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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.

The Mediterannean Sea continues attracting cruisers

Fort Lauderdale, United States (Ports Europe) March 15, 2017 – MedCruise presented today to the cruise world gathered in Fort Lauderdale for Seatrade...

Spanish government proposes early retirement scheme to stevedores

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2017 ā€“ The Spanish government has proposed to stevedores an early retirement scheme, which will be available to...

Trade unions accuse Noatum of taking advantage of dominant position

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2017 – Representatives of Valencia-based trade unions accused Spanish shipping group Noatum of taking advantage...

Valencia port loses 20% of container traffic in February

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2017 – Valencia port is the most affected harbour by the lower productivity of stevedores who protest against...

Algeciras port cargo traffic declines 11% in February

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2017 – Algeciras port faced a 11% year-on-year decline in cargo traffic in February, due to the labour conflict...

Cartagena port and Fortinet implement digital security project

Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2017 – Cartagena port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena) and Spanish company Fortinet Espana have...

Barcelona port aims to attract more calls of new cruise ships

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2017 – Barcelona is still a powerful magnet for cruisers and this year the Catalan port authority expects to...

Valencia port expects to service 50 cruise companies in 2020

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) expects the number of cruise companies...

Valencia port sets up terminal access information system

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has set up an information system on the state...

Gamesa Eolica applies for concession of land plot at Bilbao port

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2017 – Gamesa Eolica, the wind power subsidiary of Spanish renewable energy group Gamesa, has applied for the...

Malaga port expects passenger traffic increase in 2017

Malaga, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2017 – Malaga port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de ŠœĆ”laga) expects the number of passengers handled in 2017 to...

Barcelona port presents commitment to LNG as alternative ship fuel

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2017 – Barcelona port has presented at the Seatrade Cruise Global fair, the main event of the cruise industry...

Navantia to start export of project cargo from Ferrol port

Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2017 – Spanish shipyards Navantia plans to carry out a project for the cleaning of the sea bottom at its dock in...

Castellon port cargo traffic rises 4.4% y/y in Feb 2017

Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 ā€“ Castellon port handled record-high 1.293 million tonnes of cargo in February, up 4.4% year-on-year. The cargo...

MSC Cruises to carry out 34 calls at Valencia port in 2017

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2017 – Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Cruises plans to carry out a total of 34 calls at Valencia port in...

Ferrol port names board members

Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2017 – Ferrol port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao) has appointed Jose Manuel Balseiro...

Spanish transport association calls on government to join trade unions talks

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – The management board of Spanish association of port transporting companies FenatportĀ (FederaciĆ³n...

Trasmediterranea to handle 420,000 cruise passengers at Valencia port in 2017

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – Spanish cruise operator Trasmediterranea expects the number of passengers serviced at Valencia port this...

Balearic Islands port authority promotes local harbours at Seatrade Cruise Global fair

Ibiza, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – Balearic Islands port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares) leads the Balearic delegation at the...

Spanish ports cargo traffic rises 6.3% y/y in Jan 2017

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – Spanish ports handled a total of 42.31 million tonnes of cargo in January, up 6.3% on the year. The...

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