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.
TEN-T – Connecting Europe – Core network corridors
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 19, 2017 – TEN-T (Trans-European Transport Networks) envisages coordinated improvements to primary roads, railways,...
Bilbao port works at slower pace after 48-hour strike
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 16, 2017 – Bilbao port works at a “slower than usual” pace after the 48-hour strike by stevedores. Bilbao port...
Spain’s Progeco installs container warehouse at Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – The shape of the ZAD-3 warehouse and storage area of Bilbao port continues to change as Progeco Bilbao SA...
Noatum Port’s purchase by Cosco to reshape Spanish ports industry
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – The acquisition of a 51% stake in the capital of Noatum Ports Holdings for €203.49 million ($228.35 million)...
Basque government adopts draft law on regional ports
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – The Basque government has approved the draft law on ports and maritime transport in the Basque Country, which...
Spain’s Noatum expects Cosco deal to boost container traffic
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – Spain’s Noatum Port Holdings S.L.U. expects the strategic partnership agreement signed with Cosco...
Cosco’s acquisition of Noatum is encouraging for Valencia’s economic growth
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – The arrival of a Chinese state-owned company to Valencia port, after the acquisition of Noatum Ports...
Cosco Shipping Ports Limited acquisition of interest in Noatum Port Holdings in Spain
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – Cosco Shipping Ports Limited has published the following press release regarding its acquisition of Noatum...
Cosco agrees to acquire 51% stake in Noatum Ports
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 12, 2017 – Chinese company Cosco Shipping Ports Limited has signed an agreement to acquire a 51% stake in the capital of...
Basque Country, Castile and Leon regions lobby for shorter Madrid-Bilbao port route
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 12, 2017 – Basque and Castile and Leon regional government officials have called on the central government to initiate a...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – April 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports April 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Bilbao port operates 17 ships during second strike day
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – Bilbao port had 17 ships docked in its area on June 7, the second day of the strike of dock workers. Three of the...
Spanish ports total cargo traffic rises 2.6% y/y in Jan-Apr 2017
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2017 – The total cargo traffic at Spanish ports rose by 2.61% on the year in the first four months of 2017 to 171.3...
Basque companies participate in Norshipping
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2017 – Fifteen companies from the Basque maritime industry took part last week in Oslo at Norshipping, one of the most...
Bilbao port handles record-high number of cruise passengers for a single day
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) May 31, 2017 – Bilbao port has received three cruises in its facilities in Getxo on May 31, with a total of 8,700 tourists, the...
Dry ports, railway line to boost Bilbao port growth
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – The railway line and the dry ports in Burgos and Álava represent a boost for the development of Bilbao port, the...
Basque Country, Navarre governments discuss connectivity of Bilbao, Pasaia ports to Pamplona
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) May 18, 2017 – Representatives of the governments of the Basque Country and Navarre held a working meeting in Pamplona to analyse...