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.
The Green Port project will make Port of Coruña as the first carbon neutral port in Spain
Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) December 13, 2021 – The projects that are underway in the A Coruña Green Port” will make the Outer Harbour the first...
Port Authority of Almería forecasts 2021 total traffic will exceed 2019
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) December 13, 2021 – The president of the Almería Port Authority, Jesús Caicedo, has reported the forecast of the traffic...
Valenciaport recognizes the work of the port community for decarbonization
The green ship of the Grimaldi Eco Valencia company, which makes the route between Livorno and València, has been chosen ship of the year at the Ferry...
Spain approves the roadmap for offshore wind and marine energy
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 13, 2021 – Spain’s Council of Ministers, at the proposal of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the...
Puertos del Estado approves three projects in Castellón for the Ports 4.0 program
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) December 10, 2021 – State agency Puertos del Estado has approved three projects in Castellón out of a total of 19...
Valenciaport: “We want to be a leading port in decarbonization”
The president of the Valencia Port Authority (APV), Aurelio Martínez, has pointed out that “Valenciaport wants to be a leading port in decarbonisation and...
HIG Capital moves towards acquisition of Noatum
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 9, 2021 – The US fund HIG Capital, via its infrastructure investment vehicle, is favourite to acquire Noatum from...
Lidl finalizes the rental of the old Decathlon logistics hub in the ZAL, Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 8, 2021 – The German international discount retailer chain Lidl is finalizing the rental of a logistics...
A joint venture between BAC Engineering Consultancy Group, GPO Ingeniería y Architecture and Meta Engineering will provide technical assistance for the Port of Barcelona
The Board of Directors of the Port of Barcelona has approved the award of the contract to a consortium of formed by BAC Engineering Consultancy Group S.L.; GPO...
Port of Barcelona validates its Innovation Plan
The Innovation Plan is the document that establishes the Port’s own innovation model to respond to the current and future needs of the Barcelona Port...
Puerto de Sevilla, University and GoHub track innovative solutions for the smart and sustainable ports of the future
The three entities join forces to launch the first challenges of their new Technological Entrepreneurship Program in terms of sustainability and predictive...
Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) reaches 3,902.15 points, with a growth of 4.23% in November
The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI), the indicator that measures the trend and evolution of container transport costs by sea from the Port of...
Port of Bilbao provides land for further expansion
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) December 2, 2021 – The Port of Bilbao has prepared a space of 203,000 m² available for private logistics and industrial...
Valenciaport’s commitment to hydrogen, reference for the European Commission
València, December 2, 2021 – The use of hydrogen in the Port of Valencia to reduce the environmental impact of machinery operations in a terminal that...
Valenciaport to tender drafting of the urbanization projects of the Port of València
Valenciaport is putting out to tender the drafting of the urbanization project for areas 2 and 5 of the Special Plan for southern area 1 of the Port of...
Port of Huelva advances digital transformation
The Port of Huelva continues to advance in a pioneering way in the Spanish port system in digital transformation with the implementation of different...
Mid Atlantic Bulk Terminal plans new terminal in the Port of Arinaga
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) November 29, 2021 – The Port Authority of Las Palmas has awarded a 20-year concession to Mid Atlantic...
The improvement of the Valencia-Teruel-Zaragoza railway line will attract more traffic from the north of Spain to Valenciaport
The works to improve the Zaragoza-Teruel-Sagunto-Valencia railway line are progressing at a good pace, a strategic infrastructure to link the Cantabrian...
Agreement reached to end Port of Algeciras labour strike
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 29, 2021 – Following negotiations lasting over 20 hours, agreement has been reached to end the week-long strike...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – October 2021
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 26, 2021 – In the month of October 2021, Spain’s state-owned ports handled 47.26 million tons of cargo, compared...