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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.

Thai ambassador visits the Port of Bilbao

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 9, 2022 – The president of the Port Authority of Bilbao, Ricardo Barkala, has received a delegation from the Thai...

Spain: State ports handle 46.6 million tons of cargo in January 2022, +9.8%

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 24, 2022 – In the first month of 2022, Spain’s state-owned ports handle a total of 46.67 million tons (mt) of...

Port of Bilbao reports +5.5% rise in 2021 cargo traffic

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 18, 2022 – The Port of Bilbao ended 2021 with total cargo traffic of 31.2 million tonnes, up +5.5% on the previous...

Spain’s top container ports in 2021 – ranking

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2022 – A total of 198.51 million tons (mt) in containers was handled by Spain’s state-owned ports in 2021,...

Spain’s top performing cargo ports in 2021 – ranking

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2022 – The 46 Spanish, state-managed ports handled 544.53 million tons in 2021, up +5.6% compared to 515.57...

CMA CGM’s Containerships extends Spain and UK shipping service

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2022 – Containerships is expanding its Spain and UK shipping service. The NWUK FAST LANE service offers an...

Puertos del Estado president visits Basque ports of Bilbao and Pasaia

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 27, 2022 – The president of Puertos del Estado, Álvaro Rodríguez Dapena, visited the Basque ports of Bilbao and...

Bilbao PortLab will participate in the B Accelerator Tower (BAT)

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2022 – Bilbao PortLab , the initiative to position the Port of Bilbao in the entrepreneurship and innovation...

Brittany Ferries’ LNG-powered vessel Salamanca has called at the port of Bilbao for the first time

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 21, 2022 – Brittany Ferries’ LNG-powered vessel Salamanca has called at the port of Bilbao for the first time last...

European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis has awarded bronze label to the Euskadi Mobility and Logistics Cluster

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2022 – The European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis (ESCA) has awarded the European Cluster Management...

HIG Capital buys a logistics facility in the Basque country

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 18, 2022 – U.S. investment fund HIG Capital lands has purchased of just over 100,000 m² in Júndiz (Álava), the...

Port of Bilbao completes phase 1 of breakwater development

Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao) has just finished urbanising most of the area of phase one of the central breakwater and...

The Port of Bilbao has joined the EcoPorts network

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 3, 2022 – The port of Bilbao has joined the EcoPorts network, an environmental initiative of the European port...

Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – November 2021

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) December 23, 2021 – In the month of November 2021, Spain’s state-owned ports handled 45.75 million tons of cargo, compared...

Port of Bilbao reports over 15% cargo traffic rise in first 11 months

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) December 23, 2021 – In January-November 2021, the Port of Bilbao handled 28.6 million tons, up +2.36% compared to the same...

Port of Bilbao provides land for further expansion

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) December 2, 2021 – The Port of Bilbao has prepared a space of 203,000 m² available for private logistics and industrial...

Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – October 2021

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 26, 2021 – In the month of October 2021, Spain’s state-owned ports handled 47.26 million tons of cargo, compared...

Bilbao PortLab to take part in the events organised by the International Association of Port Cities

The Port Authority of Bilbao will be taking part in the General Assembly and in other events organised by the AIVP – the International Association of...

UK ambassador to Spain visits the port of Bilbao

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 19, 2021 – The United Kingdom’s ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott, has visited the Northern Spanish port of...

Port Authority of Bilbao revamps its vehicle fleet with a focus on greater sustainability

The Port Authority of Bilbao has replaced the vehicles that make up its fleet, 71% of which are now powered by alternative fuels – November 16, 2021 The...

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