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.
APM Terminals Spanish Gateways receives SGS certification
València, Spain (Ports Europe) March 7, 2022 – The international auditor SGS has certified the management system of APM Terminals Spanish Gateways as...
Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) falls by 0.19% in February after 18 consecutive months of growth
València, March 1, 2022 – Change of trend in the indicators that measure the evolution of container transport costs. Valencia Containerised Freight...
Argentine capital holding company invests in Port of Cádiz
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) March 4, 2022 – PTP Group, an Argentine capital holding company, will invest €16.5 million ($18.17 million) in the...
Bergé Terminal Port Nou to relocate within Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona has approved the transfer of Terminal Port Nou, operated by Bergé, from the...
Repsol and Navantia collaborate to decarbonize maritime transport
Repsol and Navantia have signed a collaboration agreement to jointly develop innovative solutions to decarbonize maritime transport. In this way, both...
Madrid government assesses status of Spanish companies in Ukraine
José Manuel Albares and Reyes Maroto analyse situation with Spanish companies operating in the impact zone of the war March 1, 2022 The Minister for Foreign...
La Méridionale links Port of Alicante with Marseille and Tangier
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2022 – The French shipping company La Méridionale has started a new Ro-Ro service travelling from Tangier to...
Port of Barcelona updates the rates for the port pilotage service
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona is to update of the tariff tables applicable to the pilotage port service. There is...
Ambassador of the Czech Republic visits the Port of Valencia
València, March 1, 2022 – The ambassador of the Czech Republic in Spain, Ivan Jančárek, has led the visit of a delegation from the Czech country to...
PERS certification for the port of Sevilla
Sevilla, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2022 – The Port of Sevilla was certified through the EcoPorts’ environmental management standard...
CCOO PV and Valenciaport value the railway investments in the Port of Sagunto for the economic development of Camp de Morvedre
València, February 28, 2022 – The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) and Comisiones Obreras del País Valencià (CCOO-PV), have valued the work that is...
Alphaliner ratifies Valenciaport as the first European port in the Mediterranean
València, February 27, 2022 – Valenciaport strengthens its strategic position as the fourth port in Europe and the 27th in the world according to data...
Port of Barcelona and Grimaldi Group sign an agreement to connect ships to the electricity grid
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 28, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona and Italy’s Grimaldi Group have signed an agreement today in Rome to...
Port of Vigo maintains maintaining its leadership in fishing and car traffic in January 2022
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 28, 2022 – The Port of Vigo has started 2022 in the same way it closed 2021: maintaining its leadership of state...
Port of Tarragona recorded total cargo of 2.99 million tons in January 2022, up +19.8%
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 25, 2022 – The Port of Tarragona recorded total cargo of 2.99 million tons in January 2022, up +19.8% on the...
Port of Huelva invests €5.3 million in Tharsis dock
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) February 25, 2022 – The Port of Huelva has started works to guarantee the stability and structural safety of the loading...
Port of Algeciras receives fourth PERS certification
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 24, 2022 – The southern Spanish port of Algeciras has received its fourth PERS certificate since it joined the...
Natural gas imports at the port of Sagunto grows by 150% in January 2022
València, February 24, 2022 – The international gas crisis has reinforced the role of the Port of Sagunto as a strategic reserve site for natural gas in...
Port of Barcelona to increase mooring fees
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 24, 2022 – The Board of Directors of the Port of Barcelona has approved a 5.5% increase in the maximum tariffs...
Port of Barcelona authorises a capital increase in Port Med Barcelona (PMB) SA
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 24, 2022 – The Board of Directors of the Port of Barcelona has authorised a capital increase in Port Med...