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.
Expertus awarded Seville port contract
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2017 – Expertus Multiservicios del Sur, S.L. has been awarded a contract by Agencia Pública de Puertos de...
Bergé Operaciones Portuarias expands storage capacity at Santander port
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) April 20, 2017 – Spanish company Bergé Operaciones Portuarias has increased its commitment to the agri-food traffic at...
Lanzarote mayor asks Las Palmas port to guarantee Arrecife cruise dock construction
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) April 20, 2017 – Lanzarote mayor has asked the president of the Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las...
Aviles port asks companies to take measures to limit air contamination
Aviles, Spain (Ports Europe) April 20, 2017 – Aviles port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Avilés) has asked companies to take precautions in the...
A Coruna port cargo traffic rises 10% y/y in Jan-Feb 2017
A Coruna, Spain (Ports Europe) April 20, 2017 – A Coruna port closed the first two months of 2017 with a 10% year-on-year increase in cargo traffic to 2.3...
Las Palmas port awards permit for use of land to Fred Olsen
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) April 20, 2017 – The board of directors of Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) awarded to Fred...
Rodritol wins Las Palmas port yachts workshop tender
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) April 20, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) made official the result of the competition...
Almeria to host forthcoming Mediterranean Corridor meeting
Almeria, Spain (Ports Europe) April 20, 2017 – After the last meeting for discussions on the Mediterranean Corridor project, carried out in Tarragona and in...
Sete port to handle 70 cruise calls in 2018
Sete, France (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – As a port of entry to the medieval city of Carcassonne, the port of Sete expects 100,000 cruise passengers...
Valencia port names board member
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has appointed Gustavo Ferrer as a board member....
Barcelona port starts information campaign on cruise industry emissions
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – In order to strengthen transparency in relation to gas emissions of cruise ships, Barcelona port has...
Spain’s Noatum Ports names business development director
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – Spanish group Noatum Ports has appointed Juan Orti as business development director. Orti has almost 20...
Spain’s Trasmediterranea starts Gandia-Ibiza ferry service
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – Spanish ferry operator Trasmediterranea has started operating a regular service connecting Gandia port to...
Spanish government still not ready with mediation rules on stevedoring dispute
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – After Holy Week, the complete wording of the normative text that will shape the proposal for mediation in...
Algeciras container terminal attracts international services
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – The container terminal at the port of Algeciras, TTI Algeciras, has incorporated in the last few weeks the...
Puertos del Estado – February 2017 cargo traffic by port
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports February 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Las Palmas port transit cargo traffic rises 51% y/y in Q1 2017
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – Freight traffic in transit increased by 51% in all types of ports managed by Las Palmas port authority...
Trade unions criticise Aviles port authority
Aviles, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – The trade unions committee of Aviles port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Avilés) has criticised the...
Motril port hosts information day on meteorological systems
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – The port of Motril has hosted an information day on the activities that the public entity Puertos del Estado is...
Valencia port railway terminal to operate 24 hours a day
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – The railway terminal of Valencia port will be able to operate rail services 24 hours a day, thanks to the...