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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.

Valencia to revive intermodal transport facility

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 15, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) and the regional government of Valencia have...

BaleĆ ria presents 2016 results

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 15, 2017 – Spanish ferry group BaleĆ ria held a conference on February 14 at Valencia port to present its...

Container traffic at Spanish ports hits record-high in 2016

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 15, 2017 – Container traffic in Spanish ports throughout 2016 came in at record-high 15,080,009 TEUs, a figure...

Gijon port to sell former HQ

Gijon, Spain (Ports Europe) February 15, 2017 – Gijon port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de GijĆ³n) plans to call a tender for the sale of its former...

Ferrol port approves railway access construction

Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) February 15, 2017 – Ferrol port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao) board of directors will hold an...

2M alliance announces service changes affecting Spanish ports

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 14, 2017 – Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), forming the 2M alliance, have announced the...

A Coruna port cargo traffic declines in 2016

A Coruna, Spain (Ports Europe) February 14, 2017 – A Coruna port handled 13.9 million tonnes of cargo in 2016, down 1.65% on the year. General cargo...

Santander port, Cantabria government to cooperate

Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) February 14, 2017 – The launch of a regular maritime line connecting the port of Santander with Morocco is one of the...

Barcelona port meets Argentine, Uruguayan freight forwarders

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 14, 2017 – Barcelona port concluded its participation in the ninth annual World Cargo Alliance (WCA) conference...

MedCruise confirms commitment to sustainable and responsible cruise growth

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – Ī¤he sustainable development of the Blue Economy in the western Mediterranean, was the theme of the...

Catalan and Valencian businessmen support Mediterranean railway corridor

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – Around 300 businessmen from Catalonia and Valencia met to defend the need to build the Mediterranean...

BaleĆ ria to invest ā‚¬5.5 million in energy savings

Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – BaleĆ ria EurolĆ­nias MarĆ­timas S.A. (BaleĆ ria) has announced that it is investing ā‚¬5.5 million...

Spanish Public Works Ministry, trade unions to discuss port reform on Feb 14

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – Spanish Ministry of Public Works will meet with trade unions again on February 14 to try to approach...

Valencia port unions, employers have 72 hours to discuss reform proposals

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – Normality returned on February 12 to Valencia port after the agreement reached by port companies and...

Canadian miner Kinross to set up logistics hub at Las Palmas port

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – Las Palmas port will become a global logistics hub of the Canadian-based gold and mining company...

Andalusia ports handle half of total fruits, vegetables in Spanish harbours in 2016

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – The ports of general interest in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia account forĀ half the total...

Punta Langosteira handles a third of total solid bulk at A Coruna port

A Coruna, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – Punta Langosteira, the outer harbour of A Coruna port, already handles one-third of the port’s...

Spanish Minister rejects trade union proposals for stowage sector reform

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – In the midst of a trade union mobilisation against the Spanish government’s proposal for the...

Huelva port expects serious growth of container traffic in 2017

Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) February 10, 2017 – The 2016 financial year was very positive for Huelva port, which has seen traffic grow significantly,...

Las Palmas port signs framework agreement with Brazilian fruit exporters

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) February 10, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) has signed a framework agreement with...

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