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.
Vigo port sees increased traffic in first half of 2018
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 4, 2018 – In the first six months of 2018 Vigo port handled total traffic of 2,223,365 tons (+8.2%), with...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – June 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 4, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
In the first half of 2018 Barcelona port consolidates 2017 growth
Port de Barcelona, Press Release, July 26, 2018 In terms of total traffic the first half of 2018 has been the best ever in the Port’s history and...
Spanish ports cruise traffic rises in H1 2018
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2018 – Spanish ports serviced 4.47 million cruise passengers in the first half of the year, which is 23.56% more...
Barcelona port promotes Vietnam trade mission in November
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2018 – The port of Barcelona will lead, from November 9-11, a trade mission to Vietnam. The delegation,...
Port of Santander once again achieves the first position in the maritime-port logistics assessment carried out by ANFAC
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2018 – The port of Santander has once again managed to position itself in the first position in the sectoral...
Motril port sees increased first half 2018 traffic figures
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2018 – The port of Motril closed the first half of the year with a merchandise growth of 34%, from 1.1 million...
Santander port closes the first semester with an increase of total traffic of 14.3%
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2018 – The port of Santander closed the first semester with a total cargo traffic of 2,887,024 tons, which is...
Málaga port sees improved first half 2018 cruise ship numbers
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2018 – In the first semester of 2018, the port of Malaga handled 207,277 passengers and 127 cruise ships, up...
Cádiz port to bid for Jerez freight terminal operation
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2018 – Cádiz port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Cádiz) plans to bid in a tender by the Spanish state-run...
A Coruña port to handle six recently launched cruise ships in 2019
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2018 – A Coruña port expects to handle a total of six recently launched cruise ships in 2019, Autoridad...
Transfesa applies for launch of freight rail line linking Valencia port to France
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2018 – Spanish logistics and freight company Transfesa, in alliance with Valencia port...
Spain’s Totisa applies for LNG fuel station at Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2018 – Spanish company Totisa Holdings SA has requested a 56,000 m² public concession...
Spanish competition watchdog confirms fine on Vigo port stevedores
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2018 – Spanish National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC – Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la...
Rhenus Logistics completes expansion of facility at Seville port
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2018 – Germany-based Rhenus Logistics has completed the expansion of its facility at Seville port, “a project...
Tenerife port awards €360,000 contract to Spanish companies Teno, Intecsa
Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2018 – Tenerife port (Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife) has awarded a €360,000...
India’s Tuticorin port delegation visits Algeciras port
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2018 – Algeciras port welcomed a delegation of managers of India’s Tuticorin port, managed by the...
Baleària to invest €60 million in converting ferries to natural gas
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2018 – Spanish shipping company Baleària plans to invest €60 million ($70.1 million) to convert five ferries...
Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) joins the Samoa project
Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Balears (APB – Port Authority of the Balearic Islands) is to...
Operation Paso del Estrecho passenger traffic reduces at Almería port
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – Between June 15, the date on which Operation Paso del Estrecho (OPE) officially began, and on July 25, the...