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.
Global Ports Holding publishes cruise port passenger numbers for 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 19, 2022 – Global Ports Holding has published 2021 passenger numbers for the cruise ports of Ege (Turkey),...
European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis has awarded bronze label to the Euskadi Mobility and Logistics Cluster
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2022 – The European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis (ESCA) has awarded the European Cluster Management...
Port of Santander ended 2021 with total cargo traffic of 6.73 million tons, compared to the 6.63 million tons
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2022 – The Port of Santander ended 2021 with total cargo traffic of 6.73 million tons, compared to the 6.63...
HIG Capital buys a logistics facility in the Basque country
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 18, 2022 – U.S. investment fund HIG Capital lands has purchased of just over 100,000 m² in Júndiz (Álava), the...
Cádiz’ Jerez de la Frontera Railway Logistics Terminal multiplies its activity by six during 2021
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) January 17, 2022 – The Jerez de la Frontera Railway Logistics Terminal has multiplied its activity by six during 2021...
Port of Cádiz reaches 5 million tons of goods for the first time since 2008
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) January 17, 2022 – The Port of the Bay of Cádiz closed 2021 with 4.94 million tons of general total traffic, growth of 11%...
Port of Castellón reports 14.5% rise in 2021 cargo traffic
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) January 17, 2022 – The port of Castellón ended 2021 handling 21.2 million tons of cargo, thus beating its record and...
Valenciaport to start of a pilot project for the generation of electricity from the waves
The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) and the Valencia City Council have signed an agreement for the installation of a device for the generation of electrical...
Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) stabilises its growth with an increase of 4.14% in December
València, January 14, 2022 – The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI), the indicator that measures the trend and evolution of container transport...
The President of Puertos del Estado visits the Port of Valencia and meets with the Port Community
The president of Puertos del Estado, Álvaro Rodríguez Dapena, visited the Port of Valencia today and met with the directors of the Port Authority of Valencia...
Maersk launches new reefer train service between Algeciras and Marin ports
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) January 14, 2022 – A.P. Moller- Maersk (Maersk) has announced a new rail service for reefer cargo between its Andalucía...
Combi Terminal Catalonia seeks to expand Port of Tarragona concession
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 14, 2022 – Combi Terminal Catalonia (CTC) has asked the Port of Tarragona for a concession of 129,882 m² in the...
Port of Huelva ends 2021 with cargo traffic of over 30.5 million tons, +2.5%
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) January 13, 2022 – The Port of Huelva has ended 2021 with a total volume of port traffic of over 30.5 million tons, an...
President of Puertos del Estado has visited the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 4, 2022 – The President of state agency Puertos del Estado, Álvaro Rodríguez Dapena, visited the Port of...
President of Puertos del Estado, Álvaro Rodríguez Dapena visits the Port of Valencia
València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 13, 2022 – The president of state agency Puertos del Estado, Álvaro Rodríguez Dapena, has visited the Port of...
Port of Cartagena seeks leading role as LNG supplier to ships
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) January 13, 2022 – The Brittany Ferries ship “Salamanca” has just called at the Port of Cartagena where it took...
Port of Seville tender to be issued for new rail connection
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) January 12, 2022 – Adif, the state-owned rail infrastructure manager, is to issue a tender for the construction project...
Port of Barcelona to tender the pilot project for electricity supply at the Hutchinson Ports BEST terminal
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona is to tender the pilot project for the electricity supply of the container ships...
Noatum Terminals acquires new crane for Port of Castellón facility
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2022 – Noatum Terminal Castellón has completed the acquisition of a Liebherr automobile crane for its port...
Consul General of Panama visits Port of València
València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2022 – The Consul General of the Republic of Panama in Valencia, Arline González, has visited the Port of...