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.
Spain’s Progeco installs container warehouse at Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – The shape of the ZAD-3 warehouse and storage area of Bilbao port continues to change as Progeco Bilbao SA...
Dockworkers strike causes diversion of 31 ships from top three Spanish ports
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – Spanish ports agency Puertos del Estado said a total of 31 ships have been diverted to other countries...
Santander local government approves budget for marine station overhaul
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – Santander local government has approved this week the project for the overhaul of the urban area of the Marine...
Barcelona port organises exhibition of marine waste
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – Barcelona port, in cooperation with the Catalan Waste Agency, has presented an exhibition of waste collected...
Spanish minister says government has no responsibility for dockworkers strike
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Minister Íñigo de la Serna said all the responsibility for the strikes of dockworkers is on...
Dock workers strike has no effect on Balearic port traffic
Palma de Mallorca, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – The 48-hour stevedores strike that started on June 14 and concludes on June 16 is not causing changes...
Ceuta port to handle 260,000 passengers during second stage of OPE
Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – Ceuta port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Ceuta) expects the number of passengers to be handled during the...
France’s CMA CGM updates Euroaf3 service
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – French shipping company CMA CGM, in line with its intentions to further optimise its connections with Africa,...
Spain’s García Reboredo acquires three cranes for Vilagarcía port
Vilagarcía, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – Spanish docking company García Reboredo, S.L. has acquired three double-articulated cranes from Port...
All dock workers participate in strike at Santander port
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – All dock workers in Santander port are following the 48-hour general strike that began at 0800 local time on...
Noatum Port’s purchase by Cosco to reshape Spanish ports industry
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – The acquisition of a 51% stake in the capital of Noatum Ports Holdings for €203.49 million ($228.35 million)...
Dockworkers strike causes total block of Spanish ports
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – The 48-hour strike that Spanish dockworkers started at 0800 local time is causing a “total stop”...
Spanish trade union UGT calls strike of employees of state-owned ports, port authorities
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – Spanish trade union Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) has called on the employees of port authorities and...
Vigo port president warns that strikers rights have limits
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) president, Enrique López Veiga, today stressed that the right to...
Spanish dock workers employers ask competition watchdog for support
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – The Spanish employers association in the stowage sector and trade unions ended their meeting without agreement...
Spain’s Tradisa Operador Logístico names managing director
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – Spanish logistics company Tradisa Operador Logístico SL has appointed Agustín Mària managing director and...
Spanish government to support launch of Valencia-Mostaganem ferry line
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – Spanish central government’s representative in Valencia region, José Vicente Herrera, has discussed the...
Basque government adopts draft law on regional ports
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – The Basque government has approved the draft law on ports and maritime transport in the Basque Country, which...
Spanish dock workers to stage 48-hour strike as of June 14
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – Spanish dock workers plan to hold a 48-strike as of June 14 as they did not manage to reach an agreement in...
Spain’s Noatum expects Cosco deal to boost container traffic
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – Spain’s Noatum Port Holdings S.L.U. expects the strategic partnership agreement signed with Cosco...