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.
Avilés port considers installation of ro-ro ramp
Avilés, Spain (PortSEurope) April 27, 2018 – Manufacturers of large industrial parts that operate in the port of Avilés are demanding a ro-ro ramp, a...
Plans for development of Puerto de Gallineras in Cadiz por presented
Cadiz, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2018 – The Ministry of Development and Housing and the City of San Fernando have presented the development project...
Marín port presents experience in waste management
Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2018 – Marín port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Marín) has participated in Madrid in a conference on prevention...
APM Terminals names commercial director for Spain
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2018 – Barbara Fleischer has been appointed as the new commercial director of APM Terminals for the Barcelona,...
A Coruña port cargo traffic rises 12% y/y in Q1 2018
A Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2018 – A Coruña port closed the first quarter of 2018 consolidating the cargo growth achieved in the past year....
Las Palmas port’s cargo, passenger traffic rises in Q1 2018
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2018 – Las Palmas port has maintained the dynamics of recent months and registered in March 2018 increases in...
Cargill to invest €18.2 million in Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2018 – Cargill, the international commodity company, plans to invest €18.2 million ($22.2 million) in expanding...
TEN-T Days 2018: Connecting Europe with investment in innovative mobility solutions
From 25 – 27 April 2018 26 Ministers, 17 of which are from European Union Member States, and over 2,000 transport experts and decision-makers will join the...
Puerto América, Cádiz port, receives further investment
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2018 – The Ministry of Development and Housing, through Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA – Public...
Mazagón port, near Huelva, receives investment of €830,000
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2018 – The Ministry of Development and Housing, via Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA – Public...
Tenerife port to dismiss board member
Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2018 – Tenerife port (Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife) plans to dismiss José Rafael Díaz as a board...
Vopak Terquimsa to expand facilities at Tarragona port
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2018 – The Vopak Terquimsa port terminal (Terminales Químicos), specialised in the storage, treatment and...
Bilbao port cargo traffic rises in Q1 2018
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2018 – Bilbao port handled between January and March a total of 8.6 million tonnes, 22% more than in the same period of...
APM Terminals Gijón names general director
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2018 – Since the beginning of April, Miguel Ruiz has assumed the position of general director of APM Terminals Gijón,...
Barcelona port is among six finalists in “Seaport of the Year” awards
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2018 – Barcelona port has been among the six finalists in the “Seaport of the Year” awards of the...
Galp maintains commitment to Valencia port’s Ecoport II Project
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2018 – Portuguese energy group Galp maintains its commitment to the Ecoport II Project, an initiative launched by...
Ecologists in Action urge the Spanish government to support an Emission Control Area in the Mediterranean
April 19, 2018 The German organisation, Control Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (henceforth NABU), together with Ecologists in Action, have carried...