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.
Córdoba wants to market halal products through the port of Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 12, 2018 – The port of Algeciras has received halal certification issued by the Muslim authority of Spain, which...
Andalusia insists on overhaul of railway line to Algeciras port
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – Andalusia’s regional government has asked the central Spanish government to invest in the modernisation of the...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – March 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 5, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports Marc 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Andalusian logistics community criticizes central government for investment
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) April 21, 2018 – The Andalusian logistics and transport sector is starting to show signs of frustration with local...
Fenatport again warns against truck congestion at Spanish ports
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 16, 2018 – The Spanish federation of port transporters (Fenatport) has announced the convening of an extraordinary...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – February 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 15, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports February 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Spanish state-owned ports’ profit to decline 28% in 2018
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 13, 2018 – The combined profit of Spanish state-owned ports is expected to fall to €191.3 million ($235.6 million) in...
Maersk Line online platform rolled out to China-based customers in Ningbo, Qingdao and Shanghai exporting to Mediterranean ports
Beijing, China (Ports Europe) April 9, 2018 – Maersk Line is to expand its online platform ship.maerskline.com to cover more major trades, covering...
Ranking: leading Mediterranean and Black Sea TEU ports for the period 2005-2017
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published full statistics for TEU traffic at leading Mediterranean...
Spanish ports’ cargo traffic rises in Jan-Feb 2018, backed by solid bulk, containers
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 5, 2018 – At the end of the second month of 2018, Spanish ports accumulated a 6.86% growth in the total cargo traffic,...
Algeciras port starts trade mission to Costa Rica
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 5, 2018 – Algeciras port has started in Costa Rica its first commercial action for the second quarter of 2018. The...
Algeciras port stowage company signs deal to improve harbour’s competitiveness
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 30, 2018 – The Algeciras port stowing company, Sociedad Anónima de Gestión de Estibadores Portuarios (SAGEP), has...
Puertos del Estado reports figures for fish landed at Spanish ports in January 2018
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 25, 2018 – The state-owned authority for ports, Puertos del Estado, has reported fish landed by Spanish ports in...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – January 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 25, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports January 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Algeciras, Seville ports to reinforce connectivity
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 21, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla (Seville port authority) president Manuel Gracia and his counterpart from...
South European ports head for Intermodal South America logistics exhibition
São Paulo, Brazil (Ports Europe) March 20, 2018 – The 25th edition of Intermodal South America, an international exhibition for logistics, cargo...
2M alliance strengthens Mediterranean services
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 20, 2018 – The 2M alliance has announced the strengthening of its services in connections from Asia to Europe and the...
Algeciras port improves position on Drewry’s ranking
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2018 – Algeciras port was the second in the world, just behind Singapore, by increasing its maritime connectivity...
Spanish multimodal cargo traffic declines in 2017
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 12, 2018 – Multimodal sea and land transport grew by 3% in 2016, according to the annual report of the Observatory of...
Algeciras port handles largest container ship in Spain
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 7, 2018 – The TTI container terminal of the port of Algeciras (Total Terminal International Algeciras SA), located in...