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.
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – June 2021
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 26, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in June 2021 of 44.82...
Port of Algeciras seeks investment to resume previous cargo traffic levels in 2022
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2021 – State-owned Puertos del Estado and Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port...
Port of Algeciras sees total cargo traffic down -5.6% in June
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) July 22, 2021 – The Port of Algeciras has reported that in June 2021 total cargo was 8.54 million tons, down -5.62% on...
Port of Algeciras tenders Juan Carlos I Pier development
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) July 1, 2021 – The Bay of Algeciras Port Authority (APBA) has tendered a project to redevelop the docking and defense...
Spanish ports see cargo traffic up 3.18% in May 2021
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 1, 2021 – In May 2021, Spain’s state-owned ports (Puertos del Estado) handled cargo traffic of 45.34 million...
Puertos del Estado reports reduced financials in 2020
The Governing Council of State Ports has approved the 2020 annual accounts of Puertos del Estado. As Toledo explained to the Council: “It has been a...
Spain’s Ports 4.0 Fund is extended for four years
The Distribution Committee of the Interport Compensation Fund has approved to extend for four more years the contribution of 1% of the result of the exercise...
Concession for APM Terminals Algeciras extended until 2032
The Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Algeciras (APBA) has approved the extension of the concession term of APM Terminals Algeciras at Muelle de Juan...
Spanish port traffic for May up by 19%
Traffic of goods through the 46 ports of general interest of Spain coordinated reached 45,344,757 tons during the month of May, which has meant an increase...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – May 2021
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 22, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in May 2021 of 45.34...
Port of Algeciras sees total traffic up 6.1% in May 2021
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) June 18, 2021 – The Port Authority of Algeciras has reported that total traffic was up 6.1% in May 2021, compared to the...
Nine commercial projects will receive €4 million Ports grants the Fund 4.0 – Spain
The Distribution Committee of the Compensation Fund has met electronically and unanimously approved the provisional resolution of subsidies for 9...
Morocco excludes Spanish ports from annual Operation Paso Del Estrecho
Rabat, Morocco (Ports Europe) June 9, 2021 – Last week, the Moroccan government announced that Spanish ports would not be included the annual Operation...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – April 2021
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 26, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in April 2021 of 45.45...
Spanish ports recover and grow 8.7% during the month of April
The 46 state-owned ports in Spain closed the month of April with a movement of 45,458,749 tons, an increase of 8.7% compared to April 2020 – May 26,...
Port of Algeciras sees April total cargo down over -5%.
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) May 25, 2021 – In April 2021, container traffic handled by the port of Algeciras was 5.09 million tons, a decrease of...
World Bank and IHS Markit launches new global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI)
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) May 25, 2021 – World Bank and IHS Markit have launched new global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), an index...