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.
Cementos Alfa to expand facilities in the Port Santander
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) March 30, 2023 – Cementos Alfa plans to expand its facilities in the Port of Santander with new infrastructures in the...
Algeciras Bay Port Authority joins Andalusian Green Hydrogen Alliance
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) March 30, 2023 – The Algeciras Bay Port Authority (APBA) has joined the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Alliance, which in the...
Japanese ambassador visits Las Palmas – tuna on the menu
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) March 30, 2023 – The president of the Las Palmas Port Authority (APLP), Luis Ibarra, has welcomed a...
Port of Algeciras takes steps towards dock electrification
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) March 30, 2023 – The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras is taking two initiatives to develop dock side electrification...
Boluda finalizes the opening of its container terminal in the port of Santander
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) March 30, 2023 – Boluda Maritime Terminals and DIF are planning the start of their new container terminal in the port of...
LNG cruise calls increase in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) March 30, 2023 – This year, 20% of the cruise calls that will take place in Barcelona port will be cruise ships that can...
Spain predicts full recovery of cruise traffic in 2022
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) March 29, 2023 – Spanish ports are predicting a full recovery of cruise ship and cruise passenger traffic to reach...
Port Authority of Seville issues dredging tender
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) March 29, 2023 – The Port Authority of Seville (APS) has issued a tender for over €3.6 million euros (VAT included) for...
Spain: Slight drop in short sea shipping in 2022
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) March 27, 2023 – The weakness in foreign traffic means that the volumes of short sea shipping have fallen slightly in 2022,...
Port of Seville and Endesa to develop sustainability project
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) March 27, 2023 – Seville Port Authority and Endesa have signed an agreement for the design and planning of a project for...
EUROBAT: “If there are no connections by sea, no battery factories will be built”
Valencia, March 24, 2023 – “The Port of Valencia is very important. Today we have visited it. It is the fourth port in Europe in container...
Green corridors discussed between Spanish and UK ports
A Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) March 24, 2023 – The possibility of “Green Corridors” between Spanish and UK ports was discussed at a seminar...
Spanish ports: Total cargo handled, February 2023
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) March 24, 2023 – Spanish state-owned ports handled 42.49 million tons of cargo in February 2023, down -3.3% compared to the...
Spanish ports handled 42.49 mln cargo tons in Feb 2023, -3.3%
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) March 24, 2023 – Spanish state-owned ports handled 42.49 million tons of cargo in February 2023, down -3.3% compared to the...
Honduran ambassador visits the Port of València
València, Spain (PortSEurope) March 22, 2023 – The Honduran ambassador to Spain, Marlon Antonio Brevé, has visited Autoridad Portuaria de València...
Port of Barcelona doubles car handling at year start
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) March 20, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona has doubled car handling in January and February 2023. In January and February new...
Port of València is leading Spanish port for auto traffic
València, Spain (PortSEurope) March 20, 2023 – In 2022, the Port of València handled a total of 599,657 units of new unregistered vehicles, 110,992...
Valenciaport launches a Climate Change Observatory
Valencia, March 20, 2023.- The Port Authority of Valencia (APV), the Valenciaport Foundation and Puertos del Estado organized a meeting with members of...
Port of Tarragona issues tender for 2nd phase of the Intermodal PortTarragona Terminal
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) March 17, 2023 – The Port of Tarragona has published the tender for the second phase of the works for the Intermodal...
Iberdrola, Haizea will invest €150 million in the port of Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) March 16, 2023 – Energy company Iberdrola and the Haizea Wind Group have signed a contract worth more than €200 million...