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.
Fenaport critical of APM Terminals facility in port of Castellón
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) March 12, 2021 – The National Federation of Port Transporters (Fenatport – Federación Nacional de Transportistas...
Valenciaport receives the EnerTIC award for its commitment to environmental sustainability
News Release – Valenciaport receives the EnerTIC award for its commitment to environmental sustainability and efficiency in port operations – March...
Synergy consolidates its cross-border service with south-west France
Synergy, the logistics operator of the Hutchison Ports group, consolidates its intermodal service between the Hutchison Ports BEST Terminal (Barcelona) and the...
Port of Algeciras president highlights importance of rail links
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 11, 2021 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of...
Port of Barcelona container traffic up 18% in Jan-Feb 2021
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 11, 2021 – During the months of January and February, the Port of Barcelona saw container traffic up 18% compared...
València loses €56 million due to the inactivity of cruise tourism
A study of the Economic Impact of the cruise sector conducted by the Valenciaport Foundation puts the expenditure of each cruise passenger who disembarks at...
Port of Ferrol-San Cibrao sees cargo traffic exceed business plan for 2020
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) March 9, 2021 – The Ferrol-San Cibrao Port Authority ended 2020 with a substantially better result than expected in its...
Terminales Marítimos de Galicia exoans facility in Port of A Coruña
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2021 – Terminales Marítimos de Galicia (TMGA ) has started the construction of two warehouses and an auxiliary...
Euroenergo España reports increased capacity storage in 2020
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2021 – Euroenergo España SL, operator in the storage of petroleum products and biofuels, ended 2020 with a...
Port of Tarragona to host Rail Day meeting to focus on intermodality
On April 8, the Port of Tarragona will celebrate the second edition of Rail Day, under the slogan ‘Tarragona, strategic intermodal node of the...
VCFI continues to rise in February and grows by 6.83%
The dynamism of maritime traffic, the shortage of empty containers or the increase in fuel prices mark the start of 2021 The Valencia Containerised Freight...
High Commissioner presents in the Port of València the strategy of España Nación Emprendedora
The Strategy includes 50 measures to support talent and innovative entrepreneurship – March 4, 2021 Francisco Polo has presented the roadmap to transform...
Port of Barcelona completes the remodelling of commercial and marketing and innovation and business strategy
The Port of Barcelona has made an organisational change with the creation of the Commercial and Marketing and Innovation and Business Strategy areas –...
Preco to construct biofuel plant in Port of Gijón
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) March 5, 2021 – The Minister of Industry, Employment and Economic Promotion, Enrique Fernández, met today with the...
Huelva Port Authority promotes concessions for more than €100 million in public-private collaboration
The construction of the Cepsa pipeline, the Hub del Frío or the construction of a liquid bulk energy terminal, among these concessions – March 2, 2021...
APM Terminals Valencia assembles three new Rubber Tyred Gantry cranes
The project is part of the company’s investment plan to upgrade the fleet, its capacity, productivity and sustainability – March 4, 2021 APM...
Port of Cádiz handles import of hydrotreated vegetable oil which supports decarbonisation
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2021 – The OPTrade terminal in the Muelle de la Cabezuela (Bahía de Cádiz) has carried out the first unloading...
Port of Almería increases salt exports
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2021 – The Port Authority of Almería has reported that in January this year the port exported over 19,600 tons...
Port of Sagunto will reduce energy consumption in roads by 54% with installation of LED streetlights
500 sodium vapor luminaires will be replaced by LED type before this summer – March 2, 2021 The Port Authority of Valencia has put out to tender this...
Bilbao Port Authority awards contract for technical support energy transition plan
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2021 – Bilbao Port Authority has awarded the Saitec company €59,728 ($72,230) for technical support for an energy...