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.
COSCO Shipping Ports – Overseas Terminals throughput – February 2021
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 18, 2021 – In February 2021, COSCO Shipping Ports Ltd has reported global container traffic of over 7.19 million TEU, an...
United Seaways launches UK-Morocco Ro-Ro service
Poole, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) March 18, 2021 – United Seaways is to launch a new weekly Ro-Ro service between the UK port of Poole in Southern...
Fundación Valenciaport organizes event on sensor networks and engineering of environmental IT platforms for ports
The Valenciaport Foundation (Fundación Valenciaport), as coordinator of the Green C Ports project, has organized an online event on sensor networks and...
Planning and Optimization of Maritime-Port Operations working group meets in Valencia port
Today a new meeting of the working group on “Planning and Optimization of Maritime-Port Operations” was held, created within the framework of the...
Port of Tarragona reports profit of €740,000 in 2020
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 18, 2021 – The Port of Tarragona closed the 2020 financial year positively with a final profit of €740,000...
Terminal Marítima de Zaragoza increases trains handled in 2020
Zaragoza, Spain (Ports Europe) March 17, 2021 – The Zaragoza Maritime Terminal (tmZ – Terminal Marítima de Zaragoza) operated a total of 3,025...
Sibport will manage the terminal in which Bilbao Port Authority has invested €15.7 million
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 17, 2021 – Starting tomorrow, the new Aratrain rail service will commence linking Bilbao port’s container...
Port of Motril opens new dry dock area for boat repair
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) March 17, 2021 – The Port of Motril has inaugurated a new dry dock area for the repair of boats, and equipped with a gantry...
Quality Mark incorporates AECOC’s good logistics practices into Port of Barcelona audits
The Port of Barcelona has begun the data collection process to prepare its new Economic Impact Study of commercial and digital activity. The aim of the study...
Port of Castellón published new four-year plan
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) March 16, 2021 – The Port Authority of Castellón today presented its Strategic Plan to cover the next four years which...
Vilagarcía Port Authority renews ISO certificates
Vilagarcía, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2021 – Vilagarcía Port Authority has renewed its ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications, and has achieved the...
Combi Terminal Cataluña and Port of Tarragona sign a agreement to invest and operate the La Boella Intermodal Terminal
The agreement establishes the firm commitment to intermodality and the transport of goods by rail – March 15, 2021 The company expects to start its...
Port Authority of Seville is promoting the creation of hydrogen and wind energy logistics hubs
The president of the Port Authority of Seville (APS), Rafael Carmona, has received the Minister for the Presidency, Public Administration and the Interior,...
Malaga meets with exclusive shipping companies from the expedition sector in Seatrade Cruise Virtual
Malaga, March 10, 202.- A team from Malaga, made up of representatives of the Port Authority, Malagaport, Tourism Area of the Capital City Council,...
Port Authority of Málaga presents hydrogen project plan
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2021 – With a focus in renewable energy, the Port Authority of Málaga has presented a plan to design and...
PortCastelló committed to digital transformation and energy efficiency for the European Recovery Plan
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2021 – The port of Castellón has presented five expressions of interest to the European Recovery,...
Port of the Bay of Cádiz sees total traffic up over 13% in Jan-Feb 2021
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2021 – The Port of the Bay of Cádiz has reported that freight traffic increased by 13.27% to reach 806,469 tons...
Port of Bilbao exports anchors to Mozambique
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2021 – The Port of Bilbao has handled offshore suction anchors manufactured by the Basque company Navacel and...
Port of Algeciras increases exports to USA
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2021 – The Port of Algeciras has increased its exports of agrifood products to the USA, despite both U.S.-EU...
Port of Barcelona begins the application of various innovation pilot projects
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2021 – The Port of Barcelona is working on the implementation of various innovative pilot projects that have...