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.
ITF: Spanish port plans ‘beyond belief’
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) February 9, 2017 – The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) president and dockers’ section...
Cartagena port requests €1.3 million funding for logistics area
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) February 9, 2017 – Cartagena port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena) and Murcia regional government have...
Castellon port agri-food products traffic grows in 2016
Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) February 9, 2017 – Castellon port handled a total of 736,339 tonnes of agrifood products in 2016, an increase of 18.75%...
Atlantic Copper renews quality certificate
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) February 9, 2017 – Spain-based company Atlantic Copper has renewed for the third consecutive year the certification for...
Spanish ports may face complete blockade in February
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 9, 2017 – Spanish trade union CCOO has issued an ultimatum to the central government not to adopt the reforms in...
Seville port participates in 25th edition of Fruit Logistica fair
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) February 9, 2017 – Seville port will participate in the 25th edition of Fruit Logistica to present its services in the...
Spanish ports handle 8.5 million tonnes of fruits, vegetables in 2016
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 8, 2017 – Spanish ports handled a total of 8.5 million tonnes of fruits and vegetables in Spain, according to...
Las Palmas port increases concession of Naviera Armas
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) February 8, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) board of directors has authorised...
Cofides and Cartagena port discuss cooperation
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) February 8, 2017 – The chairman of Spanish exports promotion agency Cofides, Salvador Marin, held a working meeting with...
Costa Cruises promotes Tarragona as base port
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2017 – Costa Cruises and Tarragona Cruise Port Costa Daurada presented today the commencement of their joint...
Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao presents project for access door automation
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) and Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao jointly...
Ferrol port handles 1.32 million tonnes of cargo in Jan 2017
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2017 – Ferrol port handled 1.32 million tonnes in January 2017, provisional data showed. Although the results...
Cosco says Valencia port has crucial role for activities in Spain
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2017 – Valencia is a key port for the strategy of COSCO Shipping Lines in Spain, the managing director of the...
DP World reports 3.2% volume growth in 2016 and 6.0% volume growth in 4Q2016
Dubai, UAE (Ports Europe) February 7, 2017 – DP World Limited handled 63.7 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of...
Ferrol port to start 2017 cruise season on February 26
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2017 – Ferrol port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Ferrol-San Cibrao) plans to start the cruise season on...
Noatum board approves corporate restructuring
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 – The board of directors of Spanish shipping group Noatum approved a new corporate structure that...
Valencia port to invest in beach regeneration
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) plans to invest €3 million ($3.2 million)...
Valencia ports handle 7.04% of traffic by rail in 2016
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 3, 2017 – The share of rail transport at the ports operated by Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de...
Balearic Islands ports cargo traffic increases in 2016
Ibiza, Spain (Ports Europe) February 3, 2017 – The cargo traffic of the five ports operated by Balearic Islands port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de...
Bilbao port presents services at Aragon conference
Bibao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 3, 2017 – Bilbao port authority has participated as exhibitor at the 7th edition of the Arex conference, a...