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Málaga

Málaga is a seaport in southern Spain on the Mediterranean coast. the port is operated by Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga (APM – Port Authority of Málaga) and promoted by associate company Málagaport S.L. The range of goods passing through the port ranges from solid bulk such as those from the cement group, agri-foodstuffs, aggregates and biomass, passing through liquid bulk such as olive and sunflower oils, hydrocarbons and molasses, and ending with general merchandise, Ro-Ro cargo, imported vehicles and containerized merchandise, all of them covering commercial routes of the Mediterranean and Atlantic arch. It also has a developing cruise ship business. 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.

Truck traffic at Malaga port rises

Malaga, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2017 –  The handling of trucks has become a regular operation in the port of Motril, where there are also boats...

Peninsula Petroleum carries out bunkering by barge at Malaga port

Malaga, Spain (Ports Europe) April 4, 2017 – Spanish company Peninsula Petroleum has supplied fuel by barge to the cruise ship “Horizon”,...

Puertos del Estado – January 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 29, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports January 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Spanish cruise ports aim to hit 9.5 million passenger mark by 2020

Malaga, Spain (Ports Europe) March 25, 2017 – Spain’s cruise ports welcomed a record 8.7 million passengers in 2016, a 0.6% rise from 2015. Ports in...

Malaga port expects passenger traffic increase in 2017

Malaga, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2017 – Malaga port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Мálaga) expects the number of passengers handled in 2017 to...

Malaga port calls tender for tour operators

Malaga, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – Malaga port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga) has called tenders for the delivery of tourist...

Noatum board approves corporate restructuring

Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 – The board of directors of Spanish shipping group Noatum approved a new corporate structure that...

Malaga port cargo traffic rises 26.5% Y/Y in 2016

Malaga, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – Malaga port handled 2.9 million tonnes of cargo in 2016, up 26.5% on the year, the port authority...

Malaga port joins European LOCATIONS project

Malaga, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2017 – Malaga port has joined the LOCATIONS (Low-Carbon Transport in Cruise Destination Cities) project of the...

Malaga port has 289 confirmed cruise calls in 2017

Malaga, Spain (Ports Europe) January 16, 2017 – Malaga port has already confirmed 289 cruise calls for the current season. Of these calls, seven correspond...

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