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.
Termisur Eurocargo looks at Huelva port-Canary Islands container line
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) May 25, 2017 – Spanish company Termisur Eurocargo S.A. has announced the characteristics and potential of the new regular...
Gijón-Nantes Motorway of the Sea attracts interest of “one or two” companies
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 25, 2017 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado’s president José Llorca said that there are “one or...
Las Palmas port completes trade mission in Brazil
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 25, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) president Luis Ibarra has completed his...
Avilés port trade unions express concern over workforce downsizing
Avilés, Spain (PortSEurope) May 25, 2017 – Avilés port’s trade unions committee has expressed concerns that the incorporation of new technologies,...
Lack of liberalisation of stevedoring in car segment to harm Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – Dockworkers at Spanish ports are hoping to end the labour dispute over the next week, according to the leaders...
Spain’s Baleària introduces “Regina Báltica” ship to Valencia-Mostaganem ferry line
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – Spanish ferry operator Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. plans to introduce the “Regina...
Huelva port hosts event for recruitment of river cruise ships staff
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) plans to hold an “Employment on board”...
Spanish government presents measures to improve BIP work at Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – The measures to improve the quality of service in the Border Inspection Post (BIP) in Vigo were presented by the...
Algeciras port cargo traffic begins to recover
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – Algeciras port cargo traffic has started to recover growth following the decline during the labour disputes...
Cadiz port container traffic rises in Jan-April 2017
Cadiz, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – Cadiz port container traffic rose to 19,585 TEUs in the first four months of 2017 from 9,779 TEUs in the respective...
Spanish dockworkers to accept reduction of wages
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – Spanish stevedores will accept a 10% cut in salary for the higher salaries, early retirement schemes and...
Barcelona port to present technological innovations at SIL
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – The agenda of activities of the Barcelona Port Community at the International Logistics Exhibition (SIL) will...
Basque Country agrees on construction of railway line to Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – The Spanish government and the Basque Country authorities expect the railway line to Bilbao port to be operational...
Container shipping in Asia-Mediterranean direction declines in Jan-Feb 2017
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – According to a recent report by UK consultancy Drewry, container shipping on the Asia-Mediterranean sea routes...
Tenerife port handles delivery of Airbus A320 simulator
Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) May 23, 2017 – Tenerife port handled a delivery of an Airbus A320 simulator last week. Spanish company Brok-air Aviation Group...
Adif expresses support for railway projects of Sagunto port
Sagunto, Spain (PortSEurope) May 23, 2017 – The mayor of Sagunto, Quico Fernández, has held a meeting with the president of Spanish state-run railway...
Spain’s PJ Carrasco S.L. gets concession deal at Villagarcía port
Villagarcía, Spain (PortSEurope) May 23, 2017 – Spanish ship agent PJ Carrasco S.L. has been awarded a concession to operate a land plot of 2,822 sq m...
Santander port awards concession to shipping agent Cantabrasil
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) May 23, 2017 – Santander port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Santander) has awarded a concession contract for the operation...
Gijón port looks for companies to operate Motorway of the Sea line
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 23, 2017 – Gijón port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón) is studying the interest of companies regarding the launch...
Spain’s Anesco rejects proposal for change in bylaws
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 23, 2017 – Spanish association of ship consignees and dockworker employers Asociación Nacional de...