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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.

Bilbao Chamber of Commerce organises trade mission to Chile

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 14, 2017 – Bilbao Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with those of Álava and Gipuzkoa and the Basque...

Noatum Ports appoints new board members

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2017 – Following the June 2017 acquisition of 51% of Noatum Ports concerning the terminals of Valencia,...

Bilbao port presents Strategic Plan 2018-2022

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2017 – In its Strategic Plan 2018-2022, la Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (Port Authority of Bilbao) has...

Progeco to build warehouse at Bilbao port

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 9, 2017 – Progeco Bilbao, a specialist in the storage and transport of containers, is preparing the construction...

Bilbao port targets 37 million tonnes cargo traffic in 2018-2022 plan

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2017 – The president of Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao), Asier Atutxa, presented on...

Bilbao harbour launches dry port in Pancorbo

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 7, 2017 – The dry port of Bilbao in Pancorbo, near Burgos, began operating on November 7 after the investment of...

Cespa Gestión, Saisa Port to open facilities at Bilbao port

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 2, 2017 – Spanish companies Cespa Gestión de Residuos and Saisa Port have decided to settle in Bilbao port to...

Mercabilbao and the Port of Bilbao at Fruit Attraction

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2017 – For the third year running Mercabilbao and the Port of Bilbao have travelled to Madrid together to take...

Mercabilbao and Bilbao port meet South American fruit and vegetable producers

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2017 – On the eve of Mercabilbao and Puerto de Bilbao (Port of Bilbao)’s joint participation in the Fruit...

Port Authority of Bilbao and Uniport take part in Breakbulk Americas event

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2017 – For the third year running, La Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (Port Authority of Bilbao) and Uniport took...

Bilbao port closes record-breaking cruise season

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 25, 2017 – Bilbao port closes today, with the arrival of two ships, a “record” cruise season with 61...

High speed Basque railway line gets EIB €600M boost

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 24, 2017 – The European Investment bank (EIB) has signed a €600m loan with Adif AV to finance the “Y Vasca”...

Bilbao cruise terminal used to promote port

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 17, 2017 – On Sunday October 22, the Port of Bilbao Terminal at Getxo will become a free amusement park where...

Spain’s Adif to overhaul railway link to Bilbao port

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) October 16, 2017 – Spanish state-run railway operator Adif plans to carry out works to improve the railway infrastructure in...

Bilbao port attends UK offshore Europe fair

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) October 16, 2017 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (Port Authority of Bilbao) and Foro Marítimo Vasco (The Basque Maritime...

Kukla España launches wine export service from Spain

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) October 10, 2017 – Kukla España, the Spanish subsidiary of German multimodal logistic operator Robert Kukla GmbH, has taken...

Bilbao port tenders dock construction project

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) has called a tender for the design of a dock at the...

Valencia port needs good links with Bilbao, Cantabrian coast

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 6, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) president Aurelio Martínez said that the port...

Bilbao port awards €2.74 million ro-ro ramp construction contract to Astilleros Zamakona

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) has awarded a €2.74 million ($3.22 million) contract...

Event: PEMA Annual General Meeting – Bilbao, January 30 – February 1, 2018

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) September 27, 2017 – The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) has announced that the next Annual General Meeting...

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