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.
Las Palmas port delegation visits Argentine harbour
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2017 – A Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) delegation has visited the Argentine...
A Coruna port cargo traffic rises 21% in Jan 2017
A Coruna, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2017 – A Coruna port handled 1.28 million tonnes of cargo in January, up 21.28% from 1.03 million tonnes in...
Court dismisses appeal by OHL against Santander port contract
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2017 – The Spanish contractual disputes court has dismissed the appeal of the consortium of companies...
Castellon port to launch plan to boost cruise traffic
Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2017 – Castellon port’s development foundation PortCastello plans to launch a plan to increase the...
Intercontainer applies for concession at Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2017 – Valencia-based company Intercontainer has applied with Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria...
Seville port awards dredging contract to Rohde Nielsen
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – The Spanish subsidiary of Danish company Rohde Nielsen A/S has been awarded a €2.15 million ($2.28...
Vilagarcia port tests interior railway links
Vilagarcia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Vilagarcia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vilagarcía) carried out a successful test of...
Spanish trade unions cancel strike at ports, government delays reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Spanish trade unions cancelled the national strikes at Spanish ports on February 20, 22 and 24, as...
Marin port processes 715 tonnes of waste in 2016
Marin, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Marin port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Marín) processed 715 tonnes of waste in 2016, as a result...
Castellon port books record-high traffic in Jan 2017
Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Castellon port recorded the best January in terms of cargo traffic in its history. The cargo traffic...
Alicante port extends support contracts
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Alicante port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante) board of directors has approved a first...
Spanish Public Ministry commits to promote Mediterranean Corridor
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Minister Inigo de la Serna said his institution plans to promote the development...
Palma’s El Molinar port development stalls
Palma, Spain (Ports Europe) February 19, 2017 – A controversial expansion project for El Molinar is set to be withdrawn. Rafel Vallespir, the president...
Valencia port cargo traffic rises in January
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) said the total cargo traffic of the three...
Spanish competition watchdog investigates trade unions, companies at Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2017 – Spanish national competition regulator CNMC has started an investigation into trade unions and companies...
Valencia port to build professional training centre
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) plans to build a centre for the professional...
Galicia regional government names Vigo port board member
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2017 – Galicia regional government has appointed Ignacio Lopez-Chaves as board member of Vigo port authority...
Portos de Galicia awards waste collection contract to local company
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2017 – Portos de Galicia, the operator of ports owned by the regional government of Galicia, has announced plans...
Spanish government says longshoremen’s strike weakens border control in Ceuta
Ceuta, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2017 – Spanish State Secretary for Security, Jose Antonio Nieto, accused the longshoremen strike in the country...
Boluda to deliver two tugboats to Mauritania
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 15, 2017 – Boluda Towage and Salvage received the “VB Sahel” and “VB Sahara” tugboats at...