Agriculture & Food
The import, export and storage of agriculture and food products linked to ports. Includes reefer transport of fresh goods.
Tarragona port exports one million heads of cattle in five years
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 13, 2017 – Tarragona port has reached one million head of cattle of export since this traffic began five years ago. In...
Anti-GMO activists block east entrance to French port of Sète
Sète, France (PortSEurope) July 11, 2017 – On July 10, some 80 anti-GMO (genetically modified organism) activists blocked the east entrance to the Port of...
Bilbao port seeks to attract agrifood traffic from South America, Africa
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) and wholesale market operator Mercabilbao have met in...
Las Palmas port implements measures to improve BIP procedures
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 26, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) has recently implemented initiatives aimed at...
Bayonne port to organise conference on agri-food traffic
Bayonne, France (PortSEurope) June 22, 2017 – France’s Bayonne port has taken a step further in its strategy of commercial promotion and strengthening...
Málaga port delegation participates in Animal Feed industry congress
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) June 9, 2017 – A delegation from Málaga port, led by port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga) president Paulino Plata,...
Tarragona port attends 25th edition of cereal industry meeting
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 31, 2017 – The president of Tarragona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona), Josep Andreu, attended the 25th...
Cadiz port approves concession to Cereales Astigi
Cadiz, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2017 – The board of directors of Cadiz port authority (Autoridad Portuaria BahÃa de Cádiz) has approved the granting...
Bergé Operaciones Portuarias expands storage capacity at Santander port
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) April 20, 2017 – Spanish company Bergé Operaciones Portuarias has increased its commitment to the agri-food traffic at...
France’s Bayonne port participates in FIGAN animal production show
Bayonne, France (Ports Europe) April 4, 2017 – Bayonne port participated in the 13th annual animal production show FIGAN in Zaragoza, Spain. For Bayonne...
Huelva port receives Kosher, Halal certificates
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) March 30, 2017 – Huelva port has received the Kosher and Halal certificates accredited by the Jewish and Muslim communities,...
Launch of Canal FrÃo rail service between Barcelona and Zaragoza
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2017 –Â The launch of Canal FrÃo (Cold Channel) opens up new opportunities for the internationalisation of...
Bayonne port participates in 16th edition of Interpyrenic Cereal Exchange fair
Bayonne, France (Ports Europe) March 22, 2017 – Bayonne port participated last week as an exhibitor in the 16th edition of Interpyrenic Cereal Exchange fair,...
Koper port hosts Fresh Food Corridors meeting
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 21, 2017 – Luka Koper has hosted a delegation of partners with the representative of the European executive...
Andalusia ports handle half of total fruits, vegetables in Spanish harbours in 2016
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – The ports of general interest in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia account for half the total...
Las Palmas port signs framework agreement with Brazilian fruit exporters
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) February 10, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) has signed a framework agreement with...
Castellon port agri-food products traffic grows in 2016
Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) February 9, 2017 – Castellon port handled a total of 736,339 tonnes of agrifood products in 2016, an increase of 18.75%...
Seville port participates in 25th edition of Fruit Logistica fair
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) February 9, 2017 – Seville port will participate in the 25th edition of Fruit Logistica to present its services in the...
Spanish ports handle 8.5 million tonnes of fruits, vegetables in 2016
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 8, 2017 – Spanish ports handled a total of 8.5 million tonnes of fruits and vegetables in Spain, according to...
Event – La Spezia port to attend Berlin Fruit Logistica
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 10, 2017 – The Port of La Spezia will attend Fruit Logistica exhibition in Berlin February 8-10, 2017, as part of...