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.
Spain’s OHL reunifies its maritime division’s fleet at Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2018 – Spanish construction company Obrascón Huarte Lain (OHL) has chosen the port of Vigo to reunify the entire...
COSCO Shipping Lines Spain celebrates Chinese New Year in Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2018 – On February 9, COSCO Shipping Lines Spain celebrated the Chinese New Year in Barcelona. At the...
Motril port to invest €4 million in overhaul projects in 2018
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) February 12, 2018 – Motril port plans to undertake this year investments of more than €4 million ($4.9 million) this year in...
Málaga mayor supports construction of hotel at port’s Levante dock
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) February 12, 2018 – The mayor of Málaga, Francisco de la Torre, said that the future hotel planned in the port “will...
Puertos del Estado appeals against sentence of National Court
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 12, 2018 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado plans to appeal against the sentence of the National Court...
Vigo port still seeks for tenant of general cargo warehouse
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 12, 2018 – The Civil Guard of Vigo port has been using its new premises in El Tinglado area for months, but the works...
Vigo port to launch project for construction of car dock
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 12, 2018 – The Infrastructure Master Plan will design all the actions that Vigo port needs to carry out until 2030 to...
Pasaia port cargo traffic rises in January
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 12, 2018 – The activity of the port of Pasaia rebounded in January, a small relief after closing 2017 with a 13.9%...
Motril port’s traffic grows fastest in Spain in 2017
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) February 12, 2018 – Motril port (Autoridad Portuaria Puerto de Motril) participated in the new edition of the Fruit Logistica...
Tarragona port handles 34 million tonnes in 2017
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 12, 2018 – Tarragona port handled 34 million tonnes of goods in 2017, up 7.8% on 2016, and the highest figure...
Barcelona port attends the MEDports Forum 2018 in Marseille
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 11, 2018 – The Port of Barcelona participated in the Forum of Ports of the Mediterranean, the MEDports Forum...
Yilport’s Portuguese container terminals increase traffic in 2017
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 11, 2018 – Yilport Iberian terminals registered a 5.8% increase in 2017, with a total of 1,176,496 TEUs handled...
Valenciaport Foundation collaborates again with the Port Terminal of the Lambayeque Region, Peru
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 11, 2018 – The Valenciaport Foundation is provide technical assistance for the Regional Port Authority of...
Bilbao port promotes transshipment of fruits, vegetables to Europe
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 9, 2018 – Bilbao port repeats its presence in Fruit Logistica fair, this time from the stand of Puertos del Estado,...
Spain’s Noatum focuses on cars, multipurpose terminals after asset sale to COSCO
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 9, 2018 – Spanish group Noatum’s business has been reduced to car and multipurpose terminals as well as sea...
Valencia port advertises its connectivity at Fruit Logistica fair
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 9, 2018 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) promotes in Berlin, within the framework of the...
Volkswagen signs logistics management contract with Bergé
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 9, 2018 – Spanish car distributor Volkswagen Group Spain Distribución has awarded to Bergé Automotive Logistics...