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 Authority of Vilagarcía reports improved Jan-Apr cargo traffic
The Vilagarcía Port Authority continues to record excellent figures in freight traffic this year. The provisional statistics at the end of April show as the...
Port of Santander receives first electric cars from Lynk & Co
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) June 2, 2021 – The Port of Santander receives its first units from the global mobility brand Lynk & Co, a...
Port Authority of the Bay of Cádiz meets with the Free Zones of Bogotá, Colombia
The Port Authority of the Bay of Cádiz (APBC) has organized, in collaboration with the Confederation of Entrepreneurs of the Province of Cádiz and the Free...
WEC Lines adds capacity to Bilbao-UK route
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) June 2, 2021 – WEC Lines is to use a larger ship in its weekly direct container service that began in January between with...
Port of Motril reduces occupancy rate at terminals operated by Armas and FRS shipping companies
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) June 2, 2021 – Motril Port Authority has agreed to reduce the occupancy rate by 60% at the terminals operated by the Armas...
Port of Barcelona awards MSC the concession to build and operate a cruise terminal
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 1, 2021 – The Port of Barcelona has approved granting MSC Cruises Barcelona Terminal a concession to build and...
Valencia welcomes cruises again
València, May 31, 2021 – On June 27, the ship Mein Schiff 2 of the TUI Cruises company will make a stopover at the Port of València. It will be the...
Reopening of ports for cruises in spain is an opportunity for Madeira
International cruise ships can dock in Spanish ports from June 7, the Spanish government announced Saturday, lifting restrictions imposed at the start of the...
PORTIC Barcelona launches the new version of PORTIC Manifiesta for shipping companies and shipping agents
PORTIC Barcelona, the Port Community System (PCS) of the Port Community of Barcelona, has launched the new version of PORTIC Manifiesta. This application...
València will bring together European ports in 2022 at the ESPO REGATTA conference
València, May 28, 2021 – Valencia will hold in 2022 the annual conference of the European Organization of Maritime Ports (ESPO). This was announced by...
Andalusia to invest €1.8 million in the dredging of the Port of Isla Cristina
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) May 30, 2021 – Ports of Andalusia will invest €1.8 million in the dredging of the Port of Isla Cristina channel in order...
Valenciaport installs a pioneering system of walkable solar panels
Solar panels has installed at ground level, walkable by pedestrians and vehicles, an adaptable pavement to be placed on any plot of land, connected with...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – April 2021
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 26, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in April 2021 of 45.45...
Spanish ports recover and grow 8.7% during the month of April
The 46 state-owned ports in Spain closed the month of April with a movement of 45,458,749 tons, an increase of 8.7% compared to April 2020 – May 26,...
Decarbonisation and digitization, a common strategy of European ports to promote economic transformation
València, May 25, 2021.- Decarbonisation, digitization, use of alternative energies, intermodality and engines of innovation are some of the common...
AIDA Cruises chooses Malaga as the port of call in its national itinerary
Aida Cruises has announced the start of a new national itinerary departing from Palma de Mallorca, in which it has chosen Malaga as its port of call for the...
Port of Cartagena welcomes cruise ships in July
The Port of Cartagena has closed eight new calls as of July through the AIDA shipping company – May 25, 2021 President of the APC, Yolanda Muñoz, said...
PortCastelló is tendering the works of the railway bridge and its connection with the north dock
The specifications for the contracting of the works of the railway bridge and its railway connection with the north dock of the port of Castellón have been...
Total general traffic in the Port of Cadiz Bay increased by 6.37 percent in the first four months of 2021
Total general traffic in the Port of Cadiz Bay increased by 6.37 percent in the first four months of 2021 compared to the same period of the previous year,...
Port Authority of the Bay of Cádiz plans to start the integration of the Ciudad dock in 2022
The Bay of Cádiz Port Authority plans to start the integration project of the Ciudad dock (Cádiz commercial dock) in 2022, for which it has two million euros...