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.
Hutchinson Ports increases Barcelona port terminal capacity
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2018 – BEST (Barcelona Europe South Terminal) has increased its capacity to handle the world’s largest...
Avilés port cargo traffic declines in 2017
Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2018 – Avilés port cargo traffic declined by 3.29% in 2017 to 4.971 million tonnes, despite the higher amount of...
Spain handles 9 million cruise passengers in 2017
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2018 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado, emphasized with its presence in the Fitur fair in Madrid...
Avilés port awards railway signalisation deal to Alstom
Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2018 – Avilés port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Avilés) has awarded a contract for the installation of...
Huelva port books record-high cargo traffic in 2017
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2018 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) president, José Luis Ramos, has showed his...
Valencia port handles largest container ship ever
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 23, 2018 – Valencia port handled last weekend a call of the “MSC Eloane” vessel, the ship with the largest...
Puertos Canarios joins Medcruise association
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) January 22, 2018 – Puertos Canarios has joined the Medcruise organisation. MedCruise is the Association...
Cádiz port to participate in Boot Düsseldorf
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) January 22, 2018 – Cádiz port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Cádiz) plans to participate in the leading...
Barcelona port to invest €140 million in cruise traffic reorganisation
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 22, 2018 – Barcelona port plans to invest €140 million ($171.5 million) in the reorganisation of its cruise...
Las Palmas port awards 30 contracts in 2017
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) January 22, 2018 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) awarded a total of 30 contracts for works...
MSC top managers to meet in Valencia
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 22, 2018 – The headquarters of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Spain, located in Valencia, will host on February...
Andalusia government to build multipurpose facility at Algeciras logistics zone
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) January 22, 2018 – Algeciras logistics zone will have a multipurpose facility designed to promote business development, the...
Tarragona port receives recognition from Costa Cruises
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 22, 2018 – Tarragona port and the members of Tarragona Cruise Port Costa Daurada last week received special...
Barcelona Port welcomed more than 2.7m cruise passengers in 2017
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 22, 2018 – Barcelona port welcomed 2.7 million passengers from cruise ships in 2017, slightly higher than the 2.68...
Baleària presents its first ferries powered by natural gas
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 21, 2018 – Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A., one of the pioneer shipping companies in the use of liquefied...
Almería port to remove dangerous parts from mineral loading bay
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) January 19, 2018 – Almería port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Almería) has said it will start the removal of parts at...
Barcelona port to improve city integration in next years
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 19, 2018 – The mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau, and the president of the port of Barcelona, Sixte Cambra, have signed...