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.
Barcelona port president unofficially reveals name of his successor
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2018 – Mercè Conesa, current president of the Barcelona Provincial Council, is the most probable new president of...
Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía promotes its ports at sports forum
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2018 – Managing director of Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA – Public Ports...
MacAndrews starts operating container line including calls at Ferrol port
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) June 4, 2018 – Shipping company MacAndrews has started operating a regular container line linking Ferrol port to Seville and the...
Cartagena port installs meteorological buoy at harbour entrance
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) June 4, 2018 – Cartagena port has installed a new meteorological buoy at the entrance of the mouth of the harbour to...
Valencia port president says public financing is best way for port infrastructure development
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 4, 2018 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia), Aurelio Martínez, has said that public financing is...
Barcelona port to organise Vietnam port mission in November
Barcelona, Spain (Ukraine) June 4, 2018 – Barcelona port has unveiled the dates for a business mission to Vietnam. The mission will be carried out from...
Cepesca supports the Andalusian fishing fleet in defense of trawling
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) June 4, 2018 – La Confederación Española de Pesca (CEPESCA – Spanish Fisheries Confederation) has supported the...
Málaga port celebrates European Maritime Day
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) June 3, 2018 – Clúster Marítimo-Marino de Andalucía (CMMA – Maritime-Marine Cluster of Andalusia) has organised a...
Málaga promotes its port and destination to U.S. cruise companies
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) June 3, 2018 – A delegation from Malaga, composed of representatives of Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga (Port Authority of...
Huelva port promotes project cargo services in Breakbulk Europe
Huelva, France (PortSEurope) June 1, 2018 – Huelva port has participated in the Breakbulk Europe fair with a commercial delegation that has announced the...
Höegh Autoliners adopts new concepts at service calling at Santander port
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 1, 2018 – Shipping company Höegh Autoliners Holdings AS has launched its new express service from Europe to Oceania at...
Valencia port awards project for relocation of Noatum terminal doors
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 1, 2018 – The project for the relocation of doors from the Noatum Container Terminal Valencia terminal has been recently...
Las Palmas port to tender extension of Puerto del Rosario dock this year
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 1, 2018 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) president Juan José...
Ceuta port’s new president takes office
Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) June 1, 2018 – Rafael Rodríguez Valero, the new president of Ceuta port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Ceuta), has taken...
Spanish company Viesgo to build power substation at Santander port
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 1, 2018 – Spanish power distributor Viesgo España, S.L. plans to invest €7 million ($8.2 million) in the construction...
Barcelona port applies €13.7 million bonuses on port taxes
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 31, 2018 – Barcelona port applied last year €13.7 million ($16 million) of bonuses on port taxes with the aim of...
Castellón port changes management structure
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 31, 2018 – The board of directors of the Castellón port authority approved on May 24 a new management structure that...