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 Barcelona prepares to resume cruise ship activity
The Port of Barcelona will intensify work with cruise companies in the coming days to resume activity in the coming weeks, once Procicat has approved the...
Port of Malaga will develop specific initiatives to meet the sustainable goals of the 2030 agenda
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) May 18, 2021 – Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga (APM – Port Authority of Málaga) will develop specific initiatives for...
Port of Cartagena and Hamilton y Compañía sign agreement
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) May 18, 2021 – Cartagena Port Authority and the logistics operator Hamilton y Compañía have today signed a commercial...
Port Authority of Castellón publishes rail tender
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) May 18, 2021 – The Port Authority of Castellón has published tender details for a project to develop the railway...
Green and digital transformation will focus the debate at the annual conference of European ports
València, May 18, 2021 After a year 2020 complicated by the impact of the health crisis generated by COVID-19 and its effect on the world economy, Europe...
Port of Barcelona consolidates its growth and exceeds pre-pandemic figures
The Port of Barcelona continues to show clear signs of commercial recovery, with many traffic categories between January and April of this year reaching...
Port of València moves 479,171 containers in April and sets new records
València, May 16, 2021 Data on goods movements and container traffic from Valenciaport for April show that the port facilities managed by the Port Authority...
Baleària presents the fast ferry Eleanor Roosevelt, a symbol of eco-efficiency and innovation
Baleària’s pioneering fast ferry Eleanor Roosevelt was officially unveiled this week in the ports of Palma, Ibiza and Dénia, where this sustainable and...
The port community renews its self-environmental requirements of the ECOPORT II project
Valencia, May 12, 2021 Valenciaport has a clear objective: 2030 zero emissions. It is the commitment made by the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), a plan...
Manuel Guerra highlights that “The Special Plan for the South Zone of the Port of Valencia will enhance the social life of Nazaret”
València, May 12, 2021.- The deputy deputy director of Valenciaport, Manuel Guerra, presented the city-port integration model at the conference organized...
Valenciaport exceeds one million export containers for the first time in a year
València, May 11, 2021.- For the first time in the history of the Port of València, containers destined for export (cargo) have exceeded the figure of...
Algeciras ranks top European port in Container Port Performance Index
Algeciras is the first in Europe and is the only non-Asian port that is in the TOP 10 of this ranking led by the Japanese port of Yokohama, followed by King...
BEST consolidates its position as a mega terminal with two new cranes at the Port of Barcelona
On 7 May, Hutchison Ports BEST took delivery of two new super post panamax gantry cranes, which join the eleven already in operation, together with two new...
Strategy of the Port of Huelva to get closer to the city focuses the interest of RETE
The Association for Collaboration between Ports and Cities (Asociación para la Colaboración entre Puertos y Ciudades) organizes a conference on May 11 to...
Valenciaport presents its ecological and sustainable infrastructure model to the European Commission
The head of Strategic Planning and Innovation of the PAV, Juan Manuel Díez Orejas, has participated in the Conference on Public Procurement organized by the...
Honduras interested in the decarbonization policy of Valenciaport
The Honduran ambassador to Spain, María Dolores Agüero, has visited the facilities of the Port of València to learn first-hand about the operations and...
Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) exceeds 2,000 points with a growth in April of 17.39%
València, May 7, 2021 – The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) continues its upward trend, reaching 2,314.89 points in April, an increase of...
Sunrise signs cruise agreement with Andulasian ports association
The Public Ports Agency of Andalusia (APPA) has signed an agreement to join Suncruise Andalusia as a partner, with the aim of collaborating in the promotion of...
Vilagarcía Port Authority launches strategy aimed at attracting small and medium-sized cruise ships
The Vilagarcía Port Authority has launched a strategy aimed at attracting small and medium-sized cruise ships, which can make a stopover in Vilagarcía and...
Port of Tarragona attends the Transport Logistic of Munich
Technicians from the commercial management of the Port of Tarragona have participated online in the “Transport Logistic” fair that is usually held...