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.
Spanish port system sees traffic down 7.7% in January
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported that in January 2020, Spain’s state-owned ports handled 42.29...
Algeciras port issues tender for sand removal
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 19, 2021 – A €711,000 tender has been issued for work to remove sand from Playa de El Rinconcillo (beach), a...
Port of Algeciras awards PROAS development contract
Algeciras, February 2021. Port of Algeciras Authority (APBA) has awarded the €1.7 million ($2 million) development contract of its Port Risk Optimized...
Port of Algeciras sees total traffic slightly down in 2020
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) February 2, 2021 – The Port of Algeciras ended 2020 with a total traffic of 107.3 million tons (-1.9%) and 5.1 million...
Spanish ports see total cargo traffic down 8.6% in 2020
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 27, 2021 – The Spanish port system ended the 2020 financial year with 515,682,392 cargo tons moved, a decrease of...
Endesa extends Algeciras port concession period
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) January 27, 2021 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of Algeciras) has extended...
CMA CGM’s new NC Levant Service links Mediterranean ports
Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) January 12, 2021 – The arrival of the CMA CGM WHITE SHARK in Hamburg on 9 January 2021 has marked the start of the NC...
Spanish ports traffic down over 9% Jan-Nov year-on-year
The 46 state-owned ports, coordinated by Puertos del Estado, moved 43.5 million tons during the month of November, registering a slight variation of -0.4%...
Huelva port to become LNG supplier
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) December 28, 2020 – The first ship 100% dedicated to the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be supplied at the...
Puertos del Estado awards contract to develop SIMPLE project
Puertos del Estado has awarded the development of the SIMPLE project (SIMplification of Processes for a Logistic Enhancement) to a consortium of Indra, Minsait...
Puertos del Estado reports October fall in ports’ cargo traffic
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 25, 2020 – The 46 ports of general interest of the State, coordinated by Puertos del Estado (PdE), moved 45.9...
Algeciras port traffic down -2.74% in first 10 months of 2020
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 24, 2020 – In October 2020, total cargo handled at Algeciras port was 9.38 million tons, down 0.07% on the same...
Endesa will invest up to €34.5 million in Algeciras port LNG facility
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 19, 2020 – Endesa SA, a leading Spanish electric utility company, is planning a €15.6 million investment to...
Port of Algeciras wins ESPO 2020
10 November 2020 On 10 November, the Port of Algeciras was awarded the ESPO Award 2020 in recognition of its successful strategy to attract innovation and...
Algeciras port achieves reduced idle times via PortXchange pilot
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 10, 2020 – The port of Algeciras has completed a six week trial which has resulted in improvements in idle time...
Balearia, FRS and Trasmediterránea reduce rotations until November 9 on Algeciras-Ceuta line
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 3, 2020 – The shipping companies Baleària, FRS and Trasmediterránea, that cover the Algeciras-Ceuta-Algeciras...
Spanish ports see improved September traffic numbers
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 28, 2020 – The 46 ports of general interest of the State, coordinated by Puertos del Estado, moved 43.4 million tons...
Algeciras port sees slight increase in September container traffic
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) October 22, 2020 – In September 2020, container traffic at Algeciras port is reported at 438,000 TEU, 2 +2% increase on...
Algeciras port authority approves entry of CMA CGM into TTI
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) October 8, 2020 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of Algeciras) has approved...
Algeciras port records January-August traffic down over 4%
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) September 23, 2020 – In the month of August 2020, the transshipment port of Algeciras handled 257,587 containers, down...