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 of Barcelona and its terminals jointly preparing for the energy transition
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 21, 2021 – The port and kits terminals are firmly committed to the energy transition, a strategy in whichPort go...
Most South European ports are already late with the Onshore Power Supply via the EALING project
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 20, 2020 – Over 20 European ports are participating in the Global EALING project (European flagship Action for cold...
Port of Tarragona grew in December about 5% compared to same month of the previous year
Port Tarragona grew 4.9% in December 2020 compared to the same period of the previous year. The signs of recovery shown by the Port of Tarragona during the...
Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife sees 15% fall in 2020 traffic
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) January 20, 2021 – The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife ended the year 2020,...
Cartagena port starts to Ro-Ro service to Toulon, southern France
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) January 20, 2021 – Consignee Agencia Marítima Blázquez, with the cooperation of FROET, has started a weekly Ro-Ro...
PortCastelló and Vall d´Uixó will promote joint actions to strengthen business fabric
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) January 18, 2021 – Autoridad Portuaria de Castelló (APC – Port Authority of Castellon) and Vall d´Uixó City...
Port of Cádiz leads the growth of general merchandise in the state port system in 2020
Wednesday, January 13, 2021. The Port of the Bay of Cádiz has closed 2020 with 4,445,600 tons, 0.05% more than in 2019, despite the fact that the pandemic...
Port of Cádiz adapts its international marketing plan in 2021 to the pandemic
Friday, January 15, 2021. The Port of the Bay of Cádiz has adapted its international marketing plan in 2021 to the new forms of promotion demanded by the...
Bilbao port sets up CSR programme
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) January 20, 2021 – In keeping with its commitment to driving corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities among the port...
Bilbao port exports wind turbine parts to Chile
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) January 20, 2021 – Repsol and Grupo Ibereólica Renovables are developing a joint wind farm in Chile, planned to operate with...
Valencia: FVET joins CEV Executive Committee
The Valencian Federation of Transport and Logistics Employers (FVET – Federación Valenciana de Empresarios del Transporte y la Logística) has joined...
Jaime González López resigns as president of Santander Port Authority
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) January 15, 2021 – Jaime González López has resigned his role as president of Autoridad Portuaria de Santander (APS...
4th Strategic Plan of the Port of Barcelona sets out labour and emissions objectives
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 14, 2021 – The Port of Barcelona places society and people at the centre of its 4th Strategic Plan 2021-2025,...
Port of the Bay of Cádiz sees slight cargo increase in 2020
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) January 14, 2021 – The Port of the Bay of Cádiz ended 2020 with 4.44 million tons of cargo, 0.05% more than in 2019. In the...
Tecsa-Amenabar joint venture awarded Bilbao port road contract
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) January 13, 2021 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao) has awarded the works for the new...
Port of Motril drafts plan for improved road access
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) January 13, 2021 – Autoridad Portuaria de Motril (APM – Port Authority of Motril) has completed drafting of a project...
Port of Tarragona moves more than 800,000 tons of agri-food products in the first three months of SEA system
The system has been robust and efficient during the first months of operation – January 13, 2021 Nearly 13,000 orders have been placed which have...
Cartagena port increases glycerin exports
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) January 11, 2021 – The Port of Cartagena has reported a 150% increase in the export of glycerin in 2020, a by-product of...
Two meetings scheduled to negotiate end to Bilbao port stevedore strike
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) January 11, 2021 – The negotiation of the stowage of the port of Bilbao begins in a week with two scheduled meetings, the...
Port of Almería sees heavily reduced passenger traffic
Almeria, Spain (PortSEurope) January 11, 2021 – The Port of Almería has reported that it closed 2020 with 126,788 passengers, a decrease of 86.4%,...