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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.

Basque companies participate in Norshipping

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2017 – Fifteen companies from the Basque maritime industry took part last week in Oslo at Norshipping, one of the most...

Bilbao port handles record-high number of cruise passengers for a single day

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) May 31, 2017 – Bilbao port has received three cruises in its facilities in Getxo on May 31, with a total of 8,700 tourists, the...

Dry ports, railway line to boost Bilbao port growth

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – The railway line and the dry ports in Burgos and Álava represent a boost for the development of Bilbao port, the...

Basque Country agrees on construction of railway line to Bilbao port

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – The Spanish government and the Basque Country authorities expect the railway line to Bilbao port to be operational...

Basque Country, Navarre governments discuss connectivity of Bilbao, Pasaia ports to Pamplona

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) May 18, 2017 – Representatives of the governments of the Basque Country and Navarre held a working meeting in Pamplona to analyse...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – March 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 18, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports March 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Basque Country, Valencia claim direct management of ports

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 16, 2017 – The governments of the autonomous regions of the Basque Country and Valencia have called on the central...

Bilbao port to reduce land usage fees in 2018

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) May 12, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) has developed a new proposal for the assessment of the land...

Bilbao, Pasaia ports present their offer at Transport Logistic fair

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) May 11, 2017 – Representatives of Bilbao and Pasaia ports have travelled to Munich to attend, once again, the Transport...

Event – Transport Logistics – Munich, May 9-12, 2017

Munich, Germany (PortSEurope) May 3,2017 – “transport logistics” is the world’s leading trade fair for logistics, mobility, IT and...

Puertos del Estado – Spanish ports offer solutions for all types of goods

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) April 30, 2017 – Too big, too heavy, too complicated? 62,743 linear metres for bulk cargo, 17,272 metres dedicated to ro-ro...

Spain’s Toro y Betolaza applies for land plot at Bilbao port

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) April 27, 2017 – Spanish company Grupo Toro y Betolaza is fully immersed in the project of transferring its current facilities...

Valencia region, Basque country demand improvement of Valencia-Bilbao ports railway

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) April 27, 2017 – Valencia regional government president Ximo Puig said he will hold a working meeting with Basque counterpart...

Spain’s Puertos del Estado aims to attract traffic at BreakBulk Europe 2017 Fair

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Spanish national port agency Puertos del Estado and the main Spanish ports will participate in the BreakBulk...

Bilbao port community to participate in BreakBulk Europe fair

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2017 – A broad representation of companies from the Bilbao port community will be taking part in an additional edition...

Puertos del Estado – February 2017 cargo traffic by port

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports February 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

MacAndrews starts door-to-door service connecting Bilbao, Poole ports

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) April 6, 2017 – MacAndrews, a specialist in multimodal transport, has announced the launch of a door-to-door product through a...

Bilbao port receives health certification of Aenor

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) April 6, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) has obtained the Healthy Company certificate granted by...

Bilbao port to take part in Multimodal fair in Birmingham

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) April 5, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) will again take part in Multimodal, the largest...

Bilbao port launches cruise passenger station

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 30, 2017 – Bilbao port hit a historical landmark in its role as an economic engine with the inauguration of the new...

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