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.
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 agrees on construction of railway line to Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – The Spanish government and the Basque Country authorities expect the railway line to Bilbao port to be operational...
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...
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...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado aims to attract traffic at BreakBulk Europe 2017 Fair
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Spanish national port agency Puertos del Estado and the main Spanish ports will participate in the BreakBulk...
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...
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...