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.
Panamanian government to study cargo inspection work at Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 3, 2017 – Valencia port received this week a visit of a Panamanian governmental delegation, led by the Minister...
Boluda’s Las Palmas-Cape Verde line has positive start
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) November 3, 2017 – Boluda Corporación Marítimas has started its new freight transport line between the Canary Islands...
Ferrol port sees potential in development of horticultural products
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) November 3, 2017 – The traffic of fruits, vegetables and legumes in the Spanish ports increased by 2.3% on the year in the...
Santander handles export of three tram units to Australia
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) November 3, 2017 – Santander port this week was the location of a spectacular cargo operation that the port authority has...
Cespa Gestión, Saisa Port to open facilities at Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 2, 2017 – Spanish companies Cespa Gestión de Residuos and Saisa Port have decided to settle in Bilbao port to...
A Coruña port’s 9-month 2017 cargo traffic rises 7%
A Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) November 2, 2017 – Fishing and bulk have driven a new growth in traffic in the port of A Coruña estimated at 7% between...
Motorway of the Sea to Tangier allows Vigo to receive fresh fish in 36 hours
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) November 2, 2017 – No European port would dispute Vigo harbour’s leadership in the handling of fish for human...
Spanish competition watchdog launches probe into docking companies, trade unions
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 2, 2017 – Spanish competition regulator Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) has launched...
Neptune Lines returns to Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 2, 2017 – Piraeus-based Neptune Lines had restarted the use of Valencia port with the Neptune Odyssey callig at...
APM Terminals Valencia loads 130-tonne boiler at Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 1, 2017 – Spanish company APM Terminals Valencia handled a project cargo consisting of a 130-tonne boiler at the...
Alicante port starts discussions on business plan for 2018
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) November 1, 2017 – Alicante port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante) has started series of working meetings with...
Fuerteventura government calls for subsidies for Puerto del Rosario-Tarfaya regular link
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) November 1, 2017 – The president of Fuerteventura island’s government, Marcial Morales, has called on the government of...
Vilagarcía port records second-best ten-month cargo traffic figures
Vilagarcía, Spain (PortSEurope) November 1, 2017 – Vilagarcía port is consolidating its excellent results. The port handled a total of 998,142 tonnes of...
Castellón port eyes regular train service to Zaragoza
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) November 1, 2017 – Castellón port expects to have “three or four” weekly connections by train with Zaragoza by...
Noatum Maritime acquires terminals from Noatum Ports
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 31, 2017 – Noatum Maritime has acquired a portfolio of multi-purpose, Ro-Ro and bulk terminals from Noatum Ports....
Cosco appoints new Noatum management team
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 1, 2017 – Following the acquisition of Noatum Ports by China’s Cosco Shipping Ports, the Chinese company has...
Santander Coated Solutions to resume expansion of factory at port in March 2018
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) October 31, 2017 – Spanish company Santander Coated Solutions SL plans to start the second phase of the development of its...