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.
Fraunhofer carries out first meeting of “Port Forward” project
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) July 12, 2018 – German technology organisation Fraunhofer, specialised in the application of augmented reality and 3D in the...
Ferrol port targets 15 million tonnes of cargo in 2022
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) July 12, 2018 – To continue growing without haste but without pauses and achieve more muscle within the national and...
DocksTheFuture: 50 initiatives selected to shape the Port of the Future in Europe
Press release: DocksTheFuture: 50 initiatives selected to shape the Port of the Future in Europe, July 12, 2018 DocksTheFuture finished its first rounds of...
Escola Europea provides training in intermodal railway logistics
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 12, 2018 – Escola Europea has completed this summer’s SURCO Operations I course for Spanish professionals, which...
Latvia’s Alpha Shipping launches line connecting Barcelona, Castellón to North Africa
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 11, 2018 – Latvian company Alpha Shipping has started offering a regular direct service linking the ports of Barcelona...
Bilbao port ship agents association names president
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 11, 2018 – Asociación de Consignatarios de Buques y Estibadores del Puerto de Bilbao (ACBE – The Association of Ship...
Maersk starts operating container line linking Salerno to Canada
Salerno, Italy (PortSEurope) July 11, 2018 – Maersk Line has started operating a container line linking Italy’s Salerno port to Canada via Spain. The...
Santander port sees increased cargo traffic in Jan-May 2018
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) July 11, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Santander (Port Authority of Santander) handled 2.4 million tons of cargo in the...
Port Authority of Santander closes 2017 with a profit of almost €2 million
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) July 10, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Santander (Port Authority of Santander) closed the year 2017 with a profit of...
Lisbon port sees increase cruise traffic in first half of 2018
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 10, 2018 – Cruise traffic in the Port of Lisbon grew 15% in passenger numbers and 11% in stopovers during the first...
Bilbao port, Mercabilbao hold meetings to attract more agrifood traffic
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 10, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (Port Authority of Bilbao) and wholesale market operator Mercabilbao held meetings...
APM Terminals names director of terminal in Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 10, 2018 – APM Terminals has announced the appointment of Narcís Pavón as the new director of its terminal in...
Cruise industry generates 31,233 jobs in Spain in 2017
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 10, 2018 – The cruise industry is contributing significantly to the smooth running of the Spanish economy, as highlighted...
Spain’s Repsol to start construction of Punta Langosteira terminal in Oct 2019
A Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) July 10, 2018 – Spanish energy company Repsol plans to start construction of its port facilities at Punta Langosteira outer...
Port of Barcelona presents its calendar of fairs and conferences to the port community
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 9, 2018 – Barcelona port has presented its calendar of fairs for the period 2018-2019 with the aim of encouraging...
Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao adapts services to meet ISO standards
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 9, 2018 – Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao has adapted its quality management and environmental management certificates...
CaixaBank organizes “Port to the Outside” meeting in Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 9, 2018 – In June 2018, CaixaBank organized in Bilbao the “Port to the Outside” meeting addressed to the...