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.
Huelva seeks to gain market share in links to Morocco
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) has participated in the discussion sessions...
Alicante port workers criticise suspension of bulk handling
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – The Association of Workers of the Port of Alicante (ATDAPA), convened on Thursday an assembly attended by...
Huelva seeks to gain market share in links to Morocco
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) has participated in the discussion sessions...
Vigo port profit nearly doubles in 2017
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – Vigo port closed 2017 with “quite positive” financial results, having recorded a profit of €2...
Canary Islands regional government to invest €15.4 million in small ports
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – The Canary Islands regional government plans to invest €15.4 million ($19.2 million) in the upgrade of...
Noatum Logistics Spain renews OEA certificate
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – Noatum Logistics Spain has renewed its OEA (Authorized Economic Operator) certificate in Customs...
Yilport plans 2018 Iberian investment
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Yilport, part of Turkey’s Yildirim group, is looking to exand its Iberian operations in 2018....
Valencia hosts annual meeting of Multiport association
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Valencia port hosted last week the annual meeting of the Multiport association. Multiport is a global...
Alicante port considers indoor solid bulk warehouse construction
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Alicante port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante) president Juan Antonio Gisbert has proposed the...
Barcelona port’s net profit rises 50% in 2017
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Barcelona port recorded a net profit of €50 million ($62.4 million) in 2017, up 50% from the €33.4...
Spanish government amends Barcelona port’s railway accesses project
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Spanish Public Works Minister Íñigo de la Serna has announced a redesign in the project of new rail...
Spanish trade union applies for extension of transition period in stevedoring sector
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Spanish dockworkers trade union Coordinadora has applied for the extension by one year of the transition...
Cádiz, Algeciras port extend cooperation with University of Cádiz
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – The University of Cádiz (UCA) and the port authorities of Cádiz (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Cádiz) and...
Barcelona port dockworkers approve collective labour agreement
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2018 – The General Assembly of dockworkers of Barcelona approved unanimously the new collective labour agreement...
Basque government proposes new president of Pasaia port authority
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2018 – The Basque government has proposed Felix Garciandia Telleria for the position of president of Pasaia port...
A Coruña port reports record cargo traffic in 2017
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2018 – A Coruña port handled in 2017 for the first time more than 15 million tonnes of cargo traffic, the port...
Spanish company applies for construction of LNG storage facility at Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2018 – Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) will be on the table of the first board meeting of Las Palmas port...