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.
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...
More businesses join Uniport Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 9, 2018 – Four businesses have joined Uniport Bilbao, the association that represents the cluster of the port of...
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...
Sagunto port receives Romanian delegation
Sagunto, Spain (PortSEurope) July 9, 2018 – Sagunto port has received the visit of a delegation from the Romanian province of Dâmbovita that has selected...
Spain’s Cereales Astigi to expand warehouses at Cádiz port
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) July 9, 2018 – Spanish company Cereales Astigi plans to invest €801,395 ($943,401) in expanding its facilities at the La...
Spain names president of Puertos del Estado
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 9, 2018 – Spanish Council of Ministers approved the appointment of María Ornella Chacón as the new president of national...
Valencia port to open new cruise terminal in 2020
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 9, 2018 – Valencia port plans to open a new cruise terminal in 2020 in the space occupied by Unión Naval de Levante,...
Spain’s Espacio eyes property project at San Andrés
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) July 9, 2018 – Spanish company Espacio, a subsidiary of Grupo Villar Mir, has announced plans for launching a property...
Marín port completes expansion works of Border Inspection Post
Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) July 9, 2018 – Marín port has just completed the execution of the expansion works of its Border Inspection Post (BIP). The...
Port Authority of Ferrol reports 6.5 million cargo tonnes in first half 2018
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) July 6, 2018 – According to provisional data, the companies operating at the docks of the Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San...
PortCastelló approves its annual accounts with an increase of 52% in profits
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) July 6, 2018 – The board of directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Castelló (Port Authority of Castellon) has approved...
Cartagena port increases handling of liquid bulk
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) July 6, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena (APC – Port Authority of Cartagena) continues to be a benchmark in...
The infrastructure of Bilbao port’s Arasur faces its final stretch
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 6, 2018 – The works on the Arasur goods sidings have been completed and development works will commence next week. The...
Bilbao port launches new service for forwarding agents
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 6, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (Port Authority of Bilbao) announced the launch of its new booking and...
MEP Ayala accuses Ferrmed of favouring Barcelona port
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 6, 2018 – The Member of European Parliament, Inés Ayala, has accused the Ferrmed business lobby of favouring in the...
Spain’s government dismisses national ports agency’s president José Llorca
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 6, 2018 – Spain’s government has announced a decision to dismiss the president of national ports agency Puertos del...
Tarragona port organises innovation forum
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – Tarragona port has launched a forum aimed at fostering innovation through cooperation between the port...
MSC carries out first export of Spanish melons to Asia
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has carried out the first shipments of melon from Spain to Asia...
Spain’s SLP cargo handling at Bilbao port increases in H1 2018
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – Servicios Logísticos Portuarios, SA (SLP), a stevedoring company, consignee and regular line agent based in the...