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.
Tenerife port expects 4.5% rise in cargo traffic in 2017
Tenerife, Spain (PortS Europe) August 29, 2017 – Tenerife port will close the year with a growth of 4.5% in its total traffic, exceeding 12.5 million...
Ferrol port awards €1.7 million contract for railway access technical assistance
Ferrol, Spain (PortS Europe) August 29, 2017 – Ferrol port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao) has said it awarded a €1.693 million...
Algeciras port calls tender for delivery of clothing for uniformed personnel
Algeciras, Spain (PortS Europe) August 29, 2017 – Algeciras port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Algeciras) has called a tender for the supply of...
Trasmediterranea to operate Gandía-Ibiza service until Oct 1
Gandía, Spain (PortS Europe) August 29, 2017 – Spanish ferry company Trasmediterranea has extended the operation of the high-speed Gandía-Ibiza service...
Motril port records highest general cargo traffic rise in Spain for H1 2017
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – The port of Motril is the one with the highest growth in general cargo traffic of the 28 Spanish ports during...
Vigo port to show greater interest in MSC
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – The president of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo), Enrique López Veiga, has said the...
Valencia port concludes corporate management systems modernisation project
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – Valencia port has concluded a modernisation process in its corporate management systems. The main change has...
Ferrol port’s outer harbour handles large export of locally-produced stone
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – Ferrol port’s outer harbour received the vessel “Curaçao Pearl” to export some 41,000...
Cádiz port invites bids for container terminal operation
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – Cádiz port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Cádiz) has opened the process for submitting...
Tarragona port tenders access system maintenance contract
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – Tarragona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona) has tendered the contract for the maintenance...
Seville port awards €200,000 contract to Advanced Logistics Group
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – Seville port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla) has selected the bid of Spanish company Advanced...
Palma to measure pollution levels
Palma, Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares (APB) has an agreement with Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB...
Record for cruise ships in the port of Palma
Palma, Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) August 27, 2017 – On August 26, five cruise liners with a total of about 20,000 passengers were docked in the port...
EU Sauron project to tackle cyber security
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 27, 2017 – The SAURON project (Scalable multidimensionAl sitUation awaReness sOlution for protectiNg european...
CMA CGM adds Algeciras to new SIRIUS service
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 27, 2017 – The Sirius service connects ports on the East Coast of South America via the CMA CGM hub in Malta to...
CMA CGM adds Pecem port to SAFRAN service
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 27, 2017 – With the SAFRAN service, the CMA CGM Group will call at the port of Pecem, allowing the company to...
Huelva port starts operating facility for storage of dredged material
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) August 25, 2017 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) is currently performing regular maintenance work on its...