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Capital city of European Union member state Spain.

Senior policeman arrested, linked to Algeciras cocaine seizure

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 14, 2024 – The authorities have arrested Oscar Sánchez Gil, until recently the head of the fraud and anti-money...

Valenciaport presents at the Madrid Chamber of Commerce

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 25, 2024 – “Valenciaport as a tool at the service of Madrid’s business community” was the theme of...

New rolling road service between Madrid and Valencia in 2024

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 11, 2023 – In early 2024, Madrid and Valencia will be connected with a new rolling road service, suitable for non-cranable...

Maersk, Renfe, Cepsa to use biofuels on Algeciras-Madrid rail line

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2023 – Maersk, Renfe and Cepsa will test second-generation biofuels in the railway sector with the aim of...

Suardíaz starts intermodal service linking Barcelona, Tarragona, Madrid

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 14, 2023 – Suardíaz Group and BASF will start a new intermodal rail service linking terminals of Morrot, in...

CMA CGM, Barcelona Port Authority acquire control of Puerto Seco Azuqueca de Henares

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2023 – CMA CGM and Port of Barcelona have received approval from the markets and competitions...

CMA CGM, Barcelona port plan to acquire Puerto Seco Azuqueca

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2023 – CMA CGM and Port of Barcelona have submitted a request to markets and competitions authority CNMC to...

Port of Barcelona to participate in the new Madrid-Vicálvaro terminal

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 1, 2022 – Last month, Autoritat Portuària de Barcelona (APB) has said it will participate in the...

Madrid businessmen demand “speed” to execute the new northern container terminal of the Port of Valencia

València, March 9, 2022 – For the Madrid Business Confederation (CEIM – Confederación Empresarial de Madrid ), the new container terminal at...

The railway already takes more than 160,000 lorries off the road in the València-Madrid corridor

València, September 16th, 2021.- The railway already takes out of the race 160,000 lorries a year with containers (calculated in TEUs, or units equivalent to...

Adif, Valenciaport & Tramesa agree new Madrid-Valencia rail link

València, Spain (Ports Europe) September 16, 2021 – Rail operator Adif, Valenciaport and Transportes Mixtos Especiales (Tramesa) have signed an...

CMA CGM acquires Spanish rail operator Continental Rail

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 2, 2021 – The global shipping and logistics group CMA CGM has acquired Spain’s Continental Rail, via CCIS, its...

MSC starts operations at the Torrejón de Ardoz railway terminal in Madrid

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 1, 2021 – Laumar Terminales Ferroviarias has works to adapt the Torrejón de Ardoz railway terminal in Madrid and...

Madrid-Barcelona port rail links set for investment

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2020 – Madrid and Barcelona have agreed funding improvement to railways linking the two cities. Puertos del...

Francisco Toledo appointed president of Spain’s Puertos del Estado

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2020 – The Council of Ministers approved in its meeting yesterday the appointment of Francisco Toledo as...

Rhenus acquires the Spanish logistics specialist LTK

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 12, 2020 – Rhenus Group, a global logistics specialist, has acquired LTK, a Madrid-based integrated supply chain...

Spanish dockers call off the strike scheduled for November 25

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 25, 2019 – Spanish dock workers, represented by Anesco, have decided to call off the strike scheduled for today,...

European Commission welcomes Spain move to remove tax exemption for ports

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 16, 2019 – The European Commission has said that it welcomes a commitment by the Spanish government to abolish tax...

Puertos del Estado meets Accenture to discuss 5G

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 15, 2019 – President of Puertos del  Estado, Salvador de la Encina and head of the Cabinet, Ana María García,...

Valenciaport promotes reefer services at Fruit Attraction Fair in Madrid

Fruit and vegetable traffic is growing at a rate of 21.49% at the end of September and could exceed 800,000 tons at the end of the year Since last week, the...

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