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.
Morocco and EU look to simplify procedures between ports in the Mediterranean
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 27, 2018 – Morocco’s Agence nationale des ports (ANP – National Ports Agency) and the...
Spanish trade union applies for extension of transition period in stevedoring sector
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Spanish dockworkers trade union Coordinadora has applied for the extension by one year of the transition...
Cádiz, Algeciras port extend cooperation with University of Cádiz
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – The University of Cádiz (UCA) and the port authorities of Cádiz (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Cádiz) and...
Algeciras port expects 5 million TEUs of container traffic in 2018
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2018 – Algeciras port closed 2017 with a cargo traffic of 101.4 million tonnes and 4.4 million TEUs in the...
Andalusia government to build multipurpose facility at Algeciras logistics zone
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) January 22, 2018 – Algeciras logistics zone will have a multipurpose facility designed to promote business development, the...
Algeciras port calls tender for southern access project
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) January 19, 2018 – Algeciras port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Algeciras) has called a tender for the first phase...
Event: Mediterranean ports to attend Fruit Logistica in Berlin – February 7-9, 2017
Berlin, Germany (PortSEurope) January 18, 2018 – The annual Fruit Logistica show covers all sectors of the fresh produce business and provides a complete...
Telefónica gets €2.59 million contract for works in Algeciras port
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) January 16, 2018 – Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica S.A. has been awarded a contract with the Spanish Ministry of Public...
Puertos del Estado chairs meeting of the Plenary Session of the Permanent Observatory of the Port Services Market
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 5, 2018 – On December 1, 2017, the president of Puertos del Estado, José Llorca, chaired the eleventh meeting of...
Ceuta-Algeciras line handles slightly less passengers y/y in Jan-Nov 2017
Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) January 4, 2018 – The Gibraltar Strait maritime line established between the ports of Ceuta and Algeciras is close to reaching...
Algeciras, Huelva ports discuss cooperation projects
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) January 3, 2018 – Huelva and Algeciras port authorities’ presidents, José Luis Ramos and Manuel Morón, respectively,...
Algeciras port cargo traffic falls 2.2% y/y in Jan-Nov 2017
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) December 22, 2017 – Algeciras port handled 92.8 million tonnes of cargo in the first eleven months of 2017, down 2.2% on the...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – October 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 11, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports October cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Spanish Minister of Public Works highlighted the ports’ contribution to territorial cohesion
Madrid, Spain, December 1, 2017 01-12-2017 (Ministry of Public Works). Iñigo de la Serna, Minister of Public Works, accompanied by José Llorca, President of...
Port of Algeciras to host Algeciras Port IT Symposium
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) December 1, 2017 – On December 12, 2017, the port of Algeciras (El Puerto de Algeciras) will host its III Conference on...
Algeciras port to receive increased traffic from Tanger Med
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – Algeciras port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Algeciras) has participated in the logistics...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – September 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 20, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – August 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 10, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Algeciras completes trade mission in Asia with visit to Hong Kong
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 16, 2017 – Algeciras port visited Hong Kong the last stop of its trade mission to Asia. The event was attended by...
Spain’s EXO wins contract for cleaning services at Endesa port terminal
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 14, 2017 – Spanish company EXO Industrial Corporativa, S.L. has been awarded a contract for cleaning services of...