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: Total cargo handled by port authority – September 2021
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 25, 2021 – In the month of September Spanish state ports handled 45.03 million tons of cargo, up +3.9% on September...
Port of Algeciras sees cargo traffic down -4.89% in September
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) October 21, 2021 – In September 2021, the Port of Algeciras handled 8.38 million tons (mt) of cargo, down -4.89% on the...
Vasco Shipping Services has started new services for COSCO Shipping to West Africa and USA
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 20, 2021 – Vasco Shipping Services, a company belonging to the VASCO group, has started the commercialization of a...
Spanish government presents the second call for the “Ports 4.0” Fund
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 19, 2021 – The Distribution Committee of the Interport Compensation Fund has presented the second call for the...
Spain’s Adif to invest in Algeciras-Zaragoza rail link
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) October 8, 2021 – Cargo rail connections between the Port of Algeciras and Zaragoza in Northern Spain are set to improve...
Spanish ports will invest €4,556 million in 2021-2025
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 8, 2021 – Spanish state-owned port authorities plan to invest a total of €4,556 million ($5,264 million) in the...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – August 2021
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 27, 2021 – In the month of August Spanish state ports handled 48.53 million tons of cargo, up +0.7% on August...
Spanish ports see August cargo traffic exceed pre-Covid levels
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 27, 2021 – In the month of August Spanish state ports handled 48.53 million tons of cargo, up +0.7% on August...
Port of Algeciras sees August cargo traffic up just +1.17%
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) September 22, 2021 – In the month of August the Port of Algeciras handled 8.89 million tons of cargo, up +1.71% on 8.74...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – June 2021
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 1, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in July 2021 of 45.99...
Port of Algeciras reports July 2021 cargo traffic up over 7%
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 23, 2021 – In the month of July 2021, the port of Algeciras handled cargo of 9.31 million tons, up 7.73% on the...
HMM Algeciras, megaship, visits port of Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 4, 2021 – The largest container ship in the world, HMM ALGECIRAS made its first call at the port that gives it...
Puertos del Estado will invest €961.4 million in 2022
The president of Puertos del Estado, Francisco Toledo, has concluded the round of meetings with the representatives of the 28 Port Authorities in order to set...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – June 2021
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 26, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in June 2021 of 44.82...
Port of Algeciras seeks investment to resume previous cargo traffic levels in 2022
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2021 – State-owned Puertos del Estado and Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port...
Port of Algeciras sees total cargo traffic down -5.6% in June
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) July 22, 2021 – The Port of Algeciras has reported that in June 2021 total cargo was 8.54 million tons, down -5.62% on...
Port of Algeciras tenders Juan Carlos I Pier development
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) July 1, 2021 – The Bay of Algeciras Port Authority (APBA) has tendered a project to redevelop the docking and defense...
Spanish ports see cargo traffic up 3.18% in May 2021
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 1, 2021 – In May 2021, Spain’s state-owned ports (Puertos del Estado) handled cargo traffic of 45.34 million...
Puertos del Estado reports reduced financials in 2020
The Governing Council of State Ports has approved the 2020 annual accounts of Puertos del Estado. As Toledo explained to the Council: “It has been a...
Spain’s Ports 4.0 Fund is extended for four years
The Distribution Committee of the Interport Compensation Fund has approved to extend for four more years the contribution of 1% of the result of the exercise...