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.
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,...
A Coruña port not receiving the same state support as other ports
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) September 9, 2018 – In recent years, the Spanish state has contributed in recent years €2,000 million to make the new...
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...
Chinese state media reports on Bilbao port advantages
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) August 13, 2018 – Chinese journalists from eight media outlets visited Bilbao port to report on the characteristics...
Bilbao port approves concession of Spanish company Aguado
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – The board of directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao) has decided to...
Spain’s Bilboestiba increases investments in training courses
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) July 25, 2018 – Spanish stowage company Bilboestiba has maintained a continuous increase in investment in continuing education...
Bilbao port reports increase cargo handled in Jan-Jul 2018
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – At the provisional close of the first half year, traffic in the port of Bilbao showed an 11% increase, which...
Spain’s Haizea Wind starts production of wind towers at Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – Spanish company Haizea Wind has completed the production of its first wind towers in the plant in the port of...
Bilbao port’s new president takes office
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) July 17, 2018 – The new president of Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao), Ricardo Barkala, has...
Asier Atutxa leaves Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) July 13, 2018 – “Return the traffic to pre-crisis levels”. With these words, Asier Atutxa expressed in February...
Spain’s Acciona Service exports wind turbines to Chile via Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) July 12, 2018 – Spanish company Acciona Service has carried out the loading and unloading and the transportation of a total of...
Bilbao port ship agents association names president
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 11, 2018 – Asociación de Consignatarios de Buques y Estibadores del Puerto de Bilbao (ACBE – The Association of Ship...
Bilbao port, Mercabilbao hold meetings to attract more agrifood traffic
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 10, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (Port Authority of Bilbao) and wholesale market operator Mercabilbao held meetings...
More businesses join Uniport Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 9, 2018 – Four businesses have joined Uniport Bilbao, the association that represents the cluster of the port of...