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.
Spain: 3.6 million cruise passengers in the first six months of 2017
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2017 – Cruise passenger traffic through Spanish ports has once again set a new historic record in the first...
Public consultation period on Valencia Container Depot concession starts
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 21, 2017 – The 20-day period for public consultation on the decision of Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de...
Maersk Line confirms launch of Med-Montreal service
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 21, 2017 – Maersk Line has confirmed the launch of a new service that will link Mediterranean ports with Canada. The...
Valencia port to invest €100 million in improving rail accesses
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 21, 2017 – The business plan of Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) envisages the investment...
Pasaia port to invest €2.7 million in paving works
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 21, 2017 – Pasaia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Pasaia) plans to invest some €2.7 million ($3.2 million)...
Gijón port analyses alternatives for selling old headquarters
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) August 21, 2017 – Gijón port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón) is considering three alternatives to reduce the price...
Seville port awards Las Delicias bridge overhaul contract
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) August 21, 2017 – Seville port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla) has awarded for €2,959,536 ($3,496,760) the...
Castellón port maintains cargo traffic growth trend
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) August 21, 2017 – Castellón port continues the positive cargo traffic trend of the last years and even accelerates it. For...
La Gomera port’s cargo traffic to grow in 2017
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) August 21, 2017 – San Sebastián de La Gomera port expects to close 2017 with a growth in cargo traffic, an improvement that...
Valencia speeds process for extending Noatum’s concession
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 21, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has accelerated the procedures to approve the...
Gijón port to book second best annual cruise traffic in 2017
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) August 18, 2017 – Gijón port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón) expects to conclude 2017 with the second best record...
Adif tenders railroad ties supply contract for Valencia-Sagunto line
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 18, 2017 – Spanish state-owned railway operator Adif has tendered a supply and transportation contract to provide the...
Galicia regional government ensures safety of Ribadeo port access road
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 18, 2017 – Galicia regional government’s sea council, through Portos de Galicia, invested €200,000 ($234,768) in...
Valencia port expands area dedicated to car industry
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 17, 2017 – Valencia port has reached one million square metres servicing the automobile industry, of which 412,000...
Tenerife port to call tender for road construction at Granadilla harbour
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) August 17, 2017 – Spanish Official State Gazette (BOE) published the resolution of Santa Cruz de Tenerife port authority...
Spain’s Capella Atlántico applies for construction of factory at Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) August 17, 2017 – Spanish company Capella Atlántico S.L. has presented to Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de...
Cartagena Chamber of Commerce to sell building at port
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) August 17, 2017 – The Chamber of Commerce of Cartagena has put up for sale the administrative concession of its headquarters...