Spain
Spain (EspaƱa) 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 ValĆØncia. 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.
CTN considers including Barcelona in Marseille-Tunisia ferry line
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 āĀ On April 12, the “Tanit” ferry belonging to Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation (CTN), which...
MSC improves two services including calls in Valencia
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 ā Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced the improvement of two of its services linking Northern...
Marin port removes 40,000 kg of marine waste since 2014
Marin, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2017 ā Marin port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de MarĆn), along with its fishing fleet, has removed more than 40,000...
Vigo port launches ro-ro ramp at Bouzas terminal
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2017 ā Ā Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) has completed the rearangement of the huge parking lot at...
Truck traffic at Malaga port rises
Malaga, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2017 ā Ā The handling of trucks has become a regular operation in the port of Motril, where there are also boats...
Vilagarcia port calls tender for construction of crane rails
Vilagarcia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2017 ā The Official State Gazette (BOE) published yesterday the tender of the works to construct rails for the...
Cartagena port will receive first triple cruise call for summer season
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2017 ā Cartagena port will receive the first triple cruise call for the summer season today. The...
Cadiz port cargo traffic declines in Q1 2017
Cadiz, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2017 āĀ General cargo traffic in Cadiz port recorded a year-on-year increase of 44.47% in the first quarter of 2017...
Barcelona port benefits from stevedoring problems in Spain
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2017 āĀ The traffic of goods in the main Spanish ports shows signs of stagnation during the beginningĀ of 2017 due...
Maersk receives largest container ship worldwide
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 14, 2017 ā The record for the largest container ship in operation was again beaten, moving from Mitsui OSK...
Puertos del Estado modifies Las Palmas port authority business plan
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) April 13, 2017 āĀ The unilateral decision of Spanish port agency Puertos del Estado to modify the Business Plan Las Palmas...
Alicante port adopts measures to limit pollution
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) April 13, 2017 ā Alicante port has decided to modify the protocol of the movement of sodium carbonate in the docks to prevent...
Santander port handles record-high cargo delivered by single ship
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) April 13, 2017 ā Santander port is handling the biggest cargo shipment delivered by a single vessel in its history. The...
Puertos del Estado calls tender for analysis of LNG bunkering demand
Gijon, Spain (Ports Europe) April 13, 2017 āSpanish official state gazette (BOE) published a tender by ports agency Puertos del Estado for the contracting of...
MacAndrews carries out experimental call at Ferrol port
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) April 13, 2017 ā After months of studies, MacAndrews carried out an experimental call at the Ferrol Container Terminal (FCT),...
Catalan Government calls for timetable for Mediterranean Railway Corridor
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 13, 2017 – At aĀ meeting of the strategic board for the Mediterranean Railway Corridor,Ā Spanish Minister for...
Barcelona port recovers pre-crisis traffic levels
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 11, 2017 ā Barcelona port is reporting record traffic this year, placing the movement of cargo at levels higher than...
HuelvaPort association discusses harbour competitiveness
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) April 11, 2017 ā The Association for the Commercial Promotion of the Port of Huelva, HuelvaPort, represented by a delegation of...
Marin port exports wind turbine components to USA
Marin, Spain (Ports Europe) April 11, 2017 ā The ports of Beaumont in Texas and Burns Harbor in the state of Indiana are the recipients of the cargo of four...
Ceuta port to officially launch 2017 cruise season
Ceuta, Spain (Ports Europe) April 11, 2017 ā Ceuta port will officially open the 2017 cruise season with the arrival of the vessel “Pacific...