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.
The President of Puertos del Estado visits the Port of Valencia and meets with the Port Community
The president of Puertos del Estado, Álvaro Rodríguez Dapena, visited the Port of Valencia today and met with the directors of the Port Authority of Valencia...
Maersk launches new reefer train service between Algeciras and Marin ports
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) January 14, 2022 – A.P. Moller- Maersk (Maersk) has announced a new rail service for reefer cargo between its Andalucía...
Combi Terminal Catalonia seeks to expand Port of Tarragona concession
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 14, 2022 – Combi Terminal Catalonia (CTC) has asked the Port of Tarragona for a concession of 129,882 m² in the...
Port of Huelva ends 2021 with cargo traffic of over 30.5 million tons, +2.5%
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) January 13, 2022 – The Port of Huelva has ended 2021 with a total volume of port traffic of over 30.5 million tons, an...
President of Puertos del Estado has visited the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 4, 2022 – The President of state agency Puertos del Estado, Álvaro Rodríguez Dapena, visited the Port of...
President of Puertos del Estado, Álvaro Rodríguez Dapena visits the Port of Valencia
València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 13, 2022 – The president of state agency Puertos del Estado, Álvaro Rodríguez Dapena, has visited the Port of...
Port of Cartagena seeks leading role as LNG supplier to ships
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) January 13, 2022 – The Brittany Ferries ship “Salamanca” has just called at the Port of Cartagena where it took...
Port of Seville tender to be issued for new rail connection
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) January 12, 2022 – Adif, the state-owned rail infrastructure manager, is to issue a tender for the construction project...
Port of Barcelona to tender the pilot project for electricity supply at the Hutchinson Ports BEST terminal
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona is to tender the pilot project for the electricity supply of the container ships...
Noatum Terminals acquires new crane for Port of Castellón facility
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2022 – Noatum Terminal Castellón has completed the acquisition of a Liebherr automobile crane for its port...
Consul General of Panama visits Port of València
València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2022 – The Consul General of the Republic of Panama in Valencia, Arline González, has visited the Port of...
Port Authority of Algeciras and Comport renew agreement
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) January 7, 2022 – The presidents of the Port Authority of Algeciras (APBA), Gerardo Landaluce, and Asociación Comunidad...
Noatum plans to expand Port of Tarragona concession
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 7, 2022 – Concessionaire Noatum Terminal has applied to the Port Authority of Tarragona for the occupation of an...
Port of Bilbao completes phase 1 of breakwater development
Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao) has just finished urbanising most of the area of phase one of the central breakwater and...
Port of Málaga reports the positive return of cruise ships in 2021
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) January 5, 2022 – The Port of Málaga ended 2021 with a total of 114 cruise shoip visiots and 119,807 passengers. These...
Port of Castellón reduces rates for concessionaires
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) January 5, 2022 – On January 1, new rates and discounts of the Castellón Port Authority came into force. These measures...
Port Authority of Almería reports 2021 vargo traffic up +21%
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) January 5, 2022 – Autoridad Portuaria de Almería (APA – Port Authority of Almería) handled some 5.7 million tons...
Valenciaport launches campaign to highlight its support of exporting firms
València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 4, 2022 – Valenciaport has launched the #ElPuertoDeLasEmpresas campaign to promote its entrepreneurial role of...
The Port of Bilbao has joined the EcoPorts network
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 3, 2022 – The port of Bilbao has joined the EcoPorts network, an environmental initiative of the European port...
Basque Port of Pasaia predicts successful 2021
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) December 30, 2021 – At the end of 2021, the Port of Pasaia forecasts 3.5 million tons to cargo handled, compared to 3.2...