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 Huelva signs protocol with Morocco
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) January 13, 2023 – The Port of Huelva has signed a protocol for the study and potential development of digitization...
2022 closes with a 13.1% drop in the cost of export freight from Valenciaport
The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) closes the year 2022 with a fall of -13.10% in December compared to November – January 13, 2023 This is...
Port of Algeciras to offer dock electrification from 2025
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) January 12, 2023 – The Algeciras Bay Port Authority (APBA) will accelerate the electrification process of the berths...
Pasaia Port approves award of a concession to Cámara
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) December 20, 2022 – Pasaia Port Authority has approved the award of a 30,000 m² plot for the 30-year operation of a...
Port of Barcelona attributes 40% of growth to digitisation
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 12, 2023 – The Port Community of Barcelona has said that the digitalisation – by freight forwarders,...
Port of Santander ends 2022 with the 4th best traffic result in its history
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2023 – The port of Santander ended 2022 with the fourth best traffic result in its history and a record...
Ferrol-San Cibrao Port Authority sees cargo up over +18% in 2022
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2023 – Ferrol-San Cibrao Port Authority saw cargo up over +18% in 2022 reaching 11.76 million tons, the...
Approval received for additional fuel storage in Port of Granadilla, Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2023 – The Ministry of Ecological Transition, Climate Change and Territorial...
Tarragona port publishes Contradic de Ponent environmental impact study
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2023 – The Infrastructure Master Plan of the Port of Tarragona, approved by the Governing Council of State...
Port of València joins EU ECCLIPSE project
València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2023 – The port facilities managed by the Port Authority of València (APV) are preparing for the...
Port of Barcelona sees Jan-Nov cargo growth of 7% in Jan-Nov
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2023 – Total freight traffic at the Port of Barcelona between January and November last year totalled 64.96...
Grupo Alonsa appeals against Port of València decision
València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2023 – Grupo Alonso has filed an appeal against the Port Authority of València which excluded its...
Progeco Bilbao signs for further concession in Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 6, 2023 – Progeco Bilbao has signed for a new 14,369 m² concession in quay A-2, which it had been using up to now...
Depósitos Portuarios increases liquid bulk capacity in Bilbao Port
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 6, 2023 – Depósitos Portuarios, S.A. (Deposa) has completed the construction of six new bulk liquid storage tanks...
Container traffic by train in the Port of Valencia grows by 10.24%
Container traffic by train in the Port of Valencia has grown by more than 10% in the first eleven months of the year – January 4, 2023 A symptom of the...
First hydrogen test for the refuelling station in Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 2, 2023 – In January, the first hydrogen loading tests will be carried out at the Port of Valencia’s Hydrogen...
Port of Tarragona sees congestion, prioritisation to grain
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 2, 2023 – The Port of Tarragona is experiencing congestion and will prioritize the unloading of wheat and...
Ports Europe: 10 most read articles in 2022
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) December 31, 2022 – Below are the 10 most read articles in 2022 in Ports Europe by our global customer base. Interest is...
In first nine months of 2022, Spain’s ports handled 15.82 mln containers
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 28, 2022 – In the first nine months of 2022, Spain’s seaports handled 15.82 million containers (TEU). This...
Port of Barcelona Intermodal Logistics Terminal receives approval
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 27, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona Intermodal Logistics Terminal has received initial approval from La Comisión de...