
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2017 – Seville port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla) has obtained an international certification ISO...
APM Terminals Valencia acquires 11 terminal tractors
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2017 – APM Terminals Valencia S.A. has incorporated 11 terminal tractors in its facilities, bringing its fleet to 63...
Sagunto port cargo traffic rises 1.63% y/y in Jan-Apr 2017
Sagunto, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2017 – Sagunto port closed the first four months of the year with a total traffic of 2.130 million tonnes, a figure that...
Truck traffic at Valencia port almost totally blocked during dockworker strike
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2017 – The first day of strike of Spanish dockworkers ended with the almost total stoppage of trucks carrying cargo...
Spain to construct rail access to Seville port in 2017, 2018
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Minister Íñigo de la Serna has attended the signing of an agreement to regulate the...
Spain’s Adif, Puertos del Estado, port authorities sign railway works deal
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2017 – Spanish state-run railway operator Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (Adif), ports agency Puertos...
Cartagena port cargo traffic rises in Jan-Apr 2017
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2017 – Cartagena port handled 11.21 million tonnes of cargo in the first four months of 2017, up 8.9% on the year,...
Barcelona port to have direct rail connection to France’s Lyon
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2017 – Barcelona port will have a new rail freight service with Lyon (France), Spanish Public Works Minister Íñigo...
Vigo port laments damage caused by dockers strike
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2017 – The president of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo), Enrique López Veiga, lamented the...
Spanish food exporters call on dockworkers to end strike
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2017 – Several agri-food and agricultural export associations called for an agreement in the stowage sector in order...
Basque companies participate in Norshipping
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2017 – Fifteen companies from the Basque maritime industry took part last week in Oslo at Norshipping, one of the most...
Las Palmas port operates normally during first day of strike
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2017 – Las Palmas port operated its dockworking services normally during the first day of the strike in the sector on...
EU Transport Commissioner announces launch of European Ports Forum
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2017 – European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc announced the creation of a European Ports Forum, a platform for...
Ireland’s Shannon port eyes cooperation with Algeciras harbour
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2017 – Algeciras port closed its participation in Norshipping 2017 conference with a meeting with...
Spanish dockworkers complete first day of strike without accidents
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2017 – The first day of strike of Spanish dockworkers was completed without incident and with a massive follow-up,...
Spanish road freight companies estimate dockworkers strike to cost €2.4 million a day
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2017 – Truck drivers estimate that the stoppages called at ports by dockworkers will generate a loss of up to...
Valencia port to reduce CO2 emissions by 4% in 2015-2020 period
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) aims to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by...