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.
Cosco Shipping Lines Spain increased its traffic volume by 2% in 2019
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 14, 2020 – In 2019, Cosco Shipping Lines has said that the shipping company increased by 2% the volume of...
Call for new Spanish State Secretariat of State Ports
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 13, 2020 – The Spanish Chamber Port Commission (Comisión de Puertos de la Cámara España), chaired by José...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado reports November 2019 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 9, 2020 – Puertos del Estado reports November 2019 cargo figures by port authority. Port Authority November ...
Port Authority of Cadiz to invest almost €2 million in environmental improvements in Cabezuela-Puerto Real
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) December 20, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Cádiz (APBC – Port Authority of Cadiz) will invest almost...
Algeciras port to invest €233 million in the next four years
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) December 17, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of Algeciras)’ Board...
Algeciras port sees increased cargo traffic Jan-Oct 2019
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) November 28, 2019 – In January-October 2019, the port of Algeciras handled over 92 million tons of goods, up 3% on the...
Algeciras and Ceuta ports seek areas of common interest
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) November 25, 2019 – The ports of Algeciras and Ceuta have held a meeting to seek issues of common interest with the aim...
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,...
Algeciras port joins European Logistics Association event in Berlin
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) November 18, 2019 – Nicolás Martínez, head of the Business Development Division of Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de...
Puertos del Estado reports September 2019 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 6, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports September 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics...
Spain’s state-owned ports handled 428 million tons Jan-Sept 2019
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 6, 2019 – In the first nine months of 2019, the 46 state-owned ports handled 428,124,835 tons, up 2.2% over the...
President of Algeciras port calls for La Algeciras-Bobadilla bottleneck solution
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 3, 2019 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of...
Malaga port to present joint offer with other Andalusian ports for management of Cargo Transport Terminal of Córdoba
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) October 31, 2019 – The Board of Directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga (APM – Port Authority of Málaga) has...
Valenciaport reaffirms itself as port with best connectivity in Spain in first half of 2019
The port of Valencia gets 100.76 points ahead of Algeciras (92.14), and Barcelona (84.88). The index, which has a semi-annual periodicity, is jointly developed...
Kitack Lim visits the Port of Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) October 27, 2019 – Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Ambassador of Spain to the U.K.,...
Spanish ports have strong representation at the Fruit Attraction Fair in Madrid
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 22, 2019 – Spanish ports are well represented at the Fruit Attraction Fair in Madrid with a powerful offer of...
Traffic of fruit and vegetable products in Spanish ports grows by 12.5% in 2018
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 22, 2019 – State-owned ports moved more than 563 million tons of cargo in 2018, of which 11.5 million were fruits,...
Algeciras port plan to will €233 million in four years
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) October 18, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of Algeciras) plans to...
Puertos del Estado reports August 2019 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 14, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
ESPO analyses the impact of Brexit on European ports
October 11, 2019 Algeciras has hosted the ESPO (European Sea Ports Organisation) steering group tasked with analysing the impact of Brexit on European harbours...