Month: July 2018
Operation Paso del Estrecho passenger traffic reduces at Almería port
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – Between June 15, the date on which Operation Paso del Estrecho (OPE) officially began, and on July 25, the...
Valencia port presents hinterland expansion plans to Aragón government
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2018 – Valencia port authority’s president Aurelio Martínez has presented a Plan of Intermodal Development of...
Castellón port to launch tender for solid bulk terminal construction
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Castelló (APC – Port Authority of Castellon) has approved a tender for the...
Seville port’s rail cargo traffic rises in H1 2018
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2018 – The increase in both railway and maritime connections with the Canary Islands has boosted rail cargo traffic...
Málaga port meets representatives of Spain’s Typsa to share terminal operation know-how
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2018 – Representatives of Spanish company Typsa (Técnica y Proyectos SA), which designs a container port in...
Royal Caribbean applies to Barcelona port for cruise terminal concession
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2018 – Royal Caribbean has applied with Autoritat Portuària de Barcelona (APB – Port Authority of Barcelona)...
Nissan seeks to reinforce cooperation with Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2018 – Japanese carmaker Nissan’s inventory control manager Joan Inglés met with Barcelona port management...
Maersk Consentino cargo ship service praised by Almería port president
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2018 – In the first half of 2018, the president of Autoridad Portuaria de Almería (APA – Port Authority...
Almería port reports improved cargo and passenger traffic in first half of 2018
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – Mari Carmen Ortiz, president of Autoridad Portuaria de Almería (APA – Port Authority of Almería),...
Alicante port completes strategic plan for 2018-2022
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – The board of directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante (APA – Port Authority of Alicante) has...
Alicante port plans to award Eiffage concession for a new bulk terminal at wharf 17
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante (APA – Port Authority of Alicante) plans to award a contract to...
Trieste port books railway traffic record in H1
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – The traffic data in the first six months in the port of Trieste mark a new record in the railway sector: 4,816...
Funchal port handles only one cruise ship in June
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – Funchal port recorded the worst performance in June, since 2012, regarding cruise ship traffic,...
Spain’s Hamilton names CEO
Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – Spanish maritime and shipping agent Hamilton y Compañía SA has appointed Juan Carlos...
Seville port to present Strategic Plan 2025 in September
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – Seville port plans to present its Strategic Plan 2025 in September, a document that defines the lines of...
Málaga port to call tender for launch of nautical sports area
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga (APM – Port Authority of Málaga) board of directors has approved a...
Bilbao port approves concession of Spanish company Aguado
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – The board of directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao) has decided to...