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 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...
Bilbao port can increase container traffic by 40% in ten years
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2018 – Bilbao port recorded 7% growth in cargo traffic last year, which is a sign of its strength and stability,...
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...
Algeciras port expects 5 million TEUs of container traffic in 2018
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2018 – Algeciras port closed 2017 with a cargo traffic of 101.4 million tonnes and 4.4 million TEUs in the...
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...
Huelva port seeks to sign ten-year shipyard concession
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) January 22, 2018 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) plans to sign a concession for the operation of the...
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...