Bilbao
Bilbao is a port in the Basque country of Northeast Spain. The port is an important transport and logistics centre in the European Atlantic Arc. It operates cargo, container, cruise and ferry facilities. It is managed by Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao). It is also one of the ports administered by state agency Puertos del Estado.
Spain’s leading ports suffer reduced traffic in April 2020
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 3, 2020 – State-owned Puertos del Estado has reported April 2020 cargo statistics for ports, which shows that the...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado reports April 2020 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 3, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports April 2020 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Spain: Total port traffic Q1 2020 by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 6, 2020 – Puertos del Estado (PdE) has published port authority cargo numbers for January-March 2020, showing that total...
Bilbao port receives Siemens blades Iberdrola’s new Puylobo wind project
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) May 1, 2020 – A total of 42 wind blades, manufactured by Siemens Gamesa in China are destined for implementation at...
Zeuko and Tecnalia start STS crane digitization project
News Release – Predicrane’s goal is to create a predictive maintenance solution for this type of port cranes – April 7, 2020 The company...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado reports February 2020 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 1, 2020 – Puertos del Estado reports February 2020 cargo figures by port authority. The state-owned Puertos del...
Port of Bilbao update – March 12, 2020
News – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao) – March 18, 2020 One of the current measures adopted by the Government...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado reports January 2020 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 9, 2020 – Puertos del Estado reports January 2020 cargo figures by port authority. The state-owned Puertos del Estado...
RWE Renewables and Saitec Offshore Technologies test offshore wind turbines technology off the Basque coast
RWE Renewables and Saitec Offshore Technologies have joined forces to test new ways to affordably install and operate offshore wind farms in deep waters. In a...
Bilbao port sees slight fall in 2019 total cargo; Brexit hopes
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2020 – The Port of Bilbao has reported that in 2019 total cargo traffic, discounting local traffic and...
Bilbao port promotes its post-Brexit advantages
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 19, 2020 – The Port of Bilbao and Mercabilbao took part in Fruit Logistica fair in Berlin February 5-7, 2020, and...
Top Spanish cargo ports in 2019 – winners and losers
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2020 – Puertos del Estado (PdE) has reported that the 46 ports of general interest in Spain handled 564,611,193...
Tuna travels – Maersk and Echebastar in Spain
Maersk News Release – Strengthening supply chains with transparency and reliability is vital for customers, no matter how sensitive their cargo may be...
YILPORT’s Transitex opens office in Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 12, 2020 – Transitex, an Iberian logistics and transport company, has opened an office in Bilbao, in Northern...
Euroaméricas reinforces its shipping services between Bilbao and USA
Euroaméricas, the joint venture between Onego Shipping and BERGÉ, has reinforced its shipping services between Bilbao and the United States by adding a new...
Brittany Ferries maintains commitment to Ireland-Spain route; moves departure port to Rosslare
Brittany Ferries – News Release – January 20, 2020 Brittany Ferries has announced that it is to move its Ireland/Spain sailings from Cork to...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado reports November 2019 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 9, 2020 – Puertos del Estado reports November 2019 cargo figures by port authority. Port Authority November ...
Basque minister visits Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) December 18, 2019 – The Basque Government Minister for Employment and Justice, MarÃa Jesús San José, has visited the Port...
Bilbao port attends International Cruise Summit
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) November 29, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao) is attending and sponsoring the...
Bilbao port attends Smart City Expo World in Barcelona with Port 4.0
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 18, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao) has announced that it will...