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.
Valenciaport increases use of rail transport
València, Spain (Ports Europe) August 14, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, the Port Authority of Valencia (APV) 2,180 trains, an average of 87 per...
DemoSATH achieves key project milestone with offshore installation
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) August 14, 2023 – The DemoSATH project has achieved a milestone with the successful installation of a 2MW innovative...
Gijon LNG storage plant receives first commercial cargo
Gijon, Spain (Ports Europe) August 14, 2023 – Spanish energy company Endesa’s El Musel liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage site in Gijon has received...
Konecranes to deliver straddle carriers to APMT Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 11, 2023 – Konecranes is to deliver 21 battery-powered and hybrid straddle carriers to APMT Barcelona to support...
Valenciaport plans vehicle silo for Port of Sagunto
València, Spain (Ports Europe) August 11, 2023 – Valenciaport plans the construction of a vehicle silo in the South Dock 2 area of the Port of...
Port Authority of Valencia issues dock electrification tender
València, Spain (Ports Europe) August 8, 2023 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has started the award process for the project to install electrical...
Valencia’s Port of Sagunto issues rail safety tender
Sagunto, Spain (Ports Europe) August 8, 2023 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV), as part of the construction project for the inland rail network of...
Valenciaport is the most ‘transparent’ institution in the state sector
Valencia, August 3, 2023 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) is the most transparent institution in the state public sector. This is...
Port of Sines to get closer to Spain with a new rail line
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 2, 2023 – The upgrade of the railway line between Evora and Elvas (next to the Spanish border) will increase rail...
APM Terminals Barcelona awarded €3.9 mln for electrification project
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2023 – APM Terminals Barcelona will carry out a pilot project for the electrification of the container handling...
Spanish ports – TEU handled Jan-Jun 2023 – ranking
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 28, 2023 – Puertos del Estado has published figures for container (TEU) by state-owned ports in the first six months of...
Spanish ports – cargo handled Jan-Jun 2023 – ranking
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 27, 2023 – Total traffic of the ports that make up the state-owned system n the first half of 2023 reached 274 million...
Spanish ports handled 274 million cargo tonnes in the first half of 2023
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 27, 2023 – Total traffic of the ports that make up the state-owned system n the first half of 2023 reached 274 million...
Port of Barcelona has published annual corporate report for 2022
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 27, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona has published its Annual Corporate Report for the financial year 2022 on its...
Port of Barcelona awards contract to refurbish headquarters
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – The Board of Directors of the Port of Barcelona will award the contract for the refurbishment of the...
Port of Barcelona sees first-half cargo traffic down -10.6%
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, the Port of Barcelona handled 32.5 million tonnes of cargo, down -10.6% on the...
Port of Cádiz set to start phase II of the new container terminal
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) July 25, 2023 – The Port Authority of the Bay of Cádiz is set to proceed with the construction of phase II of the new...
Bilbao port handled 16.6 million tonnes of cargo in H1’23
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 23 – Cargo traffic in the Spanish port of Bilbao in the first six months of the year increased by 3% compared with the same...
Construction of phase II of the New Container Terminal of the Port of Cádiz approved
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) July 19, 2023 – The government has approved approval the construction of phase II of the New Container Terminal of the Port...
Port of Valencia sees first half cargo down nearly 8%
València, Spain (PortSEurope) July 18, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, the Port of Valencia reported a decrease of -7.96% in the volume of tons...