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.
Port of Santander can now supply LNG to docked ships
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2023 – The Port of Santander can now supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the ships that dock at its facilities...
Port of Bilbao starts dock electrification
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2023 – As part of its commitment to the environment, Bilbao Port Authority will start implementing its dock...
Dock electrification of the Port of Valencia begins
València, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2023 – The first dock electrification project, cold ironing, of the Port of València will be launched this June....
Port of Barcelona starts electrification of ferry terminal
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 2, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona and VINCI Energies Spain have begun work on the construction project for the pilot...
València-Font de Sant Lluís intermodal terminal increases traffic
València, Spain (Ports Europe) May 31, 2023 – The València-Font de Sant Lluís intermodal terminal will have the capacity to operate 150,000 Intermodal...
Zaragoza exporters see Valenciaport as key port for logistics development of Aragon
Valencia, May 25, 2023.- A large delegation of the Aragon Logistics Cluster (ALIA) has visited the facilities of the Port of Valencia to see...
World Bank publishes “The Container Port Performance Index 2022
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) May 29, 2023 – The World Bank has published “The Container Port Performance Index 2022: A Comparable Assessment of...
Noatum Maritime launches new Ro-Ro service linking Northern Europe, Turkey
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) May 26, 2023 – Noatum Maritime, a leading maritime services company, is launching a new regular Ro-Ro service connecting...
Port of Barcelona sees Jan-Apr cargo traffic down -11.4%
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 24, 2023 – In January-April 2023, the Port of Barcelona has reported total cargo of 20.65 million tons, down -11.4%...
Net-Zero MAR Alliance is constituted as an association
Last week the Net-Zero MAR Alliance, after almost two years of intense work, celebrated its act of constitution as an association – May 23, 2023 This...
Spain: TEUs handled by port, April 2023
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 23, 2023 – In April 2023, Spanish state ports handled 709,466 containers (TEU), a decrease of -14.3% compared to the...
Spanish port traffic exceeds 181 mln tons in the first four months
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 23, 2023 – Cargo traffic at Spanish state ports was 181.51 million tons in the first four months of 2023, a decrease of...
Indian ambassador visits the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 22, 2023 – The Ambassador of India, Shri Dinesh K Patnaik, accompanied by commercial counsellor of the same Embassy,...
Port of Barcelona installs OPS at Hutchison Ports BEST terminal
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 17, 2023 – Work to install the first Onshore Power Supply (OPS) for container ships has begun at the Hutchison Ports...
Nine companies seek to build wind power equipment in A Coruña
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) May 11, 2023 – A total of nine groups have applied to set upplants for the manufacture of offshore wind power components...
“Ports of Spain” present at present Transport Logistic fair in Munich
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 10, 2023 – Sixteen Spanish port authorities (A Coruña, Almería, Bahía de Algeciras, Barcelona, Bilbao,...
VCFI – Export freight from the Port of Valencia fell again in April by 9.28%
The Valencia Containerized Freight Index (VCFI), the indicator that measures the trend and evolution of container transport costs by sea from the Port of...
Approval for Grimaldi Group acquisition of Barcelona Ferry Terminal
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 4, 2023 – The National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) has approved the Grimaldi Group acquisition of...
Valenciaport community meets Ecoport II objectives
Valencia, May 3, 2023 – The port community of the ports of València, Sagunto and Gandia continue to advance firmly in concrete and measurable...
Port of Bilbao sees continued cruise business recovery
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) May 2, 2023 – Last year’s performance in terms of cruise ship traffic in the Port of Bilbao is being consolidated. May is...