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.
Port of Bilbao and Geoalcali sign logistics agreement
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) September 1, 2021 – The Port Authority of Bilbao (APB) and Geoalcali, an operator in potash mining, have signed an agreement...
Port of Bilbao reports positive cargo traffic for June
Traffic of the Port of Bilbao presented positive results in the month of June, with an increase of close to 15%, which means recovering practically 350,000...
Brittany Ferries’ Cap Finistère returns to service on the Portsmouth to Bilbao route
Portsmouth, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) July 19, 2021 – Brittany Ferries’ ro-pax ferry Cap Finistère has resumed service on the Portsmouth to Bilbao...
Intertransportes Saavedra joins Uniport Bilbao
Intertransportes Saavedra, part of the Saavedra Group, is a new member of Uniport Bilbao – July 15, 2021 Intertransportes Saavedra specialises in the...
Port of Bilbao: Good prospects despite Covid
Although the shadow of Covid is still looming over us, 2021 is looking like it is going to be a good year regarding the number and size of announced...
Bilbao Portlab organizes a conference on article 64 bis of the regional corporate tax regulation
Bilbao Portlab has held a conference on article 64 Bis of the Regional Corporate Tax Regulation for companies in the port community, in which representatives...
COSCO Shipping representatives visit the port of Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) July 13, 2021 – Management representatives of COSCO Shipping Lines Spain and its agent VASCO have visited the Bilbao Port...
Spanish ports see cargo traffic up 3.18% in May 2021
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 1, 2021 – In May 2021, Spain’s state-owned ports (Puertos del Estado) handled cargo traffic of 45.34 million...
Port of Bilbao has hosted the third meeting of the Bilbao PortLab advisory committee
The Port of Bilbao has hosted the third meeting of the Bilbao PortLab advisory committee, where the six ideas supported by the Port of Bilbao that have been...
Construction of the first platform for floating wind power continues in Bilbao port
The Vice-Minister of Industry visits the works being carried out in the Port of Bilbao – June 7, 2021 DemoSATH is a pioneering concrete platform...
Containerships Borealis has become the first LNG-powered ship to dock in the Port of Bilbao
The container ship Containerships Borealis, one of the newest and largest ships in the Containerships fleet, has become the first LNG-powered ship to dock in...
WEC Lines adds capacity to Bilbao-UK route
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) June 2, 2021 – WEC Lines is to use a larger ship in its weekly direct container service that began in January between with...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – April 2021
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 26, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in April 2021 of 45.45...
The Port of Bilbao Authority and UniportBilbao are participating in the Breakbulk Europe Connect 21
The Port of Bilbao Authority and UniportBilbao are participating in the Breakbulk Europe Connect 21, to promote the Port of Bilboa and maintain contact with...
Spain: Total seaport cargo traffic by port authority – Q1 2921
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 27, 2021 – The 46 state-managed ports of general interest handled 46,378,257 tons during March, growth of 4.6%...
Six ideas, supported by Bilbao PortLab, will be financed in the first call by Puertos del Estado
Bilbao Portlab, the initiative of the Port Authority to position the Port of Bilbao in an innovative ecosystem, has supported or facilitated 6 of the 33...
Brittany Ferries continues its tests in the Port of Bilbao for the docking of the Salamanca ship with LNG fuel
The new ferry that will serve the service with the United Kingdom will be more efficient and ecological, will save 46% of CO2 per passenger, improve passenger...
Port of Bilbao: Energy transition plan
Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao proceeds with energy transition – March 31, 2021 Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao)...
Uniport Bilbao: Multimodality – industry and logistics hand in hand
The Bilbao port logistics community ended 2020 making the most of their multimodal capacity according to the products that go through the port facilities,...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – February 2021
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 7, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in February 2021 of 40.43...