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.
Port of Almería continues with container terminal development
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2021 – Construcciones Nila is progressing with urbanization works of the Container Terminal and the Esplanade 2...
Grimaldi finalises Armas Trasmediterránea acquisition
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) July 20, 2021 – Grimaldi has completed the €375 million agreement to acquire assets of the Iberian shipping company...
Brittany Ferries’ Cap Finistère returns to service on the Portsmouth to Bilbao route
Portsmouth, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) July 19, 2021 – Brittany Ferries’ ro-pax ferry Cap Finistère has resumed service on the Portsmouth to Bilbao...
Valenciaport’s activity in June grew over 11% in total traffic and container movement compared to 2019
The worst of the crisis is over and the pace of navigation of Valenciaport’s activity shows a very positive trend compared to 2019, a year without a...
Port Authority of Valencia values the agreement between carriers and APM Terminals Valencia
The Valencia Port Authority (APV) has positively valued the agreement between the port transport sector and APM Terminals Valencia, a satisfactory measure for...
Yilport adds crane capacity to Huelva port facility
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) July 16, 2021 – Three STS (Ship-to-Shore Super Post Panamax) cranes are to be added to the Muelle Sur container terminal,...
Intertransportes Saavedra joins Uniport Bilbao
Intertransportes Saavedra, part of the Saavedra Group, is a new member of Uniport Bilbao – July 15, 2021 Intertransportes Saavedra specialises in the...
Port of Bilbao: Good prospects despite Covid
Although the shadow of Covid is still looming over us, 2021 is looking like it is going to be a good year regarding the number and size of announced...
COSCO SHIPPING Lines reaffirms its commitment to Valenciaport
The managing director of COSCO SHIPPING Lines Spain, Wan Kun, has visited the facilities of the Valencia port complex where he held a meeting with the...
Marella Cruises chooses Malaga as its base port in autumn 2021
The British shipping company Marella Cruises chooses Malaga as the base port to start two new itineraries next October. The company plans to make 4...
Noatum Terminal Málaga and Servimad Global will reduce emissions from solid bulks
The upward trend in solid bulk traffic in the Port of Malaga entails a commitment from the operators belonging to the Port Community, who have opted...
PortCastelló closes the first half of the year with growth of 12%
The port of Castellón grew 12% in the first half of the year compared to the same period of the previous year. Specifically, it accounts for 9,990,190 tons...
Bilbao Portlab organizes a conference on article 64 bis of the regional corporate tax regulation
Bilbao Portlab has held a conference on article 64 Bis of the Regional Corporate Tax Regulation for companies in the port community, in which representatives...
Port of Motril see cargo traffic up 15% in first semester
Freight traffic in the Port of Motril has grown by 15.8% during the first half of the year, according to the balance presented by its president, José García...
COSCO Shipping representatives visit the port of Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) July 13, 2021 – Management representatives of COSCO Shipping Lines Spain and its agent VASCO have visited the Bilbao Port...
Port of Tarragona invests to increase electrical efficiency and reduce consumption and C02 emissions
The Port of Tarragona, within its detailed sustainability policy in the Sustainability Plan – Agenda 2030 will invest to increase the efficiency of...
Port of Ferrol sees first half cargo traffic recovery in 2021
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) July 13, 2021 – The Ferrol-San Cibrao Port Authority has closed the first semester of 2021 with transit of raw materials,...
Valencia port challenged by traffic congestion
València, Spain (Ports Europe) July 12, 2021 – Fvet, UGT and Comisiones Obreras have contacted Autoridad Portuaria de València (APV –...
Carriers maintain strikes after negotiating with APM Terminals Castellón
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) July 9, 2021 – Following the collapse of talks between the Association of Port Transporters of Castellón (Astraport)...
Connectivity, services and innovation: the Port of Barcelona, Mediterranean hub for the Black Sea countries
The Port of Barcelona is present at the Black Sea Ports and Shipping 2021, the leading trade fair for the port, logistics and maritime sector in the Black Sea,...