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.
Cosco says Valencia port has crucial role for activities in Spain
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2017 – Valencia is a key port for the strategy of COSCO Shipping Lines in Spain, the managing director of the...
DP World reports 3.2% volume growth in 2016 and 6.0% volume growth in 4Q2016
Dubai, UAE (Ports Europe) Ā February 7, 2017 ā DP World Limited handled 63.7 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of...
Ferrol port to start 2017 cruise season on February 26
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2017 – Ferrol port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Ferrol-San Cibrao) plans to start the cruise season on...
Noatum board approves corporate restructuring
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 – The board of directors of Spanish shipping groupĀ Noatum approved a new corporate structure that...
Valencia port to invest in beach regeneration
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) plans to invest ā¬3 million ($3.2 million)...
Valencia ports handle 7.04% of traffic by rail in 2016
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 3, 2017 – The share of rail transport at the ports operated by Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de...
Balearic Islands ports cargo traffic increases in 2016
Ibiza, Spain (Ports Europe) February 3, 2017 – The cargo traffic of the five ports operated by Balearic Islands port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de...
Bilbao port presents services at Aragon conference
Bibao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 3, 2017 – Bilbao port authority has participated as exhibitor at the 7th edition of theĀ ArexĀ conference, a...
Barcelona port president denies corruption accusations
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 3, 2017 – The president of Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona), Sixte Cambra, has denied...
Uganda railways delegation visits Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 3, 2017 – Valencia port received on February 1 a delegation of Uganda railways, interested in the implementation...
Costa Cruises to generate ā¬2.2 million profit for Tarragona tourist companies
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 – The start of operation of Costa Cruises in Tarragona will generate a profit of approximately ā¬2.2...
Ferrol port tenders communication service of “LIFE DrainRain” project
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 – Ferrol port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao) tendered the communication service on...
A Coruna port authority to reinforce commitment to nautical tourism
A Coruna, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 – A Coruna port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de A CoruƱa) has reinforced its commitment to nautical...
Spanish police arrest Barcelona port president
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 – Barcelona port president Sixte Cambra was arrested by the Spanish Civil Guard as part of the Pika...
Barcelona sets record figures in foreign trade containers, vehicles and passengers
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 –Ā The Port of Barcelona sets new record figures in foreign trade containers, vehicles and passengers....
CaixaBank extends loan to Castellon port promotion foundation
Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 – Castellon port promotion foundation PortCastellĆ³ has awarded a contract to CaixaBank for the...
Cartagena port authority launches electronic administration platform
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 – Cartagena port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena) has launched a new project, called...
Huelva, Seville ports agree to cooperate in Majarabique complex operation
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 – After the bitter controversy between the port authorities of Huelva and Seville caused by the decision of...
Algeciras port breaks cargo traffic record in 2016
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 – Algeciras port broke in 2016 the record of 100 million tonnes of cargo handled. The harbour serviced...
Port Authority of Bilbao president visits port of Valencia
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 –Ā Aurelio MartĆnez, president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), has received this morning the...