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.
Trafigura acquires 50% of Meroil Tank in Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 21, 2024 – Singapore-based Trafigura, a global commodities trader, has acquired 50% of Meroil Tank SL in the Port...
Port of Alicante installs the first G-One megabattery
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) October 21, 2024 – The president of the Port Authority of Alicante, Luis Rodríguez, has inaugurated its first G-One, a...
Port of Bilbao awards technical cold ironing contract
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) October 21, 2024 – As part of its Energy Transition Plan, the Bilbao Port Authority has launched the BilbOPS initiative,...
Port of Cadiz approves concession for fish farm
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) October 17, 2024 – The board of directors has granted a 50-year concession for a period of 50 years to Andalucía...
Port of Gijon plans cold ironing for container ships
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) October 16, 2024 – EALINGWorks Gijonport, presented by the Port Authority of Gijón, has received a grant of 2,610,000 euros...
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...