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.
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...
Valencia port presents hinterland expansion plans to Aragón government
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2018 – Valencia port authority’s president Aurelio Martínez has presented a Plan of Intermodal Development of...
Castellón port to launch tender for solid bulk terminal construction
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Castelló (APC – Port Authority of Castellon) has approved a tender for the...
Seville port’s rail cargo traffic rises in H1 2018
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2018 – The increase in both railway and maritime connections with the Canary Islands has boosted rail cargo traffic...
Royal Caribbean applies to Barcelona port for cruise terminal concession
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2018 – Royal Caribbean has applied with Autoritat Portuària de Barcelona (APB – Port Authority of Barcelona)...
Nissan seeks to reinforce cooperation with Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2018 – Japanese carmaker Nissan’s inventory control manager Joan Inglés met with Barcelona port management...
Maersk Consentino cargo ship service praised by Almería port president
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2018 – In the first half of 2018, the president of Autoridad Portuaria de Almería (APA – Port Authority...
Almería port reports improved cargo and passenger traffic in first half of 2018
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – Mari Carmen Ortiz, president of Autoridad Portuaria de Almería (APA – Port Authority of Almería),...
Alicante port completes strategic plan for 2018-2022
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – The board of directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante (APA – Port Authority of Alicante) has...
Alicante port plans to award Eiffage concession for a new bulk terminal at wharf 17
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante (APA – Port Authority of Alicante) plans to award a contract to...
Spain’s Hamilton names CEO
Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – Spanish maritime and shipping agent Hamilton y Compañía SA has appointed Juan Carlos...
Seville port to present Strategic Plan 2025 in September
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – Seville port plans to present its Strategic Plan 2025 in September, a document that defines the lines of...
Málaga port to call tender for launch of nautical sports area
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga (APM – Port Authority of Málaga) board of directors has approved a...
Bilbao port approves concession of Spanish company Aguado
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – The board of directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao) has decided to...