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.
Puertos del Estado launches new body to help ports
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – The president of Puertos del Estado, Ornella Chacón, accompanied by the director of Exploitation,...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – August 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Maersk transports 24,961 tonnes of cargo on Algeciras-Almería container line since June
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Danish shipping company Maersk Line has handled 24,961 tonnes of cargo at the regular container line...
Spain to suspend port fee reductions
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) September 25, 2018 – The president of Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado, Ornella Chacón, has dismissed the...
Spanish port traffic sets new historical highs in the first half of 2018
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Port traffic continues its upward trend and reaching historic highs, responding to the good...
Spanish government initiates meetings with all port authorities to review business plans
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – The state ports authority Puertos del Estado is starting the process to design a new long-term...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado to prepare new long-term strategy for the port sector
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado plans to take the first steps in defining the new...
Algeciras port completes stevedoring liberalisation
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) September 14, 2018 – Algeciras port has completed its adoptation to the reform of the stowage sector approved last year to...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – July 2018 fish landed by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 10, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports July 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by port...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – July 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 10, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports July 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Algeciras port to host International Conference Argus Bunker Fuels 2019
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) September 7, 2018 – Algeciras port will host in March the International Conference Argus Bunker Fuels 2019, an event held...
CMA CGM optimises EURAF 4 service between Valencia port and West Africa
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) September 7, 2018 – French company CMA CGM has decided to improve its EURAF 4 service between the Mediterranean and West...
Thailand shows interest in improving trade links with Algeciras port
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) September 6, 2018 – A delegation of representatives of Thailand’s embassy in Spain has visited the facilities of the...
ESPO asks to recognise the cross-border dimension of EU ports and to strengthen the maritime connectivity in CEF II
Press Release – ESPO – September 5, 2018 The investment needs of European ports over the next ten years amount to €48 billion. Many port...
ANESCO presents its proposals to the president of Puertos del Estado to improve the port system
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2018 – A delegation of ANESCO (Asociación de Empresas Estibadoras/National Association of Stevedoring...
Maersk Line includes Málaga port in Bossanova service
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) August 31, 2018 – Danish shipping company Maersk Line has said that it is modifying one of the ports of call of its Bossanova...
Algeciras, Tarifa ports book record OPE figures over the weekend
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 30, 2018 – Algeciras and Tarifa ports recorded data in the return phase of Operación Paso del Estrecho (OPE) during...