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.
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...
Barcelona port installs energy-efficient lighting system at Porta d’Europa bridge
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2017 – Barcelona port has installed an energy-efficient lighting system on the Porta d’Europa bridge,...
Seville port urges Huelva harbour to keep Majarabique railway platform commitment
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2017 – Seville port has called on Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) to meet its commitment...
Seville port reports fifth highest annual cargo traffic in its history
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2017 – Seville port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla) has reported data about its annual traffic for...
Spanish company to build multi-purpose warehouse at A Coruna outer harbour
A Coruna, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2017 – The companies continue to bet on the Punta Langosteira outer harbour of A Coruna port. The first...
Mallorca to invest in local port development
Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) January 17, 2017 – Port authorities in Mallorca plan to invest around €13 million ($13.79 million) in developing local...
Castellon port presents investment plans
Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) January 18, 2017 – The president of the Castellon port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Castellón), Francisco Toledo,...
Marin port breaks cargo traffic record in 2016
Marin, Spain (Ports Europe) January 18, 2017 – Marin port booked a new record in 2016 by handling 2.34 million tonnes of cargo, up 9.38% on the year,...
Marmedsa Noatum Maritime joins anti-corruption association MACN
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 18, 2017 – Spanish port services company Marmedsa Noatum Maritime has been accepted as a member of the Maritime...