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Castellón

The Port of Castellón occupies a strategic location, making it the gateway to the Mediterranean, Africa, the Middle East and the Black Sea, with many regular services to these destinations. Other services connect it to more than 101 countries around the globe. Its traffic is diverse and the port is constantly striving to improve its sustainability and competitiveness. The development of a logistics platform spanning more than 4 million square metres and the construction of a nearby intermodal station make this one of Spain’s most attractive ports for investors. the port is managed by Autoridad Portuaria de Castelló (APC – Port Authority of Castellon). State ports are managed by Puertos del Estado which executes port policy of the government; made up of 28 port authorities that manage the 46 ports.

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – January 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – With containers (TEUs), 2024 began with an increase of +5.8% reaching 1.34 million tons, almost...

Spain’s Malaga port blocked by farmers’ protests

Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) February 8, 2024 – Last Tuesday local farmers blocked the Port of Malaga, protesting against European Union agricultural...

Port Authority of Castellón seeks return of MSC

Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2024 – Representatives of the Port Authority of Castellón, Noatum and MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company...

Port of Castellón inaugurates new Libya service

Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) January 4, 2024 – The Port of Castellón has received a ship which inaugurates a new regular line with Libya from the...

AD Ports Group’s Noatum acquires APM Terminals Castellón, Spain

Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) January 3, 2024 – AD Ports Group has announced that Noatum Terminals, the business area of port operations of Grupo...

Spain: Total TEU handled by port – Jan-May 2023

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2023 – In January-May 2023, Spanish state ports handled 6.69 million containers (TEU), down -8.3% on the same period...

Spain: Total cargo handled by port – Jan-May 2023

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2023 – In January-May 2023, Spanish state ports handled 228.3 million tons of cargo, a decrease of -3.6% compared to...

Ecoports is stronger than ever at the ESPO conference in Bremen

05 Jun 2023 ESPO congratulates Grand Port Maritime de Dunkerque (France), Volos Port Authority (Greece), Port of Den Helder (the Netherlands), Autoridad...

Nine European ports certified through the EcoPorts

Bremen, Germany (Ports Europe) June 1, 2023 – Grand Port Maritime de Dunkerque (France), Volos Port Authority (Greece), Port of Den Helder (the...

Spain: TEUs handled by port, April 2023

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 23, 2023 – In April 2023, Spanish state ports handled 709,466 containers (TEU), a decrease of -14.3% compared to the...

Spain: Ranking – ports by total cargo, March & Q1 2023

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 26, 2023 – In March 2023, Spain’s state ports handled 47.61 million tons of cargo, up +3.6% on the same month of...

Spanish seaports – January 2022 – ranked by total TEU handled

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – In January 2023, state-owned Spanish seaports handled 1.26 million containers (TEU), down -13.2% from...

Spanish ports attend Fruit Logistica Berlin

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 9, 2023 – State-owned Spanish ports of general interest are present at the Fruit Logistica Fair, under the...

State-owned Spanish ports – cargo handled in 2022 – by port

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2023 – State-owned Spanish ports saw cargo traffic up +3.5% in 2022 to 563,373,981 tons, compared to 544,419,737...

Noatum set to acquire APM Terminal Castellón

Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) December 22, 2022 – The Port Authority of Castellón Port Authority has approved the acquisition of 100% of the share...

Ranking: Top five Spanish container ports January-October 2022

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – Puertos del Estado has published a list of the top Spanish ports by containers (TEU) handled in the...

In Q3 2022, cargo of Spanish ports was 425.3 mln tons, up 5%

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 26, 2022 – In Q3 2022, total cargo traffic of Spanish state ports was 425.3 million tons, an increase of...

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