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.
Cartagena port cruise traffic rises 24.5% Y/Y in 2016
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2017 – Cartagena port has been seeing a spectacular rise in the number of companies choosing it as a home...
Vigo port cargo traffic declines by 4.02% Y/Y in 2016
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2017 – The total traffic of Vigo port in 2016 amounted to 4.12 million tonnes, a decrease of 4.02% on the year....
Valencia port president expects reduced container traffic
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) president Aurelio Martinez considers that,...
Alicante port authority tenders environmental improvement works
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2017 – Alicante port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante) has tendered the works for the project of...
Companies complete first LNG bunkering operation of Abel Matutes ship at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2017 – Spanish companies Gas Natural Fenosa and Balearia have successfully concluded the first bunkering of...
EU supports Finnlines service Between Bilbao And Antwerp
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 28, 2017 – The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA), which manages infrastructures and research projects...
Port of Bilbao sees slight reduction in 2016 cargo traffic
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2017 – In 2016, the Port of Bilbao handled 31.9 million tonnes of traffic, 1.39% down on the previous year,...
Motril-Tangier Med line services 76,000 passengers
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) January 27, 2017 – More than 76,000 tonnes of goods and 3,852 trucks were handled at the maritime line linking the port of...
Tenerife port cargo traffic rises by 7.8% Y/Y in 2016
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) January 27, 2017 – Tenerife port handled 13.6 million tonnes of cargo in 2016, 7.8% more than in the previous year. The...
Valencia port simulates fire accident to test emergency plan
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 27, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has carried out a simulation of fire...
Supreme Court dismisses accusations against former Valencia port president
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 27, 2017 – Spanish Supreme Court has upheld the sentence of Valencia Provincial Court, which not to prosecute for...
Barcelona port operates first call of HDASCO ship as part of Mediterranean service
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 27, 2017 – Iranian shipping company Hafez Darya Arya (HDAS Co), belonging to the Islamic Republic of Iran...
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...