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Spain (EspaƱa) 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 ValĆØncia. 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.

MSC Terminal Valencia and CSP Iberian Terminal Valencia extend operational hours

Both terminals increase from April 13 the opening hours at 6:00 AM for the delivery of import and empty containers – March 29, 2021 The president of the...

Spanish general cargo port traffic recovers and reaches figures in February similar to 2020

Containerised general cargo experienced an increase of 3.5% compared to the first two months of the previous year – March 25, 2021 Francisco Toledo:...

Drones and ports: what will be the next innovation?

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2021 – PierNext has published a report entitled “Drones and ports: what will be the next...

Port of Barcelona begins to roll out its Dock Electrification Plan

The Port of Barcelona has begun to deploy its recently approved Dock Electrification Plan. This is one of the major projects promoted by the port...

Hamilton y CĆ­a and Hiperdino join forces to supply supplies to ships

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2021 – the companies Hamilton y CĆ­a andĀ HiperdinoĀ have jointl set upĀ H&H Stock &...

Puertos de Las Palmas Foundation concludes analysis on the digital maturity of port companies of the Canary Islands

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2021 – Puertos de Las Palmas Foundation (FundaciĆ³n Puertos de Las Palmas) has finished a...

Spanish ports of Š”astellĆ³n and Š”artagena renew PERS certifications

CastellĆ³n, Spain (Ports Europe) March 24, 2021 – Autoridad Portuaria de CastellĆ³nĀ and theĀ Autoridad Portuaria de CartagenaĀ have renewed their...

Port Tarragona grew 13% in February compared to the same period of the previous year

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 24, 2021 – The Port of Tarragona has reported total cargo traffic of 2.45 million tons, up 13% on the same month of...

Approval for Special Plan for the South Zone 1 of the Port of ValĆØncia

ValĆØncia, March 23, 2021 One more step for the city of ValĆØncia, and especially the Nazaret neighborhood, to have a new green area in the Desembocadura Park,...

PortCastellĆ³ will put out to tender this year the drafting of the construction project for an intermodal station

CastellĆ³n, Spain (Ports Europe) March 23, 2021 – The CastellĆ³n Port Authority will put out to tender this year the drafting of the construction project...

Traffic in the port of VilagarcĆ­a increased by 32% in February

VilagarcĆ­a, Spain (Ports Europe) March 23, 2021 – The port of VilagarcĆ­a has experienced a notable increase in its traffic in the month of February,...

Ekol decreases travel time between Spain and Turkey to 60 hours

Ekol renders a new service as part of its intermodal transportation through a Ro-Ro line between Izmir, Alsancak Port, and Spainā€™s Tarragona Port ā€“ which...

Port of the Bay of CƔdiz see increased cargo traffic in Jan-Feb

CĆ”diz, Spain (Ports Europe) March 22, 2021 – In the first two months of 2021 cargo traffic in Autoridad Portuaria de la BahĆ­a de CĆ”diz (APBC –...

Port of Santander has handled over 8 million cars

Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) March 22, 2021 – At an event in the Port of Santander, president of the Port Authority, Francisco MartĆ­n, said that the...

Port of Algeciras sees February total cargo traffic down 14.8%

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 22, 2021 – The Port Authority of Algeciras has published cargo figures for February 2021, which show total cargo...

Work progresses on the first LNG supply vessel built in Spain

Project is driven by Knutsen OAS Shipping AS and EnagĆ”s, through a joint venture of its subsidiary Scale Gas, that will build the bunking vessel – March...

The Consul of Japan visits the Port of Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 19, 2021 – The Consul General of Japan in Barcelona, Yasushi Sato, accompanied by the Mayor of Security,Yusuke...

Port Tarragona closes the financial year 2020 with positive numbers

Tarragona presents better results than expected after a year of pandemic – March 18, 2021 The Port maintains the investment strategy thanks to a great...

Port Authority of Las Palmas sees 7.76% in February

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) March 19, 2021 – The five ports that make up Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (APP – Port...

Port of Valencia sees improved cargo figures for February

In the first two months of the year, 13.51 million tons of merchandise and 917,054 TEUs have been handled – March 18, 2021 February continues with good...

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