Spain reiterates need to impose protectionist towing rules
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 15, 2019 – Spain's Public Works Ministry has informed the European Commission that it considers necessary the imposition of an obligation of…
Spain: Puertos del Estado – 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 14, 2019 - Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports December 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port authority, including…
Port of Barcelona will promote the business mission to Japan in the 11th WCA Conference
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 13, 2019 - The Port of Barcelona will participate in the 11th WCA Worldwide Conference, the annual meeting of the World…
Spain’s state ports see cargo rise by 3.3% in 2018
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 13, 2019 - Provisional data shows that the 46 state-owned ports handled 563,475,196 tons of cargo in 2018, up 3.3% on…
COSCO Shipping Lines Espana increases container traffic in 2018 by nearly 44%
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 12, 2019 - COSCO Shipping Lines (Spain) SA moved a total of 362,165 TEUs in Spain in 2018, an increase of…
Over 11 million tons of horticultural products passed through Spanish ports in 2018
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 12, 2019 - Spain's 46 state-owned ports handled 560 million tons of cargo in 2018, of which more than 11 million tons were…
Barcelona port approves launch of railway coordination centre
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 11, 2019 – Barcelona port has approved the launch of a railway coordination centre and has tendered the engineering service for the functional…
Lidl to open new logistics centre of in Martorell, Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 11, 2019 - The German supermarket chain Lidl will open a new distribution centre in the town of Martorell in Barcelona…
Decathlon doubles logistics area in ZAL, Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 11, 2019 - Decathlon SA, the French seller of sports equipment, is to rent a site of 96,000 m² in ZAL…
France’s Decathlon rents land plot at Barcelona port’s logistics zone
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 6, 2019 – French fashion and sports equipment retailer Decathlon has rented an area of 96,000 m² in Barcelona port's logistics complex, where it plans to locate…
Barcelona port president requests more tariff autonomy
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 6, 2019 – The president of Barcelona port, Mercè Conesa, has called for "greater tariff autonomy" and a "concrete timetable" for…
Cosco Shipping Lines’ container traffic in Spain rises 43.6% in 2018
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 6, 2019 – China's Cosco Shipping Lines handled a total of 362,165 TEUs of containers in Spain in 2018, a figure that represents…
Noatum Logistics to open two new facilities
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 5, 2019 - Noatum Logistics, the division of Noatum Maritime specialising in logistics, international transport and customs, is to open two…
Noatum Maritime announces management appointments
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) February 5, 2019 - Noatum Maritime has announced that César Cegarra has been appointed the new Director of Noatum Terminal Málaga. César…
Barcelona port books €53.7 million profit in 2018
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 4, 2019 – Barcelona port booked a profit of €53.7 million ($61.4 million) in 2018, 8% more than in the previous year,…
Barcelona port increased container traffic by 15% & set new records of activity in 2018
Port de Barcelona - February 4, 2019 The Port of Barcelona closed FY 2018 with record results in the main traffic indicators and reinforces its…
Grimaldi ships on Barcelona-Civitavecchia port route will generate zero emissions
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 26, 2019 - The Italian shipping group Grimaldi is to install lithium batteries and gas filters (scrubbers) in some vessels to…
South European port authorities attend Berlin Fruit Logistica fair
Berlin, Germany (PortSEurope) January 25, 2019 - A number of southern European port authorities will be attending the 2019 Fruit Logistica fair, taking place in…
Barcelona port loses litigation against construction companies
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 24, 2019 – Barcelona port authority has lost the litigation against several construction companies for the sinking of Prat dock in 2007,…
Barcelona port starts preparations for Autumn Japan visit
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 20, 2019 - The Port of Barcelona has met with Japan Port Consultants as part of the preparations for a business…