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.
Las Palmas port awards contract for accounting services to Spanish consortium
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) has awarded a contract for the...
Motril port, BMN-Caja Granada sign cooperation deal
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2017 – Spanish bank BMN-Caja Granada has signed a cooperation agreement with Motril port. During the signing of...
Cartagena port cargo traffic rises 11% y/y in Jan-July 2017
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2017 – The unstoppable pace of growth of the port of Cartagena in recent years, which has made it the fourth...
Málaga port’s solid bulk traffic soars
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2017 – Málaga port has experienced a major upturn in relation to solid bulk traffic since last week. This...
Valencia, Barcelona, Ferrol ports to attract largest investment from accessibility fund
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2017 – Up to 21 of the 28 port authorities of the Spanish state port system already have in their portfolios...
Bilbao port handles export of turbine pieces for offshore wind farm
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2017 – The “CC Biscay” pontoon left the port of Bilbao on August 31 carrying on its deck two large...
CNMC authorizes Cosco Shipping taking control of Noatum Ports
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 3, 2017 – La Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) has authorized the takeover of Noatum...
Algeciras port delegation to visit Peru
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) September 1, 2017 – Algeciras port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Algeciras) and a delegation of companies from...
Tenerife port to handle 300,000 cruise passengers this season
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) September 1, 2017 – The cruise season begins in the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in September, when it is expected to...
Royal Caribbean names EMEA commercial development director
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 1, 2017 – US cruise group Royal Caribbean Cruises has appointed Ana Karina Santini as commercial development...
Castellón port cargo traffic rises by 10.9% y/y in Jan-July 2017
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) September 1, 2017 – Castellón port cargo traffic rose by 10.9% on the year in the first seven months of 2017,...
Vigo port mulls concession of wholesale fish market
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 1, 2017 – The president of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo), Enrique López Veiga, has said that...
HMM starts tests of IoT technology for reefer containers
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 1, 2017 – Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has started a test of the Internet of Things (IoT) technology in its...
Spain’s Saisa Port applies for concession at Bilbao harbour
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) August 31, 2017 – Spanish company Saisa Port S.L. has applied for a concession to occupy 3,347 sq m at the AZ-1 dock of...
Trasmediterranea to start operating Barcelona-Menorca ferry line on Sep 19
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 31, 2017 – Spanish company Trasmediterranea plans to launch a line connecting Barcelona to Menorca island twice a...
Las Palmas port calls tenders worth €3.6 million
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) August 31, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) has started the tendering of several...
Santander City Council, port join forces to improve area of Maritime Station
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) August 31, 2017 – Santander City Council and Santander port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Santander) have signed an...