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.
Ports of València and Gandia discuss cooperation
València, Spain (Ports Europe) April 30, 2023 – The president of the Port Authority of Valencia (APV), Joan Calabuig has met with mayor Gandia, José...
Port of Valencia becomes the first port to use truck tractor powered by hydrogen
València, Spain (Ports Europe) April 28, 2023 – The Port of Valencia yesterday became the first port in the world to use a 4×4 truck tractor unit...
Valenciaport, Burgos are working on study of direct rail connection
València, Spain (Ports Europe) April 27, 2023 – Valenciaport and Burgos are working on the study of a direct rail connection that links the port with...
Port of Barcelona approves tender for the extension of Adossat quay
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 27, 2023 – The Board of Directors of the Port of Barcelona has approved the launch of the tender to build the...
Spain: March & Q3 2023 – cargo report
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 26, 2023 – In March 2023, Spain’s state ports handled 47.61 million tons of cargo, up +3.6% on the same month of...
NYK visits Port of Malaga for car transshipment
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) April 25, 2023 – The Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) visited the Port of Malaga on April 23 for the...
Port of Huelva will join the EU EALING cold ironing project
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) April 24, 2023 – The Port of Huelva will join the European project called EALING (European flagship action for cold ironing...
Ports of Lisbon and Setúbal visit the Port of Huelva
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2023 – The Administration of the Ports of Lisbon and Setúbal have visited the Port of Huelva to learn about the...
Valenciaport: Freight traffic and container movement grew by 11.5% in March
11.5% more containers and 11.5% more tons – this has been the increase in freight traffic recorded by Valenciaport during the month of March –...
Spain’s Port of Marin to be modernised by Thales
Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2023 – The Spanish Port of Marin is to be modernised by Thales, a leading company in railway solutions for port...
Port of Barcelona sees cargo traffic down -12.6% in Q1 2023
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – Total cargo traffic in January-March 2023 was 15.3 million tonnes, down -12.6%). Container traffic was...
Joan Calabuig: “Valenciaport is going to be the most sustainable port in Europe and will lead the energy transition”
València, April 18th, 2023. The president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), Joan Calabuig, has shown Valenciaport’s commitment to society and...
Valencia Containerized Freight Index again saw a fall of -12.52% in March
The Valencia Containerized Freight Index (VCFI) again registered a fall of -12.52% in March compared to the previous month, accumulating seven consecutive...
Suardíaz starts intermodal service linking Barcelona, Tarragona, Madrid
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 14, 2023 – Suardíaz Group and BASF will start a new intermodal rail service linking terminals of Morrot, in...
Valenciaport presents the results of the ECCLIPSE project
València, Spain (Ports Europe) April 12, 2023 – Valenciaport has presented the results of the ECCLIPSE project that analyzes the impact of climate...
Valenciaport issues rail yard tender
València, Spain (Ports Europe) April 11, 2023 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has issued a tender the remodeling of the rail yard of the East...
Valenciaport tests airships for aerial surveillance of port activities
València, Spain (PortSEurope) April 5, 2023 – Valenciaport has tested an airships for aerial surveillance of port activities in Sagunto. An airship...
Port of Santander will host the Bahía H2 Offshore project
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) April 5, 2023 – The Port of Santander will host the Bahía H2 Offshore project, designed to convert wind into fuel for...
Port of Barcelona issues tender for America’s Cup information centre
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 3, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona has approved the granting to AC House S.L. (linked to Dortoka Disseny S.L.) of an...
French businessmen visit Port of València
València, Spain (PortSEurope) March 31, 2023 – A delegation of French businessmen has visited the Port of Valencia, an event organized by the...