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 Santa Cruz de Tenerife will have largest capacity floating dock in 2026
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) November 14, 2024 – The Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife will have the largest capacity...
Puertos del Estado publishes report on economic impact of ports
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 13, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published: “Study of the economic impact of ports of general interest on...
Port of Valencia reopens
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) November 13, 2024 – The port of Valencia has partially reopened to maritime traffic after being closed for nearly 10 hours...
Drug gang dismantled in Port of Malaga, 400 kg cocaine seized
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) November 13, 2024 – A joint operation of Customs Surveillance officers from the Tax Agency, the National Police and Civil...
Setram is granted further concession in Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 12, 2024 – Setram, a specialized automobile terminal, has been awarded a further concession in the Port of...
Port of Valencia maintains extended hours
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) November 12, 2024 – Valenciaport will maintain its extended opening hours brought forward to 0600 today, Tuesday 12...
Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) fell by -8.62% in October
News – Autoridad Portuaria de València – November 11, 2024 The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) for the month of October has...
Southern Mediterranean shore transhipment hubs
Paris, France (Ports Europe) November 12, 2024 – From Tanger Med to Damietta, transhipment hubs in the Mediterranean are developing rapidly on the...
Alleged ship with arms for Israel heads for Tanger Med
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) November 11, 2024 – A second ship, the Maersk Denver, which is suspected of carrying weapons from the US, has docked...
Container Terminal Automation conference 2025 in Valencia
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) November 9, 2024 – The 9th edition of the Container Terminal Automation conference (organised by Port Technology...
Port of Barcelona appoints Álex Garcia i Formatjé general manager
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 8, 2024 – The Board of Directors of the Port of Barcelona has approved the appointment of Álex Garcia i...
Port of Valencia works extra hours to support DANA
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) November 8, 2024 – This morning, the land operations at all container terminals in the Port of Valencia: MSC Terminal...
Spain refuses entry of ships to Algeciras because of arms concerns
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) November 7, 2024 – The Government has refused to allow two ships from the United States suspected of carrying arms for...
More details about 13-ton cocaine seizure in Algeciras
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 7, 2024 – Agencia Tributaria and the national police have released more details about the 13-ton cocaine seizure on...
José Alberto Carbonell set to be next president Port Authority of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 7, 2024 – According to local media, José Alberto Carbonell will be appointed as the new president of the Port...
Algeciras: Total TEU cargo – September 2024
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) November 6, 2024 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras has reported total TEU cargo handling in the port for...
Port of Valencia terminals open early
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) November 6, 2024 – The Port of Valencia opened its container terminals at 0600 today to speed up logistics operations....
Alicante boosts Ro-Pax lines to Algeria
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) November 6, 2024 – Spain’s Mediterranean Sea port of Alicante adds new lines with the Algerian ports of Oran and...
ESPO’24 award: Circular economy for dredging sediments
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 5, 2024 – The ESPO Award’24 is about “Port projects or strategies in the field of circular economy that benefit...
Port of Santander issues tender to expand tracks for container cranes
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) November 5, 2024 – The Port Authority of Santander has issued a public tender to extend the container crane tracks at the...