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.
Island Global Yachting and Ocean Capital Partners close agreement for megayacht marina in Málaga
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) April 23, 2021 – Island Global Yachting (IGY) and Ocean Capital Partners (OCP) have signed an agreement to construct and...
Port of Vilagarcía reports 21.7% growth in first quarter
Vilagarcía, Spain (Ports Europe) April 23, 2021 – The port of Vilagarcía has just closed the best first quarter of the year in its history, adding a...
Valenciaport consolidates its position as the best-connected Spanish port and the fourth in Europe
The Port of València, among the 20 port enclosures with the best connections, according to the index drawn up by the United Nations Conference on Trade and...
Port of Cadiz: FEMP grants awarded to the 2020 call
Aid for Investments that improve the infrastructure of fishing ports, landing sites, fish markets and anchors (Art. 43.1 and 43.3) File 149AND00073:...
Six ideas, supported by Bilbao PortLab, will be financed in the first call by Puertos del Estado
Bilbao Portlab, the initiative of the Port Authority to position the Port of Bilbao in an innovative ecosystem, has supported or facilitated 6 of the 33...
Freight traffic has increased by 14.7% in the Port of Malaga during the first quarter of 2021
The significant increase in freight activity that marked the start of the new year in the Port of Malaga maintains this trend during the first quarter of 2021....
Brittany Ferries continues its tests in the Port of Bilbao for the docking of the Salamanca ship with LNG fuel
The new ferry that will serve the service with the United Kingdom will be more efficient and ecological, will save 46% of CO2 per passenger, improve passenger...
Port of Barcelona container traffic grows by 25% in the first quarter
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 20, 2021 – In the first three months of 2021, container traffic at the Port of Barcelona was 907,010 TEUs, up 25%...
Valenciaport is managing normally 32,313 containers affected by the Suez Canal blockage
Between 6 and 16 April, the docks of the port area have assumed the loading and unloading operations of 10 vessels detained in the Suez Canal with complete...
Spain: 33 ideas will receive a total of €500,000 in grants from the “Ports 4.0” Fund
The Distribution Committee of the Interport Compensation Fund, in which the presidents of the 28 Port Authorities are integrated, has approved the proposal...
The City Council and the Port of Barcelona sign an agreement to develop the Blue Economy as a strategic sector for the future
Barcelona City Council will promote a Blue Economy strategy – a sustainable economy linked to water and the sea – as one of the priority and future...
Four ideas from the Port Community of Barcelona to receive funding from the Ports 4.0 Fund
A total of four ideas from the Port Community of Barcelona to which the Port gives support have been chosen by the Distribution Committee of the Interport...
Sagunto civil representatives discuss pier project with port authority
València, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2021 – Valencia Port Authority (APV) is to analyze the proposals put forward by the representatives of the...
Valenciaport will advise El Salvador in the development of its port system
València, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2021 – Valenciaport has received a visit from a delegation from El Salvador with the aim of learning about the...
Huelva Port Authority and SASEMAR sign contract for the management, coordination and control of maritime port traffic
For an amount of 300,000 euros per year, the contract also includes coordination and action tasks in emergencies due to accidental maritime pollution in the...
Port of Tarragona presents the new Ro-Ro route with Turkey
The Port of Tarragona has presented the new Ro-Ro route with Turkey in a joint day with the Chamber of Commerce of Tarragona, Lleida, Tàrrega, Reus, Tortosa...
ChemMed Tarragona holds its annual meeting with the aim of promoting the chemical sector
This Thursday, April 15, a new assembly of ChemMed Tarragona, the industrial, logistics, academic and scientific cluster of chemistry, was held – April...
PortCastelló cargo grows 1% in the first quarter of the year
The port of Castellón moved a total of 4,819,720 tonnes of goods in the first quarter of the year, which is 1% more than the same period of the previous year,...
Valenciaport: Goods and container traffic grew in March by 12.96% and 9.22% respectively
Valenciaport is the driving force behind economic activity, facilitating the export activity of companies. Cargo TEUs grew by 24.38% in March (accumulating 8...
Grimaldi-Armas Trasmediterranea agreement for the sale of assets
Naples, 13 April 2021 The Grimaldi Group and Armas Trasmediterránea Group announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the sale of some...