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.
Andalucía ports attend XX International Logistics Fair of Barcelona SIL 2018
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2018 – The Junta de Andalucía has participated in the XX International Logistics Fair of Barcelona SIL 2018, one...
Spain’s Anesco wishes to participate in development of port business plans
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2018 – Spanish employer organisation of the stowage sector Anesco (Asociación Nacional de Empresas Estibadoras) has...
José Luis Ábalos set to become Spain’s Public Works Minister
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2018 – José Luis Ábalos will be the Minister of Public Works in the new government that is being formed by new...
Cepesca supports the Andalusian fishing fleet in defense of trawling
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) June 4, 2018 – La Confederación Española de Pesca (CEPESCA – Spanish Fisheries Confederation) has supported the...
Algeciras port completes overhaul of fish market of Tarifa port
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 31, 2018 – Algeciras port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Algeciras) has completed the works of the external...
Algeciras port hosts meeting of Spanish, Peruvian agrifood companies
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 28, 2018 – A delegation of Peruvian export companies visited the port of Algeciras last week and participated in a seminar...
Frigoríficos Estepona extends fishing concession in Estepona port
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 25, 2018 – Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA – Public Ports Agency of Andalusia) has granted...
Algeciras port’s cargo traffic rises in Jan-Apr 2018
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 23, 2018 – Algeciras port has closed the first four months of the year with a total traffic of 35.7 million tonnes, which...
Spanish government to support Algeciras port in improving its inspections
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 17, 2018 – Spain’s government has said it will provide full its support to Algeciras port authority (Autoridad Portuaria...
Algeciras port receives halal certificate
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 15, 2018 – Algeciras port has recently received halal certification, the document issued by the Muslim authorities, in...
Algeciras port starts trade mission in China
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 15, 2018 – Algeciras port has started a commercial mission at several strategic logistic and ports in China, as well as at...
Spanish ports’ cargo traffic with China rises 3.9% in 2017
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 15, 2018 – Cargo traffic in Spanish ports with origin or destination in China reached 18.7 million tonnes in 2017, 3.9%...
Spain has the cleanest ports among ESPO members
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 14, 2018 – A total of seven Spanish ports have achieved environmental certification of the international standard Port...
Córdoba wants to market halal products through the port of Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 12, 2018 – The port of Algeciras has received halal certification issued by the Muslim authority of Spain, which...
Andalusia insists on overhaul of railway line to Algeciras port
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – Andalusia’s regional government has asked the central Spanish government to invest in the modernisation of the...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – March 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 5, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports Marc 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Fenatport again warns against truck congestion at Spanish ports
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 16, 2018 – The Spanish federation of port transporters (Fenatport) has announced the convening of an extraordinary...