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.
Vopak to sell terminals in Algeciras, Amsterdam and Hamburg to First State Investments
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 8, 2019 – Royal Vopak, a leading Dutch independent tank storage company, has announced an agreement on the sale of...
Spain’s Anesco, Puertos del Estado ask for support for reform of stowage sector
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 3, 2019 – Spanish stevedoring companies association Asociación Nacional de Empresas Estibadoras (Anesco) and national...
Gibraltar Port Authority attends Argus Bunker Fuels Conference in Algeciras
Gibraltar (Ports Europe) April 1, 2019 – John Ghio, the Deputy Captain of the Gibraltar Port Authority, has attended the Argus Bunker Fuels Conference...
Spanish State Gazette publishes law reforming stevedoring sector
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 1, 2019 – The Official State Gazette (BOE) has published the royal decree law approved by the government that completes...
Verdemar accuses Algeciras port of causing coastline loss in Bay of Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 1, 2019 – Spanish environmentalist organisation Verdemar Ecologistas en Acción has filed a complaint with...
Spain approves aid to longshoremen including in downsizing schemes
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 29, 2019 – Spain’s government has approved the Royal Decree-Law which develops the reform of the stowage sector...
APM Terminals Algeciras breaks container ship handling speed record
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2019 – APM Terminals in the port of Algeciras has broken the cargo handling speed record on a container vessel, by...
Spain to adopt EU Ports regulation
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2019 – On March 24, 2020, EU Regulation 2017/352 will come into force by which a framework for the provision of...
Docks Logistics obtains Halal Certification in Algeciras port
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2019 – Docks Logistics has received Halal Certification for the facilities it manages in the port of...
ANESCO calls for reduction of port fees in Spain
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2019 – Spain’s Asociación Nacional de Empresas Estibadoras (ANESCO – Spanish National Association of...
CMA CGM to operate route linking Algeciras to Morocco as of June
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 27, 2019 – French shipping company CMA CGM has included the port Algeciras on its Morocco-Spain route from June,...
APM Terminals Algeciras beats container operations record
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2019 – APM Terminals’ container terminal in Algeciras port broke a new record in 2018 by registering...
Puertos del Estado to support greenhouse gas emissions reduction
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 25, 2019 – Spain’s national ports agency Puertos del Estado has signed a cooperation contract for the reduction...
Puertos del Estado reports 2018 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 25, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Hyundai, CMA CGM may team up to manage Isla Verde zone of Algeciras port
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 22, 2019 – South Korean business conglomerate Hyundai, which controls phase A of Isla Verde zone of Algeciras port,...
Cepsa Gibraltar factory complies with Algeciras port’s environmental requirements
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2019 – Cepsa’s factory in Gibraltar-San Roque has received an environmental certification,...
Andalusia government names presidents of local ports
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – Andalusia’s regional government has approved the appointment of the former mayor of Cádiz, Teófila...
Spain reiterates need to impose protectionist towing rules
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 15, 2019 – Spain’s Public Works Ministry has informed the European Commission that it considers necessary...
Ports included in updated Spain-Morocco bilateral agreement
Rabat, Morocco (Ports Europe) February 14, 2019 – During an official visit of King Don Felipe VI and Queen Dona Letizia of Spain to Morocco, a number of...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 14, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports December 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics...