Santander
The Basque Port of Santander is a natural harbour without man-made protection and has direct access to Cantabria’s motorways, the plateau region and the national rail network. It has state-of-the-art terminals for dry and agri-food bulk, these being the types of cargo the Port of Santander has traditionally handled. The port has weekly services to England and Ireland, as well as regular services to Germany, Belgium, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Russia, Portugal, other English ports, the Americas, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, China and Korea. The port is operated by Autoridad Portuaria de Santander (APS – Port Authority of Santander). 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: Puertos del Estado – May 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports May 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Dutch firm Ewalls Cargo Care presents dual trailer freight transport system in Spain
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – Dutch company Ewalls Cargo Care Holding B.V. presented, for the first time in Spain, a transport system called...
Santander port to provide land for urban area overhaul project
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2017 – The local government of Santander approved a cooperation agreement with Santander port authority (Autoridad...
Spain’s Renfe Mercancías to lift traction capacity at Santander port
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 26, 2017 – Santander port will see the traction capacity of state-run freight rail operator Renfe Mercancías in its...
Dock workers strike paralyses Santander port for second consecutive day
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – The 48-hour strike called by stevedores has paralysed Santander port for the second consecutive day, the...
Santander local government approves budget for marine station overhaul
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – Santander local government has approved this week the project for the overhaul of the urban area of the Marine...
All dock workers participate in strike at Santander port
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – All dock workers in Santander port are following the 48-hour general strike that began at 0800 local time on...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – April 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports April 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Santander port paralysed on June 9
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 9, 2017 – The third day of scheduled stoppages organised by the stevedoring trade unions in all Spanish ports has again...
Santander port awards concession to shipping agent Cantabrasil
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) May 23, 2017 – Santander port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Santander) has awarded a concession contract for the operation...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – March 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 18, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports March 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Santander port completes first LNG ship loading operation
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2017 – On May 4, the “Ireland” ship became the first vessel to receive liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel...
Alkion Terminals signs contract for LBC assets
Amsterdam, Netherlands (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – Alkion Terminals and LBC Tank Terminals (LBC) have announced the signing of an agreement in which...
Puertos del Estado – Spanish ports offer solutions for all types of goods
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) April 30, 2017 – Too big, too heavy, too complicated? 62,743 linear metres for bulk cargo, 17,272 metres dedicated to ro-ro...
Santander port handles record number of cars in Q1 2017
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2017 – Santander port serviced record-high 135,484 cars in the first quarter of 2017, up 19.11% on the year. The...
Coated Solution requests second concession at Santander port
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Spanish company Coated Solutions, active in the production of pre-painted steel, has requested a second...
Santander port starts construction of dock at Raos terminal
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Santander port has started work on the construction of dock 9 at Raos terminal, an infrastructure that will...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado aims to attract traffic at BreakBulk Europe 2017 Fair
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Spanish national port agency Puertos del Estado and the main Spanish ports will participate in the BreakBulk...
Bergé Operaciones Portuarias expands storage capacity at Santander port
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) April 20, 2017 – Spanish company Bergé Operaciones Portuarias has increased its commitment to the agri-food traffic at...
Puertos del Estado – February 2017 cargo traffic by port
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports February 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...