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.
Spain’s anti-trust regulator initiates probe into Algeciras port trade unions, associations
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) October 17, 2018 – Spain’s competition regulator La Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) has...
Algeciras port moved 81.1 million tons in the first nine months of 2018
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – In January-September 2018, the terminals of the port of Algeciras moved 81.1 million tons of goods,...
Algeciras port awards port services contract to consortium
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of Algeciras) has awarded...
EU approves Spain’s bill on reduction of tax for ships linked to power grid
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado has said that the Council of the European Union...
Government to reduce tax on electricity use by vessels docked in Spanish ports
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – The Council of the EU has authorized Spain to reduce the tax applied to electricity supply to ships at...
Spanish ports present their offer at the Barcelona International Boat Show
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 10, 2018 – A Spanish delegation, led by Puertos del Estado, is present at the Barcelona International Boat Show...
Mega-ships saturate port terminals
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) October 9, 2018 – The construction of mega-ships, container vessels capable of transporting more than 20,000 TEUs, is...
Rising transfer of trucks to Morocco via Algeciras port to open business opportunities
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) October 8, 2018 – Andalusia’s regional government expects the number of trucks handled through Algeciras port to and...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – August 2018 fish landed by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by...
Puertos del Estado launches new body to help ports
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – The president of Puertos del Estado, Ornella Chacón, accompanied by the director of Exploitation,...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – August 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Maersk transports 24,961 tonnes of cargo on Algeciras-Almería container line since June
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Danish shipping company Maersk Line has handled 24,961 tonnes of cargo at the regular container line...
Spain to suspend port fee reductions
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) September 25, 2018 – The president of Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado, Ornella Chacón, has dismissed the...
Spanish port traffic sets new historical highs in the first half of 2018
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Port traffic continues its upward trend and reaching historic highs, responding to the good...
Spanish government initiates meetings with all port authorities to review business plans
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – The state ports authority Puertos del Estado is starting the process to design a new long-term...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado to prepare new long-term strategy for the port sector
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado plans to take the first steps in defining the new...
Algeciras port handles 2.8 million passengers in OPE 2018
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) September 17, 2018 – Algeciras port handled the passage of more than 2.8 million passengers – 23 times the inhabitants...
Algeciras port completes stevedoring liberalisation
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) September 14, 2018 – Algeciras port has completed its adoptation to the reform of the stowage sector approved last year to...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – July 2018 fish landed by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 10, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports July 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by port...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – July 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 10, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports July 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...