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.
Cadiz port delegation visits Canary Islands to promote shipping line
Cadiz, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – A delegation from the port community of Cadiz headed by the president of the port authority, Jose Luis...
Spanish northern ports presidents meet to discuss cooperation, intermodality
Gijon, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – Competition and collaboration, competitiveness and efficiency, coordination and planning, are some of the...
Puertos del Estado president says access construction to Punta Langosteira is essential
A Coruna, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – The access to the Punta Langosteira, the outer harbour of A Coruna port, is “a pending...
Motril port cargo traffic rises 10% Y/Y in 2016
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – With a total cargo traffic of 2.1 million tonnes and a growth of 10% on the year in 2016, Motril port...
Valencia port reduces sale price of yacht purchased for America’s Cup
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has reduced the sale price of the yacht it...
Castellon port changes valuation of land plots in its area
Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – Castellon port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Castellón) has modified the valuation of the land in...
Kartesia takes control of Castellon port solid bulk cargo terminal operator
Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – Luxembourg-based investment fund Kartesia and Spain’s Gimeno Group have taken control of a...
UniportBilbao names president
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – The board of directors of UniportBilbao, the association supporting the promotion and competitive...
Consorcio de la Marina presents plan to reconstruct Valencia marina
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – Spanish company Consorcio de la Marina has presented a plan for the reconstruction of the marina at...
Valencia port to invest €23 million in dredging seabed at container terminals
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 20, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has envisaged a funding of €23 million...
Valencia port acquires three land plots at logistics zone ZAL
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 20, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has signed the agreement for the purchase of...
Balearia, Renfe sign deal to sell tickets jointly
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 20, 2017 – The president of shipping company Balearia, Adolfo Utor, and the chairman of Spanish state-run railway...
Spanish Public Works Minister to chair signing ceremony of loan to Ferrol port
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) January 20, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Minister Inigo de la Serna will chair on January 23 in Ferrol the signing of the...
Cadiz port cargo traffic rises 8.52% Y/Y in 2016
Cadiz, Spain (Ports Europe) January 20, 2017 – Cargo traffic in Cadiz port grew by 8.52% on the year in 2016, reaching 3.979 million tonnes, the best...
Valencia port workers participate in Rotterdam training project
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 20, 2017 – A course for the managers of terminals Noatum, Intersagunto and APM Terminals is being held this week...
SPC-Spain names vice president
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2017 – Spanish shortsea shipping association SPC-Spain (Asociación Española para la Promoción del...
Almeria mayor, Puertos del Estado president discuss railway line construction project
Almeria, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2017 – Almeria mayor Ramon Fernandez-Pacheco held a meeting with the president of Spanish national port agency...
Huelva port hosts conference on GIS usage
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2017 – Huelva port is hosting a conference on the use of geographical information systems (GIS) in public...
Aviles port cargo traffic declines by 3.91% Y/Y in 2016
Aviles, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2017 – Aviles port handled a total of 4.97 million tonnes of cargo in 2016, down 3.91% on the year, mainly due...
Terminales Maritimos de Galicia officially launches TMGA brand
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2017 – Spanish port terminal operator Terminales Maritimos de Galicia (TMG), active in the northern region of...