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.
Santander port targets handling of 600,000 cars annually
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) October 8, 2018 – Santander port aims to have the capacity to move 600,000 cars a year, for which it needs new rail...
Tarragona port starts dredging project
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 8, 2018 – Tarragona port has started dredging the mouth of the Francolí River. The project, which was launched...
Rising transfer of trucks to Morocco via Algeciras port to open business opportunities
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) October 8, 2018 – Andalusia’s regional government expects the number of trucks handled through Algeciras port to and...
Almería and Carboneras ports increase traffc in first eight months of 2018
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) October 6, 2018 – The ports of Almería and Carboneras, managed by Autoridad Portuaria de Almería (APA – Port...
Port Authority of Almería awarded ISO certificates
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) October 6, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Almería (APA – Port Authority of Almería) has received the ISO 9001...
Bilbao port receives Moroccan delegation
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) October 7, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao) has received a delegation of...
Málaga port participates in the European campaign ‘Voice for the Ocean’
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) October 7, 2018 – The preservation of the Mediterranean Sea requires responsible and sustainable approaches for its...
Cádiz shows its potential as a fishing port in the largest fair in the country
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) October 7, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Cádiz (APBC – Port Authority of Cadiz) and the Association...
Balearic islands nautical organisations receive ISO awards
Palma, Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) October 6, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Balears (APB – Port Authority of the Balearic Islands) has been...
Gijón port increase cruise passenger visits in 2018
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) October 7, 2018 – The cruise season has ended at Gijón port with the number of passengers increased by 4,022 from 23,660...
Gijon port traffic down 12.5% in the first nine months of 2018
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) October 7, 2018 – In the first nine months of 2018, traffic handled by the port of Gijón was 14,468,354 tonnes, a decrease...
Koper port to assist Huelva’s Hub Logístico del Frío project
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) October 7, 2018 – A delegation from Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva (APH – Port Authority of Huelva) has held a...
Traffic of Barcelona port exceeds 45 million tons, up 14%, in Jan-Aug 2018
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 7, 2018 – In the period January to August 2018 Barcelona port handled total traffic of 45.9 million tons, an...
Valencia port reports benefits from study of “Economic Impact of the ports of the Port Authority of Valencia in 2016”
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 7, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has presented...
Cádiz port to tender entry channel’s geophysical survey
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) October 5, 2018 – Cádiz port has called a tender for the execution of a geophysical survey of the entrance channel to the...
Huelva port hopes to become logistics hub for refrigerated cargo traffic
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) October 5, 2018 – Huelva port aspires to become a logistics hub for refrigerated cargo traffic. The port works on the strategy...
Valencia port to use blockchain technologies in its smart port strategy
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 4, 2018 – Valencia port has taken advantage of its participation in the “Smart Ports & Supply Chain...