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.
Bergé plans automation of Bilbao port facility
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2019 – Bergé, the Spanish multimodal logistics operator, plans to automate its terminal in the port of...
Basque Country launches overhaul of Bermeo port
Bermeo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 18, 2019 – The Basque Country regional government has started overhaul works on the Erroxape pier in the port of...
Bilbao port sees turnover up 2.6% to €70.6 million in 2018
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2019 – Turnover at Bilbao port was €70.6 million ($79.75 million), up 2.6% on 2017. In July 2018, Autoridad...
Bilbao port sees traffic up 4% in 2018
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2019 – In 2018, traffic in Bilbao port (excluding local traffic and supplies) was 35.6 million tonnes, up 4%...
Bilbao port hosts meeting of the Port Community System Association (IPCSA)
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao) has hosted a meeting of the...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 14, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports December 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics...
Santander port’s growth exceeds Spain’s average in 2018
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) February 14, 2019 – A 6.4% increase in cargo and passenger traffic in Santander port is double the national average of port...
Spain’s state ports see cargo rise by 3.3% in 2018
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2019 – Provisional data shows that the 46 state-owned ports handled 563,475,196 tons of cargo in 2018, up 3.3%...
“Connecting the world to Fresh Fruit” – Spanish ports at Fruit Logistica Fair in Berlin
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – Spanish ports are present at the Fruit Logistica Fair, which will be held in Berlin February 6-8, with...
Bilbao port seeks to attract traffic at Fruit Logistica Fair
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 4, 2019 – Bilbao port and Mercabilbao will participate in the Fruit Logistica Fair, the main European event in the...
Noatum to complete Bilbao port rail terminal expansion in June
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 28, 2019 – Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao will complete in June the expansion of its rail terminal, which will...
South European port authorities attend Berlin Fruit Logistica fair
Berlin, Germany (Ports Europe) January 25, 2019 – A number of southern European port authorities will be attending the 2019 Fruit Logistica fair, taking...
Analysis – China on port shopping spree in Europe and globally
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 24, 2019 – Since the start of the 21st century, Chinese companies have acquired stakes in some 15 ports in Europe,...
Bilbao port is prepared to take advantage of Brexit
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 21, 2019 – The Association of Ship Agents and Stevedores (ACBE – Asociación de Consignatarios de Buques y...
Spain’s SLP records 4% rise in cargo traffic at Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 17, 2019 – Servicios LogÃsticos Portuarios, S.A. (SLP), a stevedoring company based in the port of Bilbao, closed 2018...
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...
Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao to increase rail capacity
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) January 8, 2019 – To consolidate its commitment to intermodal transport, Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao is working on the...
CLH Group expands services in hydrocarbon storage facility in Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) January 8, 2019 – CLH Group has expanded its offer of services in its hydrocarbon storage facility in Bilbao port. Regular...
Bilbao port exports 5,300 tonnes of explosives to Saudi Arabia, UAE
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) December 17, 2018 – Bilbao port exported 5,300 tonnes of explosives to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the...