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.
Bahía de Bizkaia Gas increases LNG handled in 2017
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 25, 2018 – Bahía de Bizkaia Gas (BBG), 50% owned by Enegas and the Basque Energy Agency (EVE), increased...
Santander port analyses competition of Bilbao, Gijón harbours
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2018 – The strategy of Santander port to keep its competitiveness at the service of the economy of Cantabria...
Bilbao port president to resign in June
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 22, 2018 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) president Asier Atutxa plans to resign in June to...
Algeciras port hosts meeting of Mediterranean, Atlantic corridors workgroup
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – Algeciras port hosted the first meeting of the year of the working group of ports and intermodal...
Bilbao port promotes transshipment of fruits, vegetables to Europe
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 9, 2018 – Bilbao port repeats its presence in Fruit Logistica fair, this time from the stand of Puertos del Estado,...
Spain’s Noatum focuses on cars, multipurpose terminals after asset sale to COSCO
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 9, 2018 – Spanish group Noatum’s business has been reduced to car and multipurpose terminals as well as sea...
Bilbao port aspires to gain leadership in Spain’s Atlantic as Pasaia struggles
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2018 – Bilbao port aspires to be the most important harbour for the traffic in the Spanish Atlantic region, as...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – November 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports November 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Bilbao port carries out first ship-to-ship LNG operation in Spain
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – Bilbao port has carried out the first operation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelling from one ship to...
Event: 1st Spanish Ports Seminar – Rotterdam, February 1, 2018
Rotterdam, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – Atlantico Business Development is holding the first edition of its Spanish Ports Seminar, February...
Vigo port takes part in Atlantic Ports of Spain Seminar in Rotterdam
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – A delegation of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo), led by its director, Beatriz Colunga, will...
Bilbao port can increase container traffic by 40% in ten years
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2018 – Bilbao port recorded 7% growth in cargo traffic last year, which is a sign of its strength and stability,...
Event: Mediterranean ports to attend Fruit Logistica in Berlin – February 7-9, 2017
Berlin, Germany (PortSEurope) January 18, 2018 – The annual Fruit Logistica show covers all sectors of the fresh produce business and provides a complete...
Castellón port loses only freight rail line to Bilbao
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) January 15, 2018 – Castellón port no longer has the rail service that allowed the transfer of goods to Bilbao. The only...
Bahía de Bizkaia Gas sees increased LNG traffic in 2017
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) January 9, 2018 – Bahía de Bizkaia Gas (BBG) expects to end 2017 with traffic amounting to 32 ships and 1.95 million tons...
Port Authority of Bilbao summarises its ongoing activities
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) January 4, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (Port Authority of Bilbao) currently has the following works in...
Bilbao port to invest €1.9 million in LED lighting
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) December 4, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) plans to invest about €1.9 million ($2.2 million)...