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.
Spanish trade unions call off strikes on March 10, 13, 15
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Spanish trade unions have cancelled the planned strikes of dockworkers on March 10, 13 and 15. The trade...
DAL comments on Spanish port strikes
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – DAL says that in recent weeks labour disputes have escalated in Spanish ports as a consequence of the...
EU Commissioner calls on Spanish Congress to ratify stowage reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc has called on Spanish Congress of Deputies members to ratify...
IDC goes before the European Commission
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – The International Dockers Council (IDC) goes before the European Commission and withdraws from the...
EC urges Spanish Congress to approve stowage sector reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2017 – European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc has sent an official letter to Spanish Public Works...
Maersk welcomes dockworkers strike suspension
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – Danish company Maersk Line has welcomed the suspension of the strikes of stevedores on March 6 and 8 and...
Spanish government is willing to negotiate on stowage reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – Spain’s government is willing to give more time to negotiate on the reform of the stowage sector and to...
Spanish fruit producers association says dockworkers’ strike threatens exports
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – The Spanish Federation of Fruit and Vegetable Exporting Producers (Fepex) has today expressed concern...
Valencia port loses 50,000 containers in February
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – Valencia port has estimated at between 30% and 40% the decline in productivity due to the problems with...
Spanish trade unions call off strike on Mar 6, 8
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 2, 2017 – Spanish dockworkers’ trade unions have called off the first two days of the strike planned, out of...
Spanish dockworkers present reform concerns to European Parliament
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 2, 2017 – A group of dockers today presented to the European Parliament (EP) their concerns about the hiring...
Maersk to divert ships from Spanish ports
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 2, 2017 – Danish shipping company Maersk Line announced that it has designed a contingency plan to divert ships to...
Leixoes port to benefit from Spanish dockworker strikes
Leixoes, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 2, 2017 – What for some is a problem, is an opportunity for others. This is how the port of Leixoes, in the north...
Spain’s Sevasa says trade unions cause severe damage on Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – Spanish stevedoring company Sevasa has warned against the severe damage that the opposition of trade...
ANESCO, trade unions agree on basis of talks for future collective bargaining
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – Spanish stevedoring companies association ANESCO and trade unions Coordinadora, UGT and Comisiones...
IDC prepares measures to avoid cargo diversion
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 28, 2017 – The International Dockworkers Council (IDC) is preparing to announce measures to avoid the diversion of...
Andalusia government warns against negative consequences from stowage reform
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2017 – The vice president of Andalusia regional government, Manuel Jimenez Barrios, has warned against the...
Spanish Public Works Minister urges trade unions, employers to negotiate
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2017 – Spanish Minister of Public Works, Inigo de la Serna, has called on employers and stevedores unions to...
Algeciras port cargo traffic rises by 3.7% Y/Y in Jan 2017
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2017 – Algeciras port handled 8.8 million tonnes of cargo in January, up 3.7% on the year. Container traffic...
Spanish Council of Ministers approves stowage sector reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2017 – Spanish Council of Ministers has approved the Royal Decree Law reforming the stowage sector. The...