Spain
Spain (España) is located in Southwest Europe, occupying the Iberian peninsula between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic; a member of the European Union; by tonnage the leading ports are Algeciras, Barcelona and València. 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.
Port of Barcelona issues tender for new cruise terminal
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 26, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona has launched a tender for its future ferry terminal at the Adossat Wharf, which...
Port of Ferrol to have national rail link
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2024 – The Port Authority of Ferrol-San Cibrao has approved the signing of an agreement with ADIF and Puertos del...
Valenciaport sees total cargo up 6.95% in H1 2024
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2024 – In the first half of 2024, the Port Authority of Valencia handled 40.86 million tonnes (Mt) of cargo. This...
Motril Port Authority will build new Civil Guard building
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2024 – The Motril Port Authority has awarded Invesia Construcción y Servicios and Pinus the contract to build a...
Boluda Maritime Terminals Santander completes 2nd phase expansion
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2024 – Boluda Maritime Terminals Santander has completed the works on the second phase of the concession,...
Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – H1 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container numbers for Spanish ports in January-June 2024. Spain’s ports...
Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – H1 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2024 – Spanish ports handled a total of 283.24 million tons (Mt) between January and May, which represents an...
Spanish ports see cargo traffic up 3.4% in H1 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2024 – In January-June 2024, Spain’s general interest ports handled a total of 283,245,366 tons, an increase...
Port of Valencia opens new combined transport terminal
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 22, 2024 – The new combined transport terminal at the Port of Valencia is now in operation, allowing semi-trailers to...
Puertos del Estado receives funds for European single window
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 22, 2024 – Puertos del Estado )PdE) will receive €2.77 million from the 2023 Call for Proposals of the Connecting...
Barcelona plans to increase tax for cruise ship passenger visitors
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 22, 2024 – The major of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, plans to raise a tax on cruise ship passengers who spend less...
660 kg of cocaine in two seizures in Spain’s Algeciras port
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) July 19, 2024 – A criminal network importing cocaine from South America hidden in double bottoms of metal containers has...
Port of Barcelona sees cargo up 8.4% in H1 2024
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 19, 2024 – In the first five months of 2024, total cargo traffic was 29.3 million tonnes, up +8.4% compared to the...
Port of Barcelona sees increase in cruise passengers in H1 2024
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 19, 2024 – In the first half of 2024, the Port of Barcelona received 323 cruise ships. Whilst the number of ships...
Port of Algeciras sees containers up +2.67% in H1 2024
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) July 19, 2024 – In the first half of 2024, the Port of Algeciras handled 2.39 million containers (equivalent TEUs), up...
Port Authority of Algeciras signs AI agreement
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) July 17, 2024 – The Port Authority of Algeciras (APBA) has signed a contract with maritime software company to utilise...
Port of Castellon saw a +93.5% rise in containers in H1 2024
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) July 17, 2024 – The Port of Castellon saw a +93.5% increase in container traffic in the first half of 2024, reaching...
Port of Huelva receives first LNG delivery from trader Mercuria
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) July 16, 2024 – The Port of Huelva has received the first delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from trader Mercuria. It...
Port of Vigo hosts delegation from Uruguay
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) July 16, 2024 – The President of the Port of Vigo Authority, Carlos Botana, held a working meeting yesterday with the General...
Port of Valencia has started tests of the IMAGINE-B5G project
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 15, 2024 – The Port of Valencia has started tests of the IMAGINE-B5G project. The project aims to develop a pilot...