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Bilbao

Bilbao is a port in the Basque country of Northeast Spain. The port is an important transport and logistics centre in the European Atlantic Arc. It operates cargo, container, cruise and ferry facilities. It is managed by Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao). It is also one of the ports administered by state agency Puertos del Estado.

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – H1 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container numbers for Spanish ports in January-June 2024. Spain’s ports...

Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – H1 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2024 – Spanish ports handled a total of 283.24 million tons (Mt) between January and May, which represents an...

Nine ports vie ESPO Award for circular economy projects

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – Nine ports, five from Spain, will compete for the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Award 2024...

Finnlines increases cargo at Port of Bilbao

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) July 11, 2024 – Starting from January 2024, Finnlines set up twice a week service between the ports of Bilbao, Vigo and...

Port of Bilbao launches connected vehicles project

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) July 2, 2024 – The Port of Bilbao and C-ITS provider Kapsch TrafficCom have introduced the Connected Vehicles-project at the...

WEC Lines connects Bilbao with Dublin & Liverpool

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) June 26, 2024 – On June 29, WEC Lines will launch a direct weekly service connecting Bilbao with Dublin (Ireland) and...

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – May 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container numbers for Spanish ports in January-May 2024. Spain’s ports of...

Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – January-May 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – Spanish ports handled a total of 236,330,520 tons between January and May, which represents an increase of...

Iberia Tankstorage has acquired Deposa in the Port of Bilbao

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – Iberia Tankstorage has acquired Depósitos Portuarios (Deposa), a company located in the port of Bilbao,...

CoastLink conference in Bilbao in April 2025

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – Spain’s Atlantic port of Bilbao will host from 29 to 30 April 2025 the 23rd edition of the CoastLink...

Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – January-April 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 23, 2024 – Spain’s state ports handled 185,045,014 tons of cargo in January-April 2024, growth of +2.2% compared...

Port Authority of Bilbao issues pier tender

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) May 22, 2024 – The Port Authority of Bilbao has issued a tender for the construction project of the second phase of the...

New breakwater for Port of Bilbao receives funding

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) May 14, 2024 – The construction of the central breakwater of the Port of Bilbao is now entering the final part of its second...

COSCO SHIPPING Ports (Spain) – TEU traffic – March & Q1 24

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 29, 2024 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports (Spain) Terminals S.L.U. (CSP Spain) has published container (TEU) traffic for March...

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – March & Q1 24

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 24, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container numbers for Spanish ports in January-March 2024. Spain’s ports...

Commodity traders investing in Spanish port terminals

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 24, 2024 – Global commodity and trading companies have been investing in port terminals in Spain. Many traders are...

Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – March & Q1 24

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 24, 2024 – Spain’s ports of general interest moved 47.2 mt million tons of cargo in March 2024, slightly down on...

Port of Bilbao to join short-sea shipping conferene

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2024 – The Port Authority of Bilbao will once again join in the annual Coastlink Conference to present the...

Repsol and Bunge sign renewable fuel deal for port locations

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 2, 2024 – Energy company Repsol will acquire 40% of three industrial facilities that are part of Bunge Iberica, one...

Port of Bilbao starts cruise season

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) April 3, 2024 – On April 5, the Port of Bilbao will welcome the first two cruise ships of a season in which it is expected...

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