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.
“Crown Princess” arrives in Barcelona to start summer trips in Mediterranean
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2018 – The “Crown Princess” ship of the cruise ship Princess Cruises, arrived on April 16 at Barcelona...
Barcelona port starts preparing trade trip to Vietnam
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2018 – Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona) and Vietnam’s government have begun to...
Spain’s Bergé Group opens corporate building in Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 19, 2018 – Spain’s Bergé Group has just opened a corporate building in Barcelona. The new facilities, which house...
Santander, Cork ports sign twinning agreement
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) April 19, 2018 – The president of Santander port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Santander), Jaime Gonzalez, and the...
Carnival invests €30 million in second terminal at Barcelona port
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) April 19, 2018 – Carnival Corporation, the largest cruise company in the world, has invested €30 million ($37.1 million) in...
Málaga port’s cargo traffic grows in Q1 2018
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) April 19, 2018 – In the first quarter of the year, Málaga port recorded an increase of 2.14% in cargo traffic with respect to...
Two companies get Barcelona port’s Quality Mark Efficiency Network
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2018 – The Quality Mark Efficiency Network of the port of Barcelona has recently certified two companies, Marítima...
Cosco eyes investments in Valencia port’s logistics zone
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) April 19, 2018 – The official visit of Valencia regional government to China, led by president Ximo Puig, held a working...
Cádiz port works for launching container rail link to Madrid
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2018 – The port community of Cádiz has not rested since Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) operated container...
Baleària submits application for EU funding to relaunch Gijón-Nantes MoS
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2018 – Spanish shipping company Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. has submitted an application for economic aid...
Andalusia ports agency to improve urban integration of Estepona port
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2018 – Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA – Public Ports of Andalusia Agency) will execute this...
No port administration controls for olive trees and plants entering Ibiza
Ibiza, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2018 – There are no efficient and systematic administration controls with detailed records for the entry of vegetables...
Spain’s Pullmantur expands in Latin America
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2018 – Spanish company Pullmantur, a leader in the country’s cruise market, registered in 2017 an increase of...
Costa Cruises traffic in Tarragona port to rise by 79% in 2018
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2018 – Costa Cruises traffic in Tarragona port, where the Costa Victoria vessel will call 23 times from April 6 to...
Cádiz port stevedores agree 35% salary reduction
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2018 – Cádiz port stevedores have closed an agreement that lowers their salaries by up to 35%. According to sources...
Spanish government says needs to update Málaga port underground rail link
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2018 – The central Spanish government said on February 23 that the railway connection between Málaga port and María...
DB Schenker renews rental contract for ZAL facilities in Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2018 – DB Schenker has renewed the lease with Cilsa for the multi-client building of 10,400 m² of surface and...
Bilbao port works to attract cruise passengers from USA
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2018 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) is working to attract cruise passengers from the United...
Bilbao port’s Getxo cruise terminal handles 34 large leisure vessels in one year
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2018 – With the berthing of the cruise ship Queen Victoria, the Getxo cruise terminal of Bilbao port handled a total...
Saudi ship to load explosives at Motril port
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2018 – Motril port will receive the visit of a ship loaded with explosives that has caused controversy throughout...