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.
Tarragona port seeks to capture traffic by participating in Intermodal South America fair
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2018 – Tarragona port participates this week in the Intermodal South America fair in Sao Paulo (Brazil), one of...
Brazilian companies to export 6 million tonnes of grain via Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2018 – The president of Las Palmas port, Luis Ibarra, signed a few days ago in Brazil an agreement with grain...
Seville port approves extension of GAM concession
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2018 – Seville port has given the green light to the extension of the concession held by Spanish machinery rental...
Castellón port closes best February in its history
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2018 – Castellón port continues its growth path and closes with the best February month in its history in total...
Barcelona port’s BEST terminal installs new access system
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2018 – Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST) installed a new access system to the terminal on March 5, based on...
Algeciras port improves position on Drewry’s ranking
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2018 – Algeciras port was the second in the world, just behind Singapore, by increasing its maritime connectivity...
DB Cargo starts operating rail service linking Barcelona port to Germany
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2018 – DB Cargo started operating the first rail vehicle service linking the port of Barcelona to Germany. The...
Spain’s AGP loads 108 metre-long rail aboard ship at Gijón port
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – The Dutch ship “Rolldock Sky” departed a few days ago from the port of Gijón towards Southampton,...
Saggas handles 1.4 million tonnes of LNG at Sagunto port in 2017
Sagunto, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – The Sagunto regasification plant, Saggas, handled a total of 1.4 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG)...
Qingdao port to advise Cartagena on terminal digitisation
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – China’s Qingdao port, the eighth biggest port globally in terms of traffic and the first fully...
Motril port increases subsidies to companies in 2018
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – A total of 25 groups, five more than last year, have received the annual subsidies granted by the port of...
Vigo port responds to Greenpeace accusations
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) has denied the entry of a shipment of illegal wood from Brazil,...
Bilbao port recovers traffic of Canarian bananas
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – Bilbao port recovers, thanks to the Boluda Lines shipping company, the traffic of Canarian bananas which will...
Barcelona CARES Foundation and the AEUTRANSMER association sign collaboration agreement
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – The CARES Foundation and the Spanish Association of Freight Transport Users (Aeutransmer Asociación...
Barcelona port strengthens its leadership in cruises with a commitment to sustainability and innovation at Seatrade
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – Representatives of the Port of Barcelona this week attended the Seatrade Cruise Global, the main...
Global Ports provides 2017 ports update
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – As part of it 2017 annual financial report, Global Ports Holding (GPH) has commented on the activities...
Cádiz port calls tender for preparation of archaeological project
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) March 12, 2018 – Cádiz port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Cádiz) has called a tender for the preparation of...