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.
Valenciaport presents at the Fruit Logistic fair in Berlin
València, April 5, 2022 – The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has promoted leadership in connectivity in the Mediterranean and its commitment to cold...
Spanish ports’ traffic in fruit and vegetables remains stable in 2021
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) April 5, 2022 – Spain’s state-owned ports handled 12.11 million tons of fruits, vegetables and legumes in 2021, an...
Valencia Containerized Freight Index closed 2021 with historical highs
Valencia, April 4, 2022 – The Valencia Containerized Freight Index (VCFI) closed the 2021 financial year with an all-time high of 4,063 points, which...
Japanese ambassador to Spain visits the Port of Valencia
The Japanese ambassador to Spain, Hiramatsu Kenji, visited the facilities of the Port of Valencia this morning where he held a meeting with the president of...
Port of Barcelona’s humanitarian aid logistics hub has received more than 243 tonnes of material for the Ukrainian
The Port of Barcelona’s humanitarian aid logistics hub has received more than 243 tonnes of material for the Ukrainian people in three weeks –...
Port of Barcelona has awarded Ecoenergies an administrative concession for the construction and operation of a refrigeration network
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) March 31, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona has awarded Ecoenergies an administrative concession for the construction and...
Container terminals of the Port of Valencia resume their ordinary activity March 31
This announcement is part of the Contingency Plan prepared by the Guarantee Mark that was established last week to alleviate the effects generated by the storm...
Port of Algeciras hope for better relations with Morocco
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) March 31, 2022 – The president of the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA), Gerardo Landaluce, said...
Port of Algeciras meets with companies from Costa Rica
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) March 31, 2022 – A delegation from the Port of Algeciras, headed by president, Gerardo Landaluce, participated in a...
Port of Valencia to restart exports
València, Spain (PortSEurope) March 29, 2022 – The port of Valencia will open the traffic of goods for export this Wednesday or Thursday, once the...
In the first two months of 2022, the Port of Tarragona handled 5.47 million tons of cargo, up 10.7%
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) March 29, 2022 – In the first two months of 2022, the Port of Tarragona handled 5,477,277 tons of cargo, up 10.7% compared...
Port of Motril approves an administrative concession
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) March 28, 2022 – The Port of Motril has approved an administrative concession to the joint venture formed by Ventuceli...
Port Authority of Gijón has extended the current concession of the APM Terminals container terminal
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) March 28, 2022 – The Port Authority of Gijón has extended the current concession of the APM Terminals container terminal for...
Puertos del Estado issues “favourable report” for the new container terminal in the Port of Valencia
València, Spain (PortSEurope) March 28, 2022 – Puertos del Estado (OPPE), part the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (MITMA), has said it...
Spanish ports increase cargo handling in first two months of 2022
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) March 28, 2022 – Spanish ports increased cargo handling in first two months of 2022 to 90.66 million tons (mt), up 9.2% on...
Port of Valencia establishes contingency plan to help ease congestion
València, Spain (PortSEurope) March 28, 2022 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has established a contingency plan to help ease congestion at the...
Port of Tarragona to tender railway management operations
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) March 25, 2022 – The Port Authority of Tarragona (APT) has opened a tender for a technical assistance contract for the...
Port of Valencia cargo traffic up over 2% in January-February 2022
In the accumulated of the year, the Valenciaport docks have managed a total of 13,704,966 tons of merchandise, with an increase of 2.06% compared to...
Imports of natural gas at the Port of Sagunto triples in the first two months of 2022
Sagunto, Spain (PortSEurope) March 25, 2022 – In the first two months of 2022, the Port of Sagunto imported 601,662 tons of natural gas, compared to...
Las Palmas Port Authority to add crane capacity in 2023
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) March 25, 2022 – Las Palmas Port Authority and Operaciones Portuarias Canarias (Opcsa) have agreed to add...