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.
Asia-Mediterranean container shipping declines in Jan-Feb 2017
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – According to a recent report by UK consultancy Drewry, container shipping on the Asia-Mediterranean sea...
Enagas, Puertos del Estado to carry out LNG road show in Portugal
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – Spanish gas distributor Enagas and the country’s port agency Puertos del Estado are organising a road...
Alphaliner expects East-West container demand to rise by 5% in April
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – With the launch of new alliances, especially in East-West traffic, as of April 1, the demand for ships and...
Spain braces for another storm of stowage strikes
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – After the truce declared on March 16 with the rejection in the Congress of Deputies of the stevedoring...
Formentera business association worried about parking project at Savina port
Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – The executive committee of Formentera’s business association Petita i Mitjana has announced that it...
Grupo Nogar to participate in BreakBulk Europe Fair in Antwerp
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – Grupo Nogar is one of the three Spanish companies that will be part of the Ports of Spain stand at the BreakBulk...
Repair at La Esfinge dock of Las Palmas port to last for four months
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – The president of Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas), Luis Ibarra, said the...
Las Palmas port to reduce fees in 2018
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) president Luis Ibarra said the harbour plans...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado aims to attract traffic at BreakBulk Europe 2017 Fair
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Spanish national port agency Puertos del Estado and the main Spanish ports will participate in the BreakBulk...
Naviera Armas collides with La Esfinge dock of Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – The Tamasite Volcano ferry of Spanish group Naviera Armas collided on April 21 against the shoulder of La...
Spanish government to invest €137 million in Sagunto port
Sagunto, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – Sagunto port remains one of the economic engines of the Valencia region and attracts more state investments...
VTA, Algeciras port sign agreement on good environmental practices
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2017 – Vopak Terminal Algeciras (VTA) and Algeciras port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Algeciras) signed...
Ferrol port starts operating active mooring system
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2017 – Ferrol port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao) has started operating a new active mooring...
Bilbao port community to participate in BreakBulk Europe fair
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2017 – A broad representation of companies from the Bilbao port community will be taking part in an additional edition...
Huelva port launches services control centre
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2017 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) has launched a centre for the control of port services,...
Cadiz port approves concession to Cereales Astigi
Cadiz, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2017 – The board of directors of Cadiz port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Cádiz) has approved the granting...
Spain’s Adif upgrades railway line connecting Zaragoza to Sagunto port
Sagunto, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2017 – Spanish state-run railway operator Adif (Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias) plans to execute...
Spain’s La Luz Market applies for concession at Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2017 – Spanish stevedoring company La Luz Market S.L. has filed an application with Las Palmas port authority...
Termarin consolidates its leadership in temperature-controlled containers
Marin, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2017 – Today, Marin port is the first call on the European continent of the transoceanic lines that come from South...
MedCruise welcomes European Blue Growth report
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 20, 2017 – MedCruise, the Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports, has welcomed yesterday’s announcement by...