Alicante
Alicante is a Spanish seaport on the country’s Mediterranean coastline. It covers the area around Alicante, Elche and Albacete. The
hinterland of the Port of Alicante continues through to Madrid and
includes the industrial areas along the Vinalopó river. The province’s transport infrastructure means increased commercial capacity with the port also boasting a modern extension with a quayside express container train and rail terminal. The port also has two container terminals which are able to handle 10 million tonnes of cargo and a dock designed for cruise liners measuring up to 350 metres in length. It comes under the authority of state agency Puertos del Estado. It is managed locally by Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante.
Puertos del Estado reports February 2019 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 10, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports February 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Alicante port to move to companies responsible for emissions from outdoor activity
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) March 19, 2019 – From 2020, stevedoring companies in Alicante port will assume the responsibility for their emissions into the...
Alicante port to approve bulk terminal project in April
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) March 12, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante (APA – Port Authority of Alicante)e is completing the technical...
Alicante port suspends cargo traffic due to pollution levels
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2019 – Alicante port has suspended cargo traffic due to the increase in pollution caused by the atmospheric...
Puertos del Estado reports 2018 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 25, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Alicante port handles over 100,000 cruise passengers in 2018
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2019 – Alicante port has closed 2018 with more than 100,000 cruise passengers arriving in a total of 54 ships,...
Ranking – Algeciras top Spanish port by cargo handled in November 2018
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 13, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports November 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – November 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 13, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports November 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – October 2018 fish landed by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports October 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – October 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports October 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics...
European Parliament closes probe into bulk handling at Alicante port
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – The European Parliament has closed the investigation opened in August of 2017 into the loading and...
MSC advises Alicante port to focus on North Africa
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) November 14, 2018 – The president of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) in Spain, Francisco Lorente, has commented that the...
Alicante port receives responses against project of company XC Business 90
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) November 13, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante (APA – Port Authority of Alicante) has said it received a total of...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – September 2018 fish landed by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – September 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports September 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics...
Alicante port authority reports improved Jan-Sep 2018 results
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2018 – The Board of Directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante (APA – Port Authority of Alicante), has...
Aliante port authority renews Repsol concession
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2018 – The Board of Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante (APA – Port Authority of Alicante) has authorized...
Spain’s TMS expects fuel storage project in Alicante port to have positive economic impact
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) October 30, 2018 – Spanish company Terminales Marítimas del Sureste SA (TMS) expects its project for the construction of a...
Spanish ports’ fish catch declines in Jan-Aug 2018
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) October 30, 2018 – The catches of fresh fish in Spanish ports amounted to 144,754 tonnes between January and August 2018, a...
Cadiz port authority visits Alicante
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) October 27, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante (APA – Port Authority of Alicante) has received a delegation of...