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.
Spanish seaports – January 2022 – ranked by total TEU handled
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – In January 2023, state-owned Spanish seaports handled 1.26 million containers (TEU), down -13.2% from...
Spanish seaports see reduced cargo traffic January 2023
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – Spanish seaports have reported reduced cargo traffic January 2023. Last month total cargo was 44.27...
Dragados starts repair work at Port of Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) February 27, 2023 – Dragados has started repair work at the Port of Algeciras of three pontoons of the maritime station...
Port of Barcelona is hub for supplying the Balearic Islands
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 27, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona is a key hub for supplying cargo to the Balearic Islands. In 2022, traffic...
Port of Barcelona to issue tender for new Ro-Ro platform
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 23, 2023 – The Board of Directors of the Port of Barcelona has agreed today to issue a tender for the remodelling...
Port of Valencia workers receive reachstacker training in Germany
València, Spain (PortSEurope) February 23, 2023 – A delegation from the Port of València has visited the Hyster-Yale Group facilities in Weeze,...
Port of Barcelona takes step towards dock electrification
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 23, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona will launch a tender to build an electrical substation that will become the main...
Port of Valencia sees cargo down 15.9% in January
València, Spain (PortSEurope) February 22, 2023 – In January 2023, the Port of València handled 5,715,093 tonnes of cargo, down -15.95% compared to the...
Port of Malaga to proceed with a new sports nautical marina of San Andrés
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) February 21, 2023 – The Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Malaga has granted the administrative concession of...
Port of Bilbao presents FENIX Project in Brussels
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) February 21, 2023 – The FENIX Project – A European Federated Network of Information exchange in Future Logistics – has...
Port of Tarragona to acquire two drone systems
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 21, 2023 – The Port of Tarragona has plans to acquire two unmanned drone aircraft systems to support security...
Port of Seville approves a green hydrogen production plant
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2023 – Seville Port Authority (APS) has approved the granting of an administrative concession for 30 years to...
Port of Pasaia reports cargo traffic of 3.3 million tons last year, -6%
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 16, 2023 – The Port of Pasaia reported cargo traffic of 3.3 million tons last year, a decrease of -6% compared to...
W.E.C. Lines will start a new North Spain Canary Islands service
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 16, 2023 – W.E.C. Lines will start a new North Spain Canary Islands connection, linking with the UK & Portugal...
Valenciaport advises in the construction of caisson docks, Port of Rotterdam
València, Spain (Ports Europe) February 15, 2023 – A delegation of technicians from the Port of Rotterdam has visited the Port of Valencia (PAV) to...
Port Authority of A Coruña looks to start renewable energy hub
Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) February 15, 2023 – The Port Authority of A Coruña has approved the proposal for the development of the southern area of...
Port of Barcelona increases cargo by over +6% in 2022
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 14, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona exceeded 70.9 million tonnes of total traffic during 2022, growth of +6.9%, a...
MSC Cruises will increase its presence in Spanish ports by 23% this summer
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 14, 2023 – MSC Cruises, the third largest cruise company in the world by number of passengers, will make more than...
Volvo, Grupo Torres start using electric truck in Port of València
València, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2023 – Auto manufacturer Volvo has supplied an FH Electrix vehicle to Grupo Torres for use in the Port of...
Boluda Maritime Terminals consolidates its position in Canary Islands
Boluda Maritime Terminals (BMT) is the leading group in Spain in terms of the number of container terminals and already has 8 facilities of this type –...