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.
Gijón port ranks second in Spain for cargo traffic with South America
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) March 25, 2019 – Gijón port is ranked second among Spanish harbours for cargo traffic with South America, a situation based...
Cartagena port hosting oil platform repair operation
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) March 25, 2019 – The Stena Icemax oil platform, consigned by company Hamilton and Cia, will remain for two months in...
Valencia port to build wind towers, power substation
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 21, 2019 – Valencia port authority aims to achieve the energy balance by 2050 with its own wind power plan that...
A Coruña port obtains labour safety certification
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) March 22, 2019 – A Coruña port is the first in Spain to obtain certification of its labour safety and health...
Sintraport presents proposals to negotiate the transport conditions of Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 22, 2019 – Spanish autonomous truck drivers association Sintraport has asked the Barcelona port authority and the...
Huelva port to call tender for temperature-controlled storage complex
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) March 22, 2019 – Huelva port has approved the list of requirements of the tender of one or several administrative concessions...
Hyster Europe develops zero-emission reachstacker for Valencia port
Press Release – Hyster Europe – Hyster Europe has announced it is developing a zero-emission reachstacker featuring a hydrogen fuel cell for the...
Transcont Valencia announces five days of strikes
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 21, 2019 – Autonomous truck drivers association Transcont Valencia association plans to carry out demonstrations on...
Malaga port expects 180,000 cruise passengers during the spring season
Málaga, Spain, March 20, 2019 – The Port of Malaga is forecasting 180,000 passengers and 113 stopovers from March 20 to June 30, thus consolidating...
Tarragona port consolidates leadership in agrifood at Inter-Pyrenean Cereals Exchange
Tarragona, Spain, March 20, 2019 – This Friday, the Port of Tarragona will take part in the Inter-Pyrenean Cereals Exchange in Mollerussa (Lleida), a...
Valenciaport Foundation attends meeting of the SKILLFUL project in Dublin
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 20, 2019 – On the 7-8 March, the Valenciaport Foundation attended a follow-up meeting of the SKILLFUL (Skills and...
Valencia port transport corridors to be integrated into EU networks
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 20, 2019 – The Port Authority of Valencia has welcomed the news of the incorporation of the rail corridors...
Puertos del Estado president resigns
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 20, 2019 – Ornella Chacón, president of Spanish ports agency Puertos del Estado, is leaving the position for...
Sintraport ends strikes at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 20, 2019 – Spanish autonomous truck drivers association Sintraport has decided not to call new mobilisations...
Barcelona port hopes to benefit from SmartCAT Challenge
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 19, 2019 – The Catalan government and Barcelona’s port authority have joined forces to find innovative...
Sintraport’s strike in Barcelona may spread to other ports
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 19, 2019 – While the longshoremen’s conflict remains latent in Spanish ports, it is now the transporters who...
Alicante port to move to companies responsible for emissions from outdoor activity
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) March 19, 2019 – From 2020, stevedoring companies in Alicante port will assume the responsibility for their emissions into the...