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.
Valencia port studies project for construction of ferry platform
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 17, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has called a tender for the execution of a...
Spain’s Dragados gets order for rehabilitation of Granadilla harbour wall
Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) November 17, 2017 – Spanish company Dragados S.A. has won a €1.4 million ($1.65 million) contract for the rehabilitation of...
Trasmediterránea to operate Gandía-Ibiza ferry line during Holy Week
Gandía, Spain (PortSEurope) November 15, 2017 – Spanish ferry company Compañía Trasmediterránea, S.A. plans to operate the Gandía-Ibiza...
Valencia, Santander ports presidents discuss cooperation opportunities
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 16, 2017 – The presidents of the port authorities of Santander and Valencia, Jaime González López and Aurelio...
Spain’s VPI Logística to reduce capital by €47 million
Sagunto, Spain (PortSEurope) November 16, 2017 – Spanish company VPI Logística, a subsidiary of Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia),...
Spain’s Intersagunto Terminales to exit Sagep capital
Sagunto, Spain (PortSEurope) November 16, 2017 – Intersagunto Terminales S.A., a concessionary firm for loading and unloading in the multipurpose terminal of...
Valencia port’s traffic of full containers rises
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 16, 2017 – The traffic of full containers of the port of Valencia increased by 6.5% in the first nine months of 2017....
Tarragona port posts third biggest traffic growth in Spain in Jan-Sep 2017
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 15, 2017 – Tarragona port’s cargo traffic rose by 13.8% on the year in the first nine months of 2017, which...
Barcelona port cargo traffic rises 23.8% y/y in Jan-Oct 2017
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 15, 2017 – Barcelona port recorded a 23.8% increase in cargo traffic year-on-year in the first ten months of 2017...
Spain’s Concasa acquires crane for container terminal at Cádiz port
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) November 15, 2017 – Cádiz port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Cádiz) has said company Compañía Gaditana de...
Málaga port studies launch of ferry line to Morocco
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) November 15, 2017 – Spanish state-run company Turismo Costa del Sol plans to carry out a study to look at the impact that a...
Alicante port stevedoring companies appeal against administrative decision
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) November 15, 2017 – Spanish stevedoring companies Bergé Marítima S.L, Alicante Port S.L. and CESA Alicante SA have...
Seville port to have Border Police Control Unit
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) November 15, 2017 – The president of Seville port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla), Manuel Gracia, and Spanish...
Spain’s EXO wins contract for cleaning services at Endesa port terminal
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 14, 2017 – Spanish company EXO Industrial Corporativa, S.L. has been awarded a contract for cleaning services of...
Seven Sea Trading reinforces Canarian subsidiary
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) November 14, 2017 – Seven Sea Trading, the Dubai-based ship services company, has reinforced this week the control over...
Naviera Armas applies for operation of terminal at Arrecife port
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) November 14, 2017 – Spanish shipping company Naviera Armas, S.A. has requested from Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad...
Valenciaport promotes the Cantabrian-Mediterranean corridor to businessmen from Navarra and La Rioja
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 14, 2017 – The general director of L’Autoritat Portuària de València (APV – Valencia Port...