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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.

Barcelona port works on creation of centre for analyses of import, export firms

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 3, 2017 ā€“ Barcelona port is working on the creation of an institution to analyse import and export companies in order...

TrasmediterrƔnea to start operating Valencia-Gandia ferry line on April 12

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 3, 2017 ā€“ The mayor of Gandia, Diana Morant, announced last week during the celebration of the I Gala of Tourism of...

Valencia port liberalises railway manoeuvre services

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 3, 2017 ā€“ Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has approved the schedule for the delivery of...

Vigo port announces poor performance

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) April 3, 2017 ā€“ Port congestion troubles and problems faced by the operators of Vigo port in the import of goods through the...

Bilbao port authority carries out first LNG bunkering operation

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) April 3, 2017 ā€“ As a result of the collaboration between the Basque Energy Entity (Ente Vasco de la EnergĆ­a-EVE), Bahia Bizkaia...

Alicante port works to attract container traffic from Valencia

Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) March 31, 2017 ā€“ The president of Alicante port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante), Juan Antonio Gisbert, explained...

McAndrews gets nod to provide consignment services at Ferrol port

Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) March 30, 2017 ā€“ The board of directors of Autoridad Portuaria Ferrol-San Cibrao (Ferrol port authority) has approved the...

Bilbao port launches cruise passenger station

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 30, 2017 ā€“ Bilbao port hit a historical landmark in its role as an economic engine with the inauguration of the new...

Ningbo port delegation visits Algeciras harbour

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 30, 2017 ā€“Ā A delegation of the Chinese port of Ningbo-Zoushan, headed by the port’s president, Cai Shenkang,...

Huelva port receives Kosher, Halal certificates

Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) March 30, 2017 ā€“ Huelva port has received the Kosher and Halal certificates accredited by the Jewish and Muslim communities,...

Puertos del Estado – January 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 29, 2017 –Ā Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports January 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Barcelona port to increase number of companies participating in Sustainability Plan

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 28, 2017 – Barcelona port aims to increase the number of companies participating in its Sustainability Plan, which...

Balearic Islands port authority starts work on upgrading Savina harbour passenger station

Ibiza, Spain (Ports Europe) March 28, 2017 – Balearic Islands port authority (La Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares) has started work on upgrading and...

Santander port launches service for transport of vehicles to S Korea, China

Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) March 28, 2017 – Santander port has launched a service for the transport of vehicles with South Korea and China, operated...

EU Tender – Spain – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: quay construction work

Spain-Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Quay construction work 2017/S 060-113160 Contract award notice ā€“ utilities Directive 2004/17/EC Section I: Contracting...

Valencia port faces historical decline in container traffic in Feb 2017

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 28, 2017 – Valencia port is witnessing an historical decline with the low productivity of the stowage workers,...

OPDR starts operating container line linking Seville to UK

Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) March 28, 2017 – Seville portĀ gains weight in the container business with the addition of a new service that will link...

Algeria’s CNAN Med starts operating regular Valencia to Oran service

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 28, 2017 – Algerian company CNAN Med has announced the start of a new regular service between the ports of Valencia,...

Spain’s Balearia shows interest in launching Nador-Almeria ferry line

Almeria, Spain (Ports Europe) March 28, 2017 – Spanish company BaleĆ ria EurolĆ­nias MarĆ­timas S.A. is interested in opening a ferry line connecting the...

Odebrecht to carry out oil rig maintenance at Tenerife port

Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) March 28, 2017 – Brazilian company Odebrecht Oil & Gas has chosen Tenerife port to carry out the maintenance work of...

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