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.
Seville port handles export of offshore wind towers to England
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – The Armamento dock of Seville port has been the location of a new commercial shipment of offshore wind towers. The...
Murcia region calls for launch of regular line connecting Cartagena port to Balearic Islands
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – The Murcia regional assembly has unanimously approved a motion urging the central government to study the...
Seville port invites competitive projects to concession request by VIR
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – Seville port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla) has invited competitive projects in relation to the...
Andalusia insists on overhaul of railway line to Algeciras port
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – Andalusia’s regional government has asked the central Spanish government to invest in the modernisation of the...
Motril port constructs offices for cargo agents
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – Motril port has constructed offices for cargo agents who work daily in the port area, which, together with new...
Barcelona port handles 619,364 cruise passengers in low season
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – Barcelona port has taken an important step towards the de-seasonalisation of cruise activity, which helps to...
Carnival Corporation opens Helix cruise center at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 7, 2018 – Carnival Corporation & plc has opened its second cruise terminal at the port of Barcelona with an...
Seadream I arrives in Huelva port for second time this season
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) May 7, 2018 – The luxury cruise vessel Seadream I, under the flag of the Bahamas and belonging to the company “Seadream...
Asturias region seeks to boost exports to Iran via Avilés, Gijón ports
Avilés, Spain (PortSEurope) May 7, 2018 – The regional government of the Spanish region of Asturias has signed two cooperation agreements with four Iranian...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – March 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 5, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports Marc 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Bilbao port extends concession of Abra-Getxo to 2040
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – Bilbao port has granted the public company Puerto Deportivo el Abra-Getxo S.A., on February 15, 2018, the extension...
Vigo port profit rises 77% y/y in Q1 2018
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – Vigo port recorded a profit of €238,200 ($285,788) in the first quarter of 2018, an increase of 77% on the year...
Vigo port to cut O Berbés fishing port operation costs
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – Vigo port has activated a plan to save costs in the operation of the fishing port of O Berbés. Its president,...
Las Palmas port to expand Puerto del Rosario commercial dock by 250 metres
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) plans to expand the commercial dock of Puerto del...
“Vision of the Seas” ship makes inaugural call at Alicante port
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) May 3, 2018 – Alicante port received on May 1 the inaugural call of the “Vision of the Seas” ship of the Royal...
Castellón port profit rises 52% in 2017
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 3, 2018 – Castellón port recorded a profit of €9.5 million ($11.4 million) in 2017, up 52%, becoming the fourth most...
Tarragona port completes emergency test aboard cruise ship
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 3, 2018 – Tarragona port has successfully passed an emergency drill on a cruise ship. The stage was the “Costa...