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.
Valencia receives first redirected Red Sea ship
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – The Port of Valencia has received the first large ship from Asia redirected from the Red Sea...
Efedos Sevilla plans renewable gas production plant in port
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – Efedos Sevilla SL has requested a concession in the port of Seville to build a renewable gas production...
Port of Cartagena starts new steel exports to Mexico
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2024 – The Port of Cartagena has started new steel exports to Mexico. It forecasts traffic of over 30,000...
Port Authority of Castellón seeks return of MSC
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2024 – Representatives of the Port Authority of Castellón, Noatum and MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company...
Valenciaport and Valencia Terminal Europe sign solar agreement
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) and Valencia Terminal Europe (VTE) have signed an agreement for the...
Port of Santander will receive €56.4 mln in EU aid to adapt to Brexit
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – The Port of Santander will receive 56.4 million euros in European aid to adapt to Brexit. The funds,...
Finnlines develops its Biscay Line
Helsinki, Finland (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – Finnlines has announced plans to develop its Biscay Line, which transports rolling goods and connects...
Peninsula starts LNG bunkering services at Port of Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) January 5, 2024 – Marine fuel supplier Peninsula has started liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering services at Port of...
Successful launch of the BOOST offshore floating solar demonstrator at La Palma
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) January 5, 2024 – The BOOST project consortium has announced the successful completion of the BOOST...
Port of Castellón inaugurates new Libya service
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) January 4, 2024 – The Port of Castellón has received a ship which inaugurates a new regular line with Libya from the...
Train Port Barcelona set up to manage rail activities
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 4, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility and the Ministry of Finance and Public Function will...
MSC set to buy 50% of Hutchison BEST terminal, Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 2, 2024 – MSC – Mediterranean Shipping Company is fset to acquire 50% of the Barcelona container terminal...
Cargo handling record for Santander in Jan-Nov’23
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) December 26, 2023 – The northern Spanish port of Santander achieved its record cargo handling result in the January-November...
Port of Bilbao signs the European Wind Charter
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) December 21, 2023 – The Bilbao Port Authority has signed the European Wind Charter, confirming its commitment to...
Iberdrola to install cold ironing at port of Pasaia
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) December 21, 2023 Iberdrola will install an onshore power supply (OPS) charging point system at the Spanish Basque port of Pasaia....
Red Sea crisis sends world’s largest TEU ship to Las Palmas port
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) December 20, 2023 – Attacks by Houthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea have led ships to seek alternative routes to...
Barcelona port traffic consolidates in November 2023
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 19, 2023 – Between January and November, the Port of Barcelona had a total traffic of 59 million tonnes of cargo...