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.
Bilbao port cargo traffic declines by 1.39% Y/Y in 2016
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 27, 2017 – Bilbao port handled 31.9 million tonnes of goods in 2016, a decline of 1.39% on the year, the port...
Huelva port promotion association strengthens links with Extremadura companies
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2017 – HuelvaPort, the Association for the Commercial Promotion of the Port of Huelva, took part in the...
Valencia port improves IT security
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has invested around €770,000 ($822,540) in...
Las Palmas port to start dredging of Puerto del Rosario
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2017 – Rhoden Nielsen A/S will start the dredging project at Puerto del Rosario port this weekend. The work...
Barcelona port awards €23.8 million contract to ACS
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2017 – Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona) has awarded a €23.8 million ($25.5...
INEA representatives inspect investments at Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2017 – Representatives of the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) of the European Union (EU) visited...
Spanish, French governments seek return of LD Lines subsidies
Gijon, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2017 – The Spanish and French governments are discussing the possibility of launching an audit to...
Pasaia port cargo traffic declines 9% Y/Y in 2016
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2017 – Pasaia port closed 2016 with a total of 3.45 million tonnes of cargo handled, down 9% on the year, mainly...
Malaga port joins European LOCATIONS project
Malaga, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2017 – Malaga port has joined the LOCATIONS (Low-Carbon Transport in Cruise Destination Cities) project of the...
Castellon port estimates damages caused by bad weather at €450,000
Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2017 – Castellon port authority president (Autoridad Portuaria de Castellón), Francisco Toledo, estimates...
Santander port books record-high traffic of new cars in 2016
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2017 – Santander port closed 2016 with a new absolute record in the movement of new vehicles, with a total of...
Valencia port recovers position on Chinese market
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) registered a difficult year with a slight...
New report confirms positive economic trends in EU fishing fleet
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 25, 2017 – The economic performance of the EU fleet improved significantly again in 2014, according to the...
Event – European Maritime Day – Poole, UK, May 18-19, 2017
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 25, 2017 -The European Maritime Day (EMD) is the annual meeting point for Europe’s community of maritime...
Chipolbrok starts service to Far, Middle East
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2017 – US-based shipping company Chipolbrok, which operates its Spanish hub at the port of Bilbao, has started a...
Valencia port container traffic rises 2.32% Y/Y in 2016
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – Valencia port closed 2016 with a container traffic of 4.722 million TEUs, a figure that represents an...
Vigo port starts 80% of projects under Blue Growth strategy in less than one year
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) has started about 80% of the 43 projects planned in the...
Vigo port strengthens cooperation with Celta Vigo football club
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – Vigo port plans to promote the image of the city through the city’s football club. At a meeting held...
Valencia regional councillor praises Castellon port authority
Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – Valencia regional councillor for Agriculture, Environment, Climate Change and Rural Development, Elena...
Valencia port receives visit of Mexico’s Oaxaca region representatives
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – Valencia port has received a visit of the representative of the Mexican region of Oaxaca to the Federal...