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Algeciras

The Port of Algeciras is the port and harbour of Algeciras, a city located in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It is a commercial, fishing and passenger port. The ports of Bahía de Algeciras and Tarifa ports are managed by Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of Algeciras). Primarily a transshipment port, its position near the Strait of Gibraltar and key East-West shipping routes establishes it as one of the busiest transshipment hubs in the world. It competes with Tanger-Med for the local transshipment market. 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.

Public investment in Spanish ports will exceed €1,200 million in 2021

Toledo asks Plataforma de Inversores en Puertos Españoles (PIPE) to follow in the wake of Puertos del Estado and MITMA and increase private investment in...

Algeciras is Spain’s top cargo handling port in July 2020

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) September 8, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports July 2020 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Puertos del Estado reports July 2020 cargo traffic statistics by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) September 8, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports July 2020 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Traffic in Spanish ports falls by 13.2% in July

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) September 8, 2020 – Traffic in Spanish ports fell by 13.2% in July, confirming the recovery trend following the Covid-19...

Algeciras port sees July traffic recovery

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) September 1, 2020 – In the month of July 2020, the port of Algeciras reported total cargo handled at 9.32 million tons,...

Dynamic Fuels to become official distributor of ENOC’s marine lubricants in Spain

Dubai’s ENOC Group has announced a partnership with Dynamic Fuels to become the official distributor of ENOC’s marine lubricants in Spain – August...

“The vacuum cleaner” that keeps the waters of the Port of Valencia clean

The Limpiamar vessel travels the inner waters of the docks every day to collect floating waste – August 17, 2020 The PAV manages the quality of the water...

DIF Capital Partners to acquire a stake in TTIA Container Terminal

DIF Capital Partners (DIF), through its DIF Core Infrastructure Fund I (CIF I), and French shipping giant CMA CGM, are pleased to announce that they have...

TTI Algeciras increases number of reefer plugs available in the terminal

News – TTI Algeciras increases the number of reefer plugs available in the terminal – August 13, 2020 The Algeciras semiautomated container...

CMA CGM acquires 46% stake in Total Terminal Algeciras

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) August 11, 2020 – CMA CGM, the French shipping company, has signed an agreement with HMM to acquire a 49% stake in Total...

Puertos del Estado reports June 2020 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 30, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2020 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Ábalos reaffirms government target to electricify all ports by 2030

News – Puertos del Estado – Electrification of Ports – July 14, 2020 Today in the Senate the Minister of Transportation, Mobility and Urban...

Algeciras port sees first semester traffic down over 4%

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) July 22, 2020 – In the first half of 2020, Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of...

Shipping companies return to operate on the Algeciras-Ceuta line

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) July 21, 2020 – With the end of the state of alarm in Spain due to the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, the shipping companies...

TTI Algeciras celebrates its tenth anniversary

On July 15, 2010, the facilities were officially inaugurated by His Royal Highness Prince of Asturias, at present His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain –...

Top 10 Spanish ports see cargo down in May, after April fall

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports September 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Puertos del Estado reports May 2020 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports May 2020 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Algeciras port sees total traffic down 4.82% in Jan-May 2020

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) June 23, 2020 – In the period January-May 2020, total throughput at Algeciras port was 44.423 million tons, compared to...

HMM sells half of its holding in Total Terminal International Algeciras

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) June 22, 2020 – South Korea’s HMM (previously Hyundai Merchant Marine) is reported to have sold a 50% stake in its...

VT Group acquires tanker and bunker business of Boluda Corporación Marítima

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) June 11, 2020 – The Dutch VT Group is to acquire the tanker business of Boluda Corporación Marítima which includes...

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