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.
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...
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...