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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.

Vigo handles largest container ship in its history

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 25, 2017 – The arrival of Cezanne ship today will mark another milestone in the history of Vigo port. 300 metres in length,...

Castellón provincial council reaffirms commitment to PortCastelló Foundation

Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) August 25, 2017 – Castellón local parliament has renewed its commitment to the PortCastelló Foundation with the aim of...

ADELTE strengthens its international presence delivering innovative boarding solutions to major ports globally

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 25, 2017 – Port cities like Miami or Barcelona are global benchmarks for cruise ship traffic. Their...

Gijón port receives new crane for EBHI S.A. terminal 

Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – Gijón port received on August 23 the parts of the new crane that US company Gottwald-Terex has produced for...

Castellón port secures enough workers to keep up cargo traffic growth

Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – Castellón port has secured the workforce size that will allow it to continue expanding cargo traffic. In...

Cepsa becomes first supplier of RMK500 marine fuel in the port of Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 25, 2017 – Cepsa, the energy company, has started marketing RMK500 fuel in the port of Barcelona to meet customer...

Huelva port to receive LNG import from USA on August 24

Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – Huelva port will handle on August 24 the LNG carrier ‘Rioja Knutsen’ to discharge 152,000 cubic...

Málaga port to handle 200,000 cruise passengers in summer

Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – Málaga port expects to handle about 200,000 cruise passengers and 97 calls in the summer period, between...

Tarragona port’s cattle exports surge in second half of August

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – Tarragona port has significantly increased the exports of live animals, especially lambs, to the...

China, USA are largest container traffic partners of Valencia port in H1 2017

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – China and the USA were the main trading partners of Valencia port in the container traffic segment in...

Spain’s ACSA starts power supply project at Motril port

Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – Spanish company ACSA has started a project for construction of needed infrastructure for the delivery of...

Spanish company R de Lorenzo applies for concession at Vilagarcía port

Vilagarcía, Spain (Ports Europe) August 23, 2017 – Spanish company R de Lorenzo Cordelería SL has applied for a concession of 4,412 square metres at the O...

Vigo port trade unions committee snubs wholesale market privatisation proposal

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 23, 2017 – The trade unions committee of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) has rejected the proposal of the...

Agricultural entrepreneurs visit Tarragona port

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 23, 2017 – A group of 25 agricultural entrepreneurs from the Maials area have visited Tarragona port, invited by...

Tenerife port to invest €3.2 million in environmental risk assessment

Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) August 23, 2017 – Tenerife port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Santa Cruz de Tenerife) has launched the period of public...

Naturschutzbund Deutschland measures cruise ship pollution in Palma

Palma, Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) August 23, 2017 – The Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU), together with various Majorcan environmental protection...

Maersk Line updates Mediterranean services with more calls in Spain

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2017 – In view of the continuous evolution of commercial conditions, Maersk Line announced that, starting in...

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