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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.

Basque Country, Valencia claim direct management of ports

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 16, 2017 – The governments of the autonomous regions of the Basque Country and Valencia have called on the central...

Bilbao port to reduce land usage fees in 2018

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) May 12, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) has developed a new proposal for the assessment of the land...

Bilbao, Pasaia ports present their offer at Transport Logistic fair

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) May 11, 2017 – Representatives of Bilbao and Pasaia ports have travelled to Munich to attend, once again, the Transport...

Event – Transport Logistics – Munich, May 9-12, 2017

Munich, Germany (PortSEurope) May 3,2017 – “transport logistics” is the world’s leading trade fair for logistics, mobility, IT and...

Puertos del Estado – Spanish ports offer solutions for all types of goods

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) April 30, 2017 – Too big, too heavy, too complicated? 62,743 linear metres for bulk cargo, 17,272 metres dedicated to ro-ro...

Spain’s Toro y Betolaza applies for land plot at Bilbao port

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) April 27, 2017 – Spanish company Grupo Toro y Betolaza is fully immersed in the project of transferring its current facilities...

Valencia region, Basque country demand improvement of Valencia-Bilbao ports railway

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) April 27, 2017 – Valencia regional government president Ximo Puig said he will hold a working meeting with Basque counterpart...

Bilbao port community to participate in BreakBulk Europe fair

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2017 – A broad representation of companies from the Bilbao port community will be taking part in an additional edition...

Puertos del Estado – February 2017 cargo traffic by port

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports February 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

MacAndrews starts door-to-door service connecting Bilbao, Poole ports

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) April 6, 2017 – MacAndrews, a specialist in multimodal transport, has announced the launch of a door-to-door product through a...

Bilbao port receives health certification of Aenor

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) April 6, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) has obtained the Healthy Company certificate granted by...

Bilbao port to take part in Multimodal fair in Birmingham

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) April 5, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) will again take part in Multimodal, the largest...

Bilbao port launches cruise passenger station

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 30, 2017 – Bilbao port hit a historical landmark in its role as an economic engine with the inauguration of the new...

Puertos del Estado – January 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 29, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports January 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Spanish cruise ports aim to hit 9.5 million passenger mark by 2020

Malaga, Spain (Ports Europe) March 25, 2017 – Spain’s cruise ports welcomed a record 8.7 million passengers in 2016, a 0.6% rise from 2015. Ports in...

Bilbao port calls tender for construction of warehouse at AZ-2 dock

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 24, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) has called a tender for the construction of the...

Navacel loads floating wind towers

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 23, 2017 – Navacel has started shipping five towers that will be part of the structures of the wind turbines of...

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