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.
Possible precursors for chemical weapons, nerve agents seized in Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 16, 2024 – Spanish police arrested four people suspected of organising a sanctions-busting network after customs...
Cadiz’s Port of Rota starts dredging work
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) October 15, 2024 – The Consejería de Fomento, Articulación del Territorio y Vivienda, through the Agencia Pública de...
Cadiz Port Authority receives a delegcadiz port ation of South American exporters
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) October 14, 2024 – Last week, the Port Authority of the Bay of Cádiz (APBC) welcomed a delegation of South American...
TMGA awarded concession in Port of Ferrol
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) October 14, 2024 – The Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Ferrol-San Cibrao has approved the granting of the first...
Port of Barcelona signs Hamburg Declaration to promote green maritime corridors
The Port of Barcelona has signed the Hamburg Declaration for the decarbonisation of global maritime transport – October 8, 2024 The document involves...
Jan de Nul signs contract with Port of Valencia
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 10, 2024 – Belgian Jan de Nul has signed a contract Autoridad Portuaria de València (APV – Valenciaport,...
President of Barcelona Port says he will resign
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 9, 2024 – The president of Autoritat Portuària de Barcelona (APB – Port Authority of Barcelona),...
Aldeport opens new terminal in Port of Seville
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) October 8, 2024 – A new terminal of the Port of Seville, located to the south of the site in the Dársena del Cuarto,...
Algeposa adds new electric crane to Pasaia port facility
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 8, 2024 – Logistics operator Algeposa has invested 4.5 million euros in a crane which will contribute both to...
Port of A Coruña welcomes cruise ship with methanol
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) October 8, 2024 – The Port of A Coruña has welcomed the new cruise ship Mein Schiff 7, owned by the German-based company...
Spanish ports promoted at Fruit Attraction Fair
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 8, 2024 – State agency Puertos del Estado has a stand at the current Fruit Attraction Fair in Madrid which runs...
Fundación Valenciaport supports AENEAS project
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 8, 2024 – A delegation from Fundación Valenciaport has attended a follow-up meeting of...
Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) grows by +6.59% in September
Valencia, October 4, 2024 – The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) for the month of September is growing again. This price index, which is...
4 tonnes of cocaine seized near Canary Islands
Puerto Naos, Spain (Ports Europe) October 6, 2024 – Some 4,000 kg of cocaine were seized by Spanish authorities from the Tanzania-flagged cargo ship Ras 240...
Barcelona introduces new tourist tax – cruises in the cross hairs
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 4, 2024 – Barcelona is one of the many Mediterranean port-cities where local citizens have forced local...
Carnival to solar panels on cruise terminals in Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 4, 2024 – Carnival Corporation will install solar panels on the two cruise terminals it manages at the Port of...
Port of Valencia promotes reefer offer at Conxemar
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2024 -The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) is attending the 25th International Frozen Seafood Fair Conxemar, one of...
Dutch Port of Moerdijk visits Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2024 – A delegation from the Dutch Port of Moerdijk has visited the Port of Bilbao. It was accompanied by the...
Port of Bilbao awards central pier construction contract
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2024 – The Port Authority of Bilbao has awarded a contract to build the second phase of the Central Pier of the...
European ports visit Barcelona to see new cold ironing progress
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2024 – Some members of the Power-to-Ship working group of the World Ports Climate Action Program (WPCAP) have...