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The Port of Ceuta is a passenger and cargo port located on the North African coast, in the Strait of Gibraltar, belonging to the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta. It is operated by Autoridad Portuaria de Ceuta (APC – Port Authority of Ceuta). State ports are managed by Puertos del Estado which executes port policy of the government; made up of 28 port authorities that manage the 46 ports.

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – February 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container numbers for Spanish ports in January-February 2024. In the first...

No applicants for dredging tender in Ceuta

Ceuta, Spain (Ports Europe) March 18, 2024 – The tender to dredge the Levante dock, Ceuta, to improve access to the new berth attached to the Poniente...

Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – January 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – Spanish ports of general interest handed 45.6 million tons of cargo in January, up +3.4% more than in...

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – January 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – With containers (TEUs), 2024 began with an increase of +5.8% reaching 1.34 million tons, almost...

DFDS acquires FRS Iberia

Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – International shipper DFDS has acquired FRS Iberia from its parent company FRS, a Flensburg-based...

ESPO 2023 award – Nature restoration projects in ports benefitting the local community

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 13, 2023 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) received 10 submissions for the 15th edition of the ESPO Award....

Spain: Total TEU handled by port – Jan-May 2023

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2023 – In January-May 2023, Spanish state ports handled 6.69 million containers (TEU), down -8.3% on the same period...

Spain: Total cargo handled by port – Jan-May 2023

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2023 – In January-May 2023, Spanish state ports handled 228.3 million tons of cargo, a decrease of -3.6% compared to...

Spain: Ranking – ports by total cargo, March & Q1 2023

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 26, 2023 – In March 2023, Spain’s state ports handled 47.61 million tons of cargo, up +3.6% on the same month of...

Spanish ports handled 42.49 mln cargo tons in Feb 2023, -3.3%

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) March 24, 2023 – Spanish state-owned ports handled 42.49 million tons of cargo in February 2023, down -3.3% compared to the...

Spain’s Ceuta and Valencia with EcoPorts’ environmental management standard

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 1, 2023 – The Spanish ports of Ceuta and Valencia have been certified through the EcoPorts’ Port...

State-owned Spanish ports – cargo handled in 2022 – by port

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2023 – State-owned Spanish ports saw cargo traffic up +3.5% in 2022 to 563,373,981 tons, compared to 544,419,737...

Ranking: Top five Spanish container ports January-October 2022

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – Puertos del Estado has published a list of the top Spanish ports by containers (TEU) handled in the...

Spanish ports cargo traffic up 4.56% in Jan-Oct 2022 (statistics)

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – State-owned ports handled 472.82 million tons in January-October 2022, with traffic up +4.56% compared to...

In Q3 2022, cargo of Spanish ports was 425.3 mln tons, up 5%

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 26, 2022 – In Q3 2022, total cargo traffic of Spanish state ports was 425.3 million tons, an increase of...

Spanish state ports handled 380.1 million tons of cargo in Jan-Aug 2022

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 27, 2022 – Spanish state ports handled 380.1 million tons of cargo in January-August 2022, up +5.55% on the same...

ESPO announces the shortlist for the 14th Award on Social Integration of Ports.

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 22, 2022 – ESPO has announced the shortlist for the ESPO 14th Award on Social Integration of Ports. The projects...

Spain: State ports cargo traffic Q1 2022 by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2022 – In the first three months of 2022, Spain’s state-owned ports handled 136.7 million tons of...

Expected return of passenger traffic between Spain and Morocco has a date

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) April 12, 2022 – Today the maritime ferry routes between the ports of Algeciras and Tangier-Med and between Tarifa and the...

Prime Minister of Spain visits Port of Ceuta

Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) March 24, 2022 – Pedro Sánchez, prime minister of Spain, has visited the Port of Ceuta, located in a Spanish autonomous city...

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