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.
Spanish company applies for construction of liquid bulk terminal at A Coruna
A Coruna, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – Spanish company Deep Water Oil Transhipment Hub S.L. has applied for the construction of a liquid bulk...
Gas Natural, Baleària present LNG engine for vessels at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – Spanish companies Gas Natural Fenosa and Balearia officially presented the first liquefied natural gas...
Spain’s Sevasa says trade unions cause severe damage on Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – Spanish stevedoring company Sevasa has warned against the severe damage that the opposition of trade...
Event – ESPO annual conference – Ports in a changing climate, a changing world – Barcelona, June 1-2, 2017
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) is inviting its members, policy makers and stakeholders to...
Spanish merchant navy approves Marin port’s anti-pollution plan
Marin, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – The Spanish Merchant Navy’s management board has given the green light to the plan of Marin port...
Mitsubishi Electric representatives visit Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – A delegation of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has visited Valencia port to inspect the signalling and...
Cadiz port cargo traffic rises 0.1% in January 2017
Cadiz, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – Cadiz port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Cádiz) handled 322,880 tonnes of cargo in January, up...
Castellon port considers rehabilitation of Oropesa del Mar lighthouse
Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – Castellon port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Castellón) president Francisco Toledo has visited the...
ANESCO, trade unions agree on basis of talks for future collective bargaining
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – Spanish stevedoring companies association ANESCO and trade unions Coordinadora, UGT and Comisiones...
IDC prepares measures to avoid cargo diversion
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 28, 2017 – The International Dockworkers Council (IDC) is preparing to announce measures to avoid the diversion of...
Portuguese government awards railway contract for connection to Spain
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 28, 2017 – The project for the construction of a freight railway line connecting Portugal to Spain, with a special...
Valencia port to upgrade Noatum container terminal railway access
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 27, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) is preparing a plan for the adaptation of...
Regulators signed cooperation deals for Mediterranean, Atlantic transport corridors
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 27, 2017 – Spanish anti-trust authority Comisión Nacional de Mercado y Competencia (CNMC) signed a cooperation...
Bilbao port association visits Mexico to improve commercial ties
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 27, 2017 – Bilbao port association Uniport plans to carry out a trade mission to Mexico in the period between...
Ferrol port cancels first cruise call for 2017
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) February 27, 2017 – Ferrol port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao) has cancelled the first cruise call for...
Aviles port cargo traffic rises 12% in Jan 2017
Aviles, Spain (Ports Europe) February 27, 2017 – Aviles port handled 393,094 tonnes of cargo in January, up 11.9% on the year. The main reason behind the...
Vigo port cargo traffic rises 4% in Jan 2017
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 27, 2017 – Vigo port cargo traffic rose by 3.91% on the year in January to 290,739 tonnes, Vigo port authority...
Adif, FdC agree start of Barcelona harbour railway access upgrade
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 27, 2017 – Spanish state-owned railway infrastructure operator Adif and Ferrocarrils de Catalunya (FdC), the...
Andalusia government warns against negative consequences from stowage reform
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2017 – The vice president of Andalusia regional government, Manuel Jimenez Barrios, has warned against the...
Bilbao port awards railway terminal concession
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) has awarded a 15-year concession for the operation...