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.
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...
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...