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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: Puertos del Estado – September 2018 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports September 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics...

Bilbao port to host working conference on International Ballast Water Convention in December

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2018 – On 10 December, Bilbao port will host the second RETOLASTRE conference on the “International Ballast...

Bilbao port closes record cruise season in 2018

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 5, 2018 – Bilbao port has closed a record cruise season with 86,500 passengers, with 3,000 of them using...

Bilbao port closes record cruise season

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 4, 2018 – With the arrival of the Celebrity Silhouette of Celebrity Cruises (belonging to Royal Caribbean), the...

Spain’s Zamakona shipyard delivers bunkering ship to Suardiaz Group

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2018 – Spanish shipbuilder Zamakona Yards (Astilleros Zamakona S.A.) has officially signed the delivery protocol of...

Spanish ports represented at Fruit Attraction Fair

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – Fruit Attraction Fair is an annual international trade show for the fruit and vegetable industry. With...

Miranda Container Terminal handles its first train on October 16

Miranda de Ebro, Spain (PortSEurope) October 16, 2018 – The Miranda Container Terminal (TCM) in Spain will handle today its first train, which will come...

Bilbao port handled 3.7 million tonnes of foreign trade in 2017

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) October 11, 2018 – In 2017, Bilbao port handled 3.7 million tonnes of foreign trade, i.e., goods using the port and origin...

Bilbao port receives Moroccan delegation

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) October 7, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao) has received a delegation of...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – August 2018 fish landed by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by...

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...

Bilbao port’s AP-8 incentive programme attracts 400 companies so far

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) September 28, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao) launched a programme for incentives...

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...

Bilbao port’s BBG plant regasifies 21% of Spain’s LNG Jan-Aug 2018

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) September 11, 2018 – Bilbao port’s regasification plant Bahía Bizkaia Gas (BBG) is once again the most used in the...

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...

Spain’s SLP expects EBITDA to rise by 50% in 2018

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) September 10, 2018 – Spain’s Servicios Logísticos Portuarios (SLP) expects its earnings before interest, taxes,...

Spain’s Haizea Wind gets five Lloyd’s certificates 

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) August 17, 2018 – Spanish company Haizea Wind has obtained five Lloyd’s certificates in just over two months from the...

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