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Melilla

Melilla is a Spanish enclave in North Africa East of Ceuta. The Port of Melilla occupies a privileged location to the east of
the Strait of Gibraltar, which 10% of all global maritime traffic
passes through. Its ambitious project to extend the outer area of the port includes creating a container terminal with the capacity to handle two million TEU annually. Its focus on development and innovation have led the port to invest heavily in this area, the result being a modern and flexible infrastructure which provides high-quality services. The port is managed by Autoridad Portuaria de Melilla (APM – Port Authority of Melilla). 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.

Balearia and Port of Motril start working with LNG

Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) April 14, 2021 – The Port of Motril continues to work to reduce the carbon footprint of its industrial activity, as...

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...

Baleària will expand the connections in Melilla

Baleària reinforces its commitment to Melilla by expanding connections and operating with one of the most modern and sustainable vessels in its fleet. As of...

Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – January 2021

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in January 2021 of...

Baleària presents plans to Port Authority of Almería

Almeria, Spain (Ports Europe) February 22, 2021 – The general director of Baleària Operations, César Rodríguez, has met with the president of...

Spanish ports see total cargo traffic down 8.6% in 2020

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 27, 2021 – The Spanish port system ended the 2020 financial year with 515,682,392 cargo tons moved, a decrease of...

Puertos del Estado reports October fall in ports’ cargo traffic

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 25, 2020 – The 46 ports of general interest of the State, coordinated by Puertos del Estado (PdE), moved 45.9...

Puertos del Estado reports June 2020 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 30, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2020 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Puertos del Estado reports May 2020 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports May 2020 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Spain’s Puertos del Estado reports April 2020 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 3, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports April 2020 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Spain: Total port traffic Q1 2020 by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 6, 2020 – Puertos del Estado (PdE) has published port authority cargo numbers for January-March 2020, showing that total...

Spain’s Puertos del Estado reports February 2020 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 1, 2020 – Puertos del Estado reports February 2020 cargo figures by port authority.  The state-owned Puertos del...

Spain’s Puertos del Estado reports January 2020 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 9, 2020 – Puertos del Estado reports January 2020 cargo figures by port authority. The state-owned Puertos del Estado...

Spain’s Puertos del Estado reports November 2019 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 9, 2020 – Puertos del Estado reports November 2019 cargo figures by port authority. Port Authority November  ...

Puertos del Estado reports September 2019 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 6, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports September 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics...

Puertos del Estado reports August 2019 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 14, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Puertos del Estado discusses Melilla port circumstances

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) September 19, 2019 – The president of Puertos del Estado, Salvador de la Encina, has met with the recently appointed...

Puertos del Estado reports Jan-Jun 2019 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) August 2, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

FRS to introduce new vessel in Motril-Melilla line

Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2019 – Förde Reederei Seetouristik (FRS) plans to introduce a new ferry in the operation of the line linking the...

Melilla port president resigns to participate in regional elections

Melilla, Spain (Ports Europe) April 23, 2019 – Melilla port authority president Miguel Marín has submitted his resignation to attend the...

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