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 publishes traffic statistics and economic results for 2017
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 8, 2018 – The Port of Barcelona has produced its traffic statistics and economic results for the year 2017. This...
CMA CGM introduces improvements of service to West Africa via Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 8, 2018 – French shipping company CMA CGM has announced the introduction of improvements in its EURAF 5 service,...
Castellón port nearly triples traffic of ceramic products in seven years
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) February 8, 2018 – Castellón port has multiplied by 2.4 the volume of the traffic of ceramic products since 2010, from 2.8...
Repsol to invest €125 million in transfer of activities to A Coruña port’s outer harbour
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) February 8, 2018 – Spanish oil and gas giant Repsol plans to invest some €125 million ($153.3 million) in the transfer of...
Hapag-Lloyd expanding on Iberian reefer market
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 8, 2018 – German shipping group Hapag-Lloyd, with a fleet with a total capacity of 1.6 million TEUs, more than 7.5...
Spanish companies bidding in Vigo port’s logistics zone urbanisation tender
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2018 – Eighteen of the biggest Spanish construction companies applied for the tender called by the Consortium of the...
Bilbao port aspires to gain leadership in Spain’s Atlantic as Pasaia struggles
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2018 – Bilbao port aspires to be the most important harbour for the traffic in the Spanish Atlantic region, as...
Valencia port presents its infrastructure projects to MEPs
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2018 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has held a working meeting in the European...
COSCO Spain participates in technical meeting of SYNCHRO-NET project
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2018 – COSCO Shipping Lines Spain has participated in the technical meeting of the SYNCHRO-NET project held on...
Huelva port, Enagás to cooperate in energy efficiency
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2018 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuara de Huelva) and Spanish natural gas distributor Enagás SA signed a...
Motril port, Campos de Granada to expand cooperation
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – Representatives of Motril port and the Spanish agricultural company SAT Campos de Granada have held a working...
Cádiz port calls tender for operation of parking area
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – Cádiz port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Cádiz) has called a tender for the construction,...
Sagunto port tenders design of Border Inspection Post
Sagunto, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – One of the most important projects of Sagunto port and its logistics community has taken a step forward to...
Castellón Shipping to promote Mediterranean service at Cevisama fair
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – Spanish consignee company Castellón Shipping S.A. plans to participate at Cevisama ceramic industry fair...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – November 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports November 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Puertos del Estado president comments on the challenges and opportunities facing ports
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 The President of Puertos del Estado, José Llorca, and the Minister of Economic Development and Infrastructure of...
MSC top managers meet in Valencia
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – A total of 76 managers of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) met last week at the headquarters of...