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 Port of Bilbao Authority and UniportBilbao are participating in the Breakbulk Europe Connect 21
The Port of Bilbao Authority and UniportBilbao are participating in the Breakbulk Europe Connect 21, to promote the Port of Bilboa and maintain contact with...
Port Authority of Almeria see January-April cargo traffic up 37%
Between January and April of this year, the Port Authority of Almeria and Carboneras handled almost 2 million tonnes of goods, up 37.7% on the same period in...
Port of Algeciras sees April total cargo down over -5%.
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) May 25, 2021 – In April 2021, container traffic handled by the port of Algeciras was 5.09 million tons, a decrease of...
World Bank and IHS Markit launches new global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI)
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) May 25, 2021 – World Bank and IHS Markit have launched new global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), an index...
EU support for the Port Authority of Valencia north enlargement
València, May 24th, 2021.- The European Union has supported the works inside the northern extension of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) where the new...
Kalmar has signed an agreement to supply Servicios Portuarios Puerto De Algeciras with tractors
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed an agreement to supply Servicios Portuarios Puerto De Algeciras, S.A (SPPA) with five units of the Kalmar T2i terminal...
Port of Barcelona tenders works to improve the energy efficiency of the PIF (border inspection post)
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 24, 2021 – The Port of Barcelona has put out to tender the works to improve the energy efficiency of the PIF Area...
H2PORTS project analyzes the use of hydrogen as a marine fuel
This afternoon the 2nd meeting of the stakeholder group of the H2PORTS hydrogen project was held in virtual format with 70 participants – May 19, 2021...
Port of Barcelona and AllRead use artificial intelligence to identify containers and wagons
The Port of Barcelona and the startup AllRead use artificial intelligence to identify containers and wagons – May 21, 2021 AllRead Machine Learning...
Port of Las Palmas and OPCSA extend the concession until 2051
Strategic agreement at the port: Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (APLP – Port Authority of Las Palmas) and OPCSA extend the concession until 2051 and...
Port of Huelva will invest €11 million in extending the Huelva-Seville railway line
Francisco Toledo and Pilar Miranda, presidents of Puertos del Estado and the Huelva Port Authority, respectively, have signed the addendum and extension to the...
Port of Tarragona presents the Lilla tunnel project
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 21, 2021 – Josep Maria Cruset, President of the Port of Tarragona has presented the project, “The impacts of...
Port of Tarragona closed April with traffic 2.2% higher
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 21, 2021 – The Port of Tarragona closed the month of April with 2.42 million tonnes moved, 2.2% higher than the same...
Decarbonisation and the fight against climate change, milestones and priorities for Valenciaport
Decarbonisation and the fight against climate change, milestones and priorities in the Valenciaport strategy – May 20, 2021 The supply of electricity to...
Spanish ports ready to resume cruise traffic with full safety guarantees
Spain’s public port system, made up of 46 ports managed by 28 Port Authorities and coordinated by Puertos del Estado, is represented at the International...
PortCastelló grows 3.8% in the first four months of the year
The port of Castellón moved a total of 6,448,720 tons of goods in the first four months of the year, which is 3.8% more than the same period of the previous...
Port Authority of Seville and the container terminal sign an environment agreement
The president of the Seville Port Authority (APS), Rafael Carmona, and the director of Terminal Marítima del Guadalquivir (TMG), José Antonio Gascó, have...
Consortium to pay €30 million in compensation to the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 20, 2021 – The Barcelona Provincial Court has ruled on irregularities detected during the development of the works to...
Valenciaport installs third air quality and control cabin in the Port of Sagunto
València, May 19, 2021 The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has installed in the Port of Sagunto what is now its third cabin for environmental control and...
Port of Tarragona joins hydrogen initiative
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 19, 2021 – The Port of Tarragona has joined a local hydrogen project – Vall de l’Hidrogen Verd de...