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.
Cavotec delegation visits Port of Valencia
València, Spain (Ports Europe) October 7, 2022 – A delegation from Cavotec has visited the Port of Valencia. Cavotec is a leading engineering group...
Port of Valencia hosts the 62nd European Commodities Exchange
València, Spain (Ports Europe) October 7, 2022 – Port of Valencia has hosted the 62nd European Commodities Exchange, which brings together more than...
Cepsa completes advanced biofuels shipping trial
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) October 7, 2022 – Cepsa has completed the first advanced biofuels (2G) trial in Spain of in one of the ships used by the...
The VCFI index records a 3.2% drop
The VCFI index records a 3.2% drop in the cost of Mediterranean freight in September – October 7, 2022 The Valencia Containerised Freight...
Port Authority of Bilbao has organized a conference on sustainable ports
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) October 6, 2022 – The Port Authority of Bilbao has organized a Conference on Sustainable Ports in collaboration with the...
Valenciaport promotes agri-food and frozen food services
València, Spain (Ports Europe) October 4, 2022 – Valenciaport promotes agri-food and frozen food services at Fruit Attraction in Madrid and Conxemar in...
Port of Barcelona introduces new radar for control of maritime traffic
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona has put into service a new radar system for the surveillance and control of...
Valenciaport approves second solar plant project
València, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2022 – Valenciaport approves a second solar plant project at the port. It will be located on the roof of the...
Port of Tarragona begins extraordinary measures to resolve congestion
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2022 – The Port of Tarragona has begun to apply extraordinary measures to resolve the congestion situation...
Port Authority of Las Palmas declares bunkering services strategic
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2022 – The Port Authority of Las Palmas has declared the activity of the fuel supply...
Baleària launches the first electric ferry in Spain for passengers and cargo
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2022 – Baleària has launched the first electric ferry in Spain for cargo and passengers with zero...
Spanish state ports handled 380.1 million tons of cargo in Jan-Aug 2022
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 27, 2022 – Spanish state ports handled 380.1 million tons of cargo in January-August 2022, up +5.55% on the same...
Spanish ports see cargo up in Jan-Aug 2022
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 27, 2022 – Spanish state ports 380,154,713 tons during the first eight months of the year, up +5.5% compared to...
Noatum Terminals receives Liebherr equipment for terminals
València, Spain (Ports Europe) September 26, 2022 – Noatum Terminals has received the delivery of the last three pieces of crane equipment and is...
Port of Cartagena takes step to create ZAL
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) September 26, 2022 – The Port of Cartagena taken an important step to create a Zonas de Actividad Logística (ZAL –...
Naviera Armas asks for public concession in the port of Puerto del Rosario
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) September 26, 2022 – Naviera Armas has submitted a request to the Las Palmas Port Authority for...
Port of Bilbao signs stevedore agreement
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) September 23, 2022 – The Port of Bilbao has signed a stevedore collective agreement with the relevant companies and trade...