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.
Castellón port’s profit rises 52% in 2017
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – Castellón port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Castellón) recorded a 52% increase in profit...
Trasmediterránea to start operating Gandía-Ibiza ferry line March 28.
Gandía, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – Spanish ferry company Compañía Trasmediterránea, S.A. plans to start operating the high-speed line...
Spain’s Noatum launches Zaragoza-Valencia port regular rail connection
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – Spanish shipping group Noatum Ports has announced the launch of a regular rail connection between its...
Balearic ports to break cargo traffic records in 2018
Ibiza, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – The harbours under the management of the Balearic Islands port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares) are...
Bilbao port carries out first ship-to-ship LNG operation in Spain
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – Bilbao port has carried out the first operation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelling from one ship to...
Tarragona port to take part in 5th Platts European Petrochemicals Conference
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2018 – Tarragona port plans to participate next week at the 5th Platts European Petrochemicals Conference, the...
Costa Cruises, Renfe renew cooperation deal
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2018 – Costa Cruises and Spanish state-run railway operator Renfe signed a renewal of their of cooperation...
Santander port tenders demolition of Basterrechea warehouse
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2018 – Santander port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Santander) has tendered the demolition of the old...
Valencia port president warns against adverse effects of Brexit
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2018 – Aurelio Martínez, president of Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia), has warned a...
Event: 1st Spanish Ports Seminar – Rotterdam, February 1, 2018
Rotterdam, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – Atlantico Business Development is holding the first edition of its Spanish Ports Seminar, February...
Algeciras port to cancel tender for container terminal construction
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – Algeciras port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras) has said it plans to cancel its...
Vigo port takes part in Atlantic Ports of Spain Seminar in Rotterdam
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – A delegation of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo), led by its director, Beatriz Colunga, will...
Balearic Islands process 69% of mooring requests online
Ibiza, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – A total of 68.7% of the mooring requests of the ports of Palma, Alcúdia, Mahón and Ibiza, has been made...
Seville port attracts €56 million private investment in 2017
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – Seville port authority (APS – Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla) president, Manuel Gracia, has explained...
Barcelona port awards dock dredging contract to Spain’s Comsa
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – Barcelona port has awarded to Spanish company COMSA Corporación a project to increase of the draft of...
Boluda Lines expands services connecting Spain to Northern Europe
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – Boluda Lines has expanded its logistics services for transporting goods from ports in Spain and Portugal...
Puertos del Estado’s president advises Pasaia port to diversify traffic
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2018 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado’s president José Llorca, has expressed confidence in...