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.
Almería Port Authority sees cargo up nearly 50% in Q2 2021
Between last January and June, from the ports managed by the Almería Port Authority (Carboneras and Almería), 2.1 million tons of merchandise were exported,...
Port Authority of Ferrol-San Cibrao sees 2020 fall in profit
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) August 4, 2021 – The Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Ferrol-San Cibrao has approved the accounts for the year...
Update on trucker`s stoppage at port of Castellón
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) August 4, 2021 – APM Terminals Castellon has contacted its customers to update them on the stoppage of truckers at the...
HMM Algeciras, megaship, visits port of Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 4, 2021 – The largest container ship in the world, HMM ALGECIRAS made its first call at the port that gives it...
Port of Vigo reports improved first half cargo rise
Despite the uncertainty that the global health crisis continues to generate as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and other temporary problems such as the...
Valenciaport shows real time air quality
As of today, the information offered by the two air quality measurement booths located in the Port of València can be consulted in real time and from the...
No solution in sight for APM Terminals – PortCastelló dispute
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) July 30, 2021 – The conflict between the association of transporters Astraport and APM Terminal’s facility in...
Companies from Riba-roja and Valenciaport are committed to prioritizing rail transport over the road
València July 28, 2021.- The Polígonos Riba-roja A-3 (Rib A3) Business Association has held this Tuesday the first session of its networking meal...
Valenciaport and Gandia City Council prepare an agreement for port-city issues
València, July 28, 2021.- The president of the Valencia Port Authority (APV), Aurelio Martínez and the new mayor of Gandia, José Manuel Prieto, met...
Valencia Port Authority to tender ideas competition to boost the Port of Gandía
The Port of Gandía continues to take firm steps so that its neighbors can enjoy an open, close and integrated area in the city. An area to publicize its...
Puertos del Estado will invest €961.4 million in 2022
The president of Puertos del Estado, Francisco Toledo, has concluded the round of meetings with the representatives of the 28 Port Authorities in order to set...
Martínez: “The growth of exports demonstrates the capacity of the service provided by Valencia Port to its hinterland”
The president of the Valencia Port Authority has highlighted the dynamism of the companies that has led to “the 14.78% increase in export containers in...
Port of Malaga see first half cargo traffic up 31%
The growth trend in the merchandise activity of the Port of Malaga registered at the beginning of the year continues in the accumulated from January to June...
Port of Bilbao reports positive cargo traffic for June
Traffic of the Port of Bilbao presented positive results in the month of June, with an increase of close to 15%, which means recovering practically 350,000...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – June 2021
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 26, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in June 2021 of 44.82...
265 million tons moved in the first half of the year by Spanish state ports
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 26, 2021 – Puertos del Estado (PdE) has reported that the 46 ports of general interest of the State moved 264,995,587...
Port of Algeciras seeks investment to resume previous cargo traffic levels in 2022
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2021 – State-owned Puertos del Estado and Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port...
APM Terminals and Astraport fail to end strike at Port of Castellón
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2021 – Talks to stop the transport strike in the Port of Castellón have stalled due to the lack of agreement...
Port of Algeciras sees total cargo traffic down -5.6% in June
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) July 22, 2021 – The Port of Algeciras has reported that in June 2021 total cargo was 8.54 million tons, down -5.62% on...
Puertos del Estado hires SATEC to help with digital transformation
State-owned Puertos del Estado has contracted Spanish technology company SATEC to complete its digital transformation, offering strategic, technological and...