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.
Balearic Handling bids to operate cruise terminal in Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Vigo Atlantic Cruise Terminal, controlled by Mallorca-based Balearic Handling SL and Incargo Galicia,...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – August 2018 fish landed by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by...
Puertos del Estado launches new body to help ports
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – The president of Puertos del Estado, Ornella Chacón, accompanied by the director of Exploitation,...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – August 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Philippine officials express interest in increasing exports through Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Vigo port has received a visit of a delegation of Philippine diplomats in which Lola Rois, the new operations...
Andalusia regional government to invest €8.5 million in overhaul of Carboneras port
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Andalusia regional government plans to invest €8.5 million ($9.5 million) in the overhaul of Carboneras...
Maersk transports 24,961 tonnes of cargo on Algeciras-Almería container line since June
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Danish shipping company Maersk Line has handled 24,961 tonnes of cargo at the regular container line...
Valencia port to build four wind turbines, reduce CO2 emissions
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 27, 2018 – Valencia port plans to install three onshore wind turbines and natural gas stations, in order to reduce...
Port Authority rebuilds beacon tower of Bajo de Picamillo
Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Marín y Ría de Pontevedra (APMRP – Port Authority of Marin) has completed...
Marín port to attend Fruit Attraction fair in Madrid
Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Having developed as a significant logistic centre for fruit transport, Autoridad Portuaria de Marín y...
Container Terminal Marín has increasing presence in Marin port
Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Termarín (Container Terminal Marín) has a series of investments in recent years which have helped the...
Japanese ports managers visit Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Valencia port received on September 28 the visit of a group of managers from the ports of Tokyo, Yokohama,...
Intersagunto Terminales reduces CO2 emissions by 11% in three years
Sagunto, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Intersagunto Terminales SA, the operator of Sagunto port’s multipurpose terminal, has reduced its...
Vigo port expects to recover lost cargo traffic through stowage liberalisation
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Vigo port expects to recover part of the cargo traffic lost in recent years through the liberalisation of the...
Málaga port launches tender for megayacht berthing area operation
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Málaga port has launched a tender for the operation of the Guadiario del Puerto Basin as a...
Portos de Galicia attends Grand Pavois boat show in La Rochelle
La Rochelle, France (Ports Europe) October 1, 2018 – Portos de Galicia has attended the Grand Pavois boat show in La Rochelle with the aim of promoting...
Cádiz port wins tender to operate Jerez freight terminal
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) October 1, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Cádiz (APBC – Port Authority of Cadiz) has won a tender called by...