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.
Spanish ports cruise traffic rises 0.5% in Jan-Aug 2017
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 10, 2017 – The influx of cruise passengers to Spanish ports in the first eight months of the year remained at...
Ferrol port cargo traffic rises 12.3% y/y in Jan-Sep 2017
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) October 10, 2017 – Ferrol port handled a total of 10.2 million tonnes of cargo in the first nine months of 2017, up 12.27%...
Spain’s Lacisa expands facility at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 10, 2017 – Spanish company Lavadero de Cisternas, SA (Lacisa) opened on October 6 the extension of its...
Gas Natural Fenosa to relocate head office from Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 10, 2017 – Last Friday, Gas Natural Fenosa announced that is to move its registered office from Barcelona to...
Marín port to double container capacity in short term
Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – Marín port plans to double its maximum container ship handling capacity to 4,000 TEUs from 2,000 TEUs in a...
JSV Logistic’s shortsea route offers new opportunities to Мálaga port
Мálaga, Spain (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – JSV Logistic S.L. has been operating the Short Sea Shipping line that links Мálaga port with the Canary...
Tenerife expects record-high cruise traffic in 2018
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – Tenerife port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Tenerife) expects to break records in cruise traffic during...
Puertos del Estado president shares Spanish cruise sector experience in Latin America
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – The president of Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado, José Llorca, has recently given a...
Barcelona port expects 119 cruise ships by Nov 5
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 6, 2017 – A total of 119 cruise ships are scheduled to call at Barcelona port in the period between October 6 and...
Bags & Go relies on Barcelona cruise port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 6, 2017 – Spanish company Bags & Go is relying on the largest cruise port in Europe, that of Barcelona, to boost...
Finland’s Containerships launches line linking Barcelona port to Algeria, Turkey
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 6, 2017 – Finnish shipping group Containerships has launched a regular service connecting Barcelona port with Algeria...
Valencia port needs good links with Bilbao, Cantabrian coast
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 6, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) president Aurelio Martínez said that the port...
Spain’s Paceco to construct crane for Sines port container terminal operator
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 6, 2017 – PSA Sines-Terminais de Contentores S.A., the container terminal operator of Sines port, has ordered the...
Castellón port is ready to cope with future cargo traffic increase
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) October 5, 2017 – Castellón port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Castellón) said the harbour is ready to cope with the...
AML to launch regular daily line linking Almería port to Morocco’s Nador
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) October 5, 2017 – Shipping company Africa Morocco Link (AML) plans to launch a regular daily passenger and ro-ro line...
Barcelona port starts project for design of natural gas-fired tugboat
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 5, 2017 – Barcelona port has launched a project for the operation of a natural gas-fired tugboat, included in its...
Hamburg Süd launches regular line connecting Mediterranean, Northern Europe, South America
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 5, 2017 – German shipping company Hamburg Süd Group (Hamburg Süd-Gruppe) has presented a weekly service that links...