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.
Santa Cruz de La Palma to handle world’s largest cruise ship in 2020
Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) September 5, 2018 – Santa Cruz de La Palma port will host in November 2020 the visit of what is...
Málaga port’s container traffic doubles with new cranes
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) September 5, 2018 – The three “Super Over Post Panamax” container cranes that arrived at Málaga port at the end of...
ANESCO presents its proposals to the president of Puertos del Estado to improve the port system
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2018 – A delegation of ANESCO (Asociación de Empresas Estibadoras/National Association of Stevedoring...
Cartagena port calls tender for two ro-ro ramps
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2018 – Cartagena port has called a tender for the construction of two ro-ro ramps, to encourage the departure of...
Canary Islands to invest €2.5 million in Majorera island ports
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2018 – The Canary Islands regional government plans to invest €2.5 million ($2.9 million) in...
Spain’s DISA, Enagás submit joint bid for LNG plant at Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2018 – Spanish companies DISA group and Enagás have submitted a joint bid to build a liquefied...
A Coruña port starts exports of concrete caissons to Aberdeen
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2018 – The Blue Marin ship departed for the Scottish port of Aberdeen from A Coruña, in order to transport...
PortCastelló begins second half of 2018 with a 21.5% growth in traffic
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) September 3, 2018 – The port of Castellón has achieved the best ever monthly traffic figures in July moving 1.959...
Ferrol port resumes growth in freight traffic
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) September 3, 2018 – For the first time so far in 2018, annual traffic balance of Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao...
Port of Malaga increases merchandise traffic by 4.1% from January to July 2018
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) September 3, 2018 – The port of Málaga handled 1.6 million tons in merchandise between January and July 2018, an increase...
Andalusia spreads its commitment to the integration of ports in its cities in meeting on the coastal sector
Palma, Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) September 3, 2018 – Andalusia will today join the Transnational Conference Ecotur_Azul, European strategy for...
Gijón port to handle six cruise ships in September
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) September 3, 2018 – Gijón port is expected to handle six cruise ships with a total of 10,790 passengers and 6,927 crew members...
Algerian delegation studies Barcelona’s single port window system
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 3, 2018 – Barcelona port has received the visit of an Algerian delegation, made up of representatives of several...
Maersk Line includes Málaga port in Bossanova service
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) August 31, 2018 – Danish shipping company Maersk Line has said that it is modifying one of the ports of call of its Bossanova...
Cartagena port to study Escombreras island fauna
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) August 31, 2018 – Cartagena port has commissioned a study of the fauna of Escombreras island, where it operates a solid bulk...
Strong competition stimulates Algeciras port to improve
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 31, 2018 – Algeciras port needs to continue working on improving its competitiveness, in order to be able to respond...
Port activity in the Balearic Islands increases in 2017
Palma, Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – Port activity in the Balearic Islands continued, during the past year, the line of growth in...