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.
China Merchants Port Holdings shows interest in Alicante port
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – China Merchants Port Holdings is reported as being interested in Alicante’s Free Trade Zone and...
Alicante port considers indoor solid bulk warehouse construction
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Alicante port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante) president Juan Antonio Gisbert has proposed the...
Alicante port to handle 96,000 cruise passengers in 2018
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) January 15, 2018 – The relaunch of the cruise calls of the Britannia ship (part of P & O Cruises) starting in June will be...
Alicante port expects 3% cargo traffic rise in 2017
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) December 21, 2017 – Alicante port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante) expects its cargo traffic to rise by 3% in 2017,...
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...
Alicante court allows bulk handling at port
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) November 23, 2017 – Alicante court has given the green light to the operation of bulk at the terminals of the port. In...
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...
Alicante port stevedoring companies appeal against administrative decision
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) November 15, 2017 – Spanish stevedoring companies Bergé Marítima S.L, Alicante Port S.L. and CESA Alicante SA have...
Alicante port starts discussions on business plan for 2018
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) November 1, 2017 – Alicante port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante) has started series of working meetings with...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – July 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 10, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports July 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Spanish court imposes fine for cartel activities at Alicante port
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) August 30, 2017 – Spanish National Court has found evidence of a cartel formed by container transport companies that...
Spanish ports to attend Seatrade Europe Hamburg Fair
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2017 – Around 30 companies, including port authorities and service and product providers, will unite at...
Alicante cruise traffic starts to recover
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) August 15, 2017 – Cruise tourism continues to recover in Alicante, with 38,789 passengers arriving in the first six months of...
Alicante port complains against deadline for anti-pollution infrastructure installation
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) August 14, 2017 – Alicante port has filed a complaint with the Valencia regional Environment Council that it has until the...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – June 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
City of Dénia in Spain create a city-port committee with local government
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 25, 2017 – The Spanish port of Dénia and the regional government will set up a joint city-port committee to develop...
Government inspects Alicante port’s measures to facilitate OPE 2017
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) July 12, 2017 – The government delegate of the region of Valencia, Juan Carlos Moragues, visited the area in the port of...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – May 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports May 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
TEN-T – Connecting Europe – Core network corridors
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 19, 2017 – TEN-T (Trans-European Transport Networks) envisages coordinated improvements to primary roads, railways,...