Port News & Information Mediterranean, Black & Caspian Seas

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.

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...

Huelva-Zafira rail line’s traffic exceeds expectations

Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) October 5, 2017 – Huelva port promotion association HuelvaPort has said the cargo traffic of the railway line connecting the...

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...

Spain’s Sibelco expands concession at Castellón port

Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) October 5, 2017 – Spanish logistics services company Sibelco Minerales Cerámicos S.A. has extended its concession at the...

MSC holds meeting with customers in Vigo

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) October 4, 2017 – Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has gathered a hundred professionals, among customers and...

Málaga port to sell 20% stake in Cruceros Málaga

Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) October 4, 2017 – Málaga port returns to the market by trying to sell a 20% stake in the capital of cruise company...

Cruise ships change routes to avoid calls in Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 4, 2017 – Demonstrations and riots in Barcelona have had a side effect in Valencia. Two cruise ships, Mein Schiff 3...

Canary Islands government promotes ports at ICHCA conference

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) October 4, 2017 – The Director-General of Economic Affairs with Africa of the Government of the Canary Islands, Pablo...

Seville port Free Zone starts operating

Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2017 – The Free Zone of Seville port went into operation on October 2 with the launch of the command post of the...

Barcelona port closed on October 3

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2017 – Barcelona port remained practically closed on October 3, with no trucks moving and the doors of its...

Vigo port traffic rises in August

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2017 – Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) is moderately optimistic about the growth of port traffic,...

Andalusia government names president of Huelva port authority

Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2017 – The government of the Spanish region of Andalusia has appointed José Luis Ramos Rodríguez as president of...

Valencia port starts handling PSA cars shipped by train

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2017 – Today, Valencia port has received the first train loaded with cars from the Figueruelas factory of PSA...

Bilbao port awards €2.74 million ro-ro ramp construction contract to Astilleros Zamakona

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) has awarded a €2.74 million ($3.22 million) contract...

WEC Lines starts operating regular calls at Huelva port 

Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) October 1, 2017 – WEC Lines has started operating a regular call at Huelva port together with the ports of Leixoes, Vigo,...

Subscribe to weekly news

We keep you informed on the top European port news.