Algeciras
The Port of Algeciras is the port and harbour of Algeciras, a city located in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It is a commercial, fishing and passenger port. The ports of Bahía de Algeciras and Tarifa ports are managed by Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of Algeciras). Primarily a transshipment port, its position near the Strait of Gibraltar and key East-West shipping routes establishes it as one of the busiest transshipment hubs in the world. It competes with Tanger-Med for the local transshipment market. 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.
Top container ports in the EU in 2022
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (PortSEurope) June 5, 2023 – Most EU ports handled less containers in 2022, compared to 2021. The Q1 2023 TEU results of the top...
World Bank publishes “The Container Port Performance Index 2022
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) May 29, 2023 – The World Bank has published “The Container Port Performance Index 2022: A Comparable Assessment of...
Spain: TEUs handled by port, April 2023
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 23, 2023 – In April 2023, Spanish state ports handled 709,466 containers (TEU), a decrease of -14.3% compared to the same...
Spain: Ranking – ports by total cargo, March & Q1 2023
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2023 – In March 2023, Spain’s state ports handled 47.61 million tons of cargo, up +3.6% on the same month of...
Algeciras Bay Port Authority joins Andalusian Green Hydrogen Alliance
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) March 30, 2023 – The Algeciras Bay Port Authority (APBA) has joined the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Alliance, which in the...
Port of Algeciras takes steps towards dock electrification
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) March 30, 2023 – The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras is taking two initiatives to develop dock side electrification...
APM Terminals Algeciras sets productivity record
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – APM Terminals Algeciras set a productivity record on February 22, 2023. The facility concluded...
Dragados starts repair work at Port of Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) February 27, 2023 – Dragados has started repair work at the Port of Algeciras of three pontoons of the maritime station...
Spanish ports attend Fruit Logistica Berlin
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 9, 2023 – State-owned Spanish ports of general interest are present at the Fruit Logistica Fair, under the...
Port of Algeciras to reinforce counterdock of the Port of Tarifa
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) February 9, 2023 – The Algeciras Bay Port Authority (APBA) will reinforce the external slope of the counterdock of the...
Spanish state-owned ports – TEU handled – 2021/2022
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 2, 2023 – Puertos del Estado has published the final figures for containers TEU handling in 2022 by Spanish...
Cepsa, EDP to develop the production of green hydrogen in Algeciras Bay
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) January 31, 2023 – Cepsa and EDP have signed a contract to develop the production of green hydrogen on a large scale in...
State-owned Spanish ports – cargo handled in 2022 – by port
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 30, 2023 – State-owned Spanish ports saw cargo traffic up +3.5% in 2022 to 563,373,981 tons, compared to 544,419,737 tons...
Port of Algeciras grows by 3% in 2022
As Port Authority Chairman, Gerardo Landaluce, reminded everyone this morning, the Port of Algeciras signed off 2022 by going over the 100-million tonne...
Port of Algeciras sees 2022 total cargo up +8.23%
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) January 18, 2023 – The Port of Algeciras saw 2022 total cargo up +8.23% compared to the previous 12 months. The port is...
Port of Algeciras to offer dock electrification from 2025
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) January 12, 2023 – The Algeciras Bay Port Authority (APBA) will accelerate the electrification process of the berths...
Ranking: Top five Spanish container ports January-October 2022
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – Puertos del Estado has published a list of the top Spanish ports by containers (TEU) handled in the...