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.
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...
Bilbao port presents innovations at Smart Port forum in Barcelona
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) November 19, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao) will present its innovations in...
BahÃa de Bizkaia Gas regasification plant received 53 ships since January 2019
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) November 18, 2019 – BahÃa de Bizkaia Gas (BBG), the main supplier of natural gas for domestic, commercial and industrial...
Valenciaport presents project in Bilbao to become the first European port to use hydrogen energy in its terminals
Currently, work is being carried out on the design of hydrogen-powered port machinery, as well as the hydrogenera necessary for the supply of this fuel –...
Puertos del Estado reports September 2019 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 6, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports September 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics...
Spain’s state-owned ports handled 428 million tons Jan-Sept 2019
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 6, 2019 – In the first nine months of 2019, the 46 state-owned ports handled 428,124,835 tons, up 2.2% over the...
Puertos del Estado reports August 2019 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 14, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Cosco drives improved performance in Valencia port terminal
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 5, 2019 – In June 2017, China’s Cosco Shipping Ports acquired Noatum Ports SLU and the latter was rebranded...
XI Transmodal Congress in Bilbao to focus on port and Brexit
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 2, 2019 – The XI Transmodal Congress, the Basque Country’s Intermodal Logistics Forum, which will be held in...
Works on Bilbao port Central Pier and the old Punta Lucero Quarry ahead of schedule
The works are included in one contract with a global estimated cost of 74 million euros and a European Union subsidy.The stabilisation works lasted 34 months...
Bilbao port promotes food and livestock capabilities
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) September 16, 2019 – A delegation of UniportBilbao and the port community have attended the third International Cereal...
Spanish ports, leading example in the deployment of LNG
BahÃa de Bizkaia Gas – September 2019 Spain has a privileged position to develop the LNG market . It has a geostrategic position, since it is at...
Bilbao port to present advantages as home port and supply of gas as fuel at Seatrade Cruise
September 11, 2019 The competitive advantages of strengthening its position as a home port, and its offer for vessels using gas as fuel will centre Autoridad...
ANESCO will hold its General Assembly in Bilbao port, September 3
It will be proposed to modify the statutes to reinforce the presence and participation of the Port Employment Centers within ANESCO – August 30, 2019...