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Málaga

Málaga is a seaport in southern Spain on the Mediterranean coast. the port is operated by Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga (APM – Port Authority of Málaga) and promoted by associate company Málagaport S.L. The range of goods passing through the port ranges from solid bulk such as those from the cement group, agri-foodstuffs, aggregates and biomass, passing through liquid bulk such as olive and sunflower oils, hydrocarbons and molasses, and ending with general merchandise, Ro-Ro cargo, imported vehicles and containerized merchandise, all of them covering commercial routes of the Mediterranean and Atlantic arch. It also has a developing cruise ship business. 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 cargo traffic by port – March & Q1 24

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 24, 2024 – Spain’s ports of general interest moved 47.2 mt million tons of cargo in March 2024, slightly down on...

Port of Malaga benefits from Red Sea crisis

Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2024 – The Port of Malaga has reported quarter 1 cargo traffic of 800,000 tons. This is up a huge 43% compared to...

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – February 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container numbers for Spanish ports in January-February 2024. In the first...

Port of Malaga promotes its services to Peruvian companies

Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) February 29, 2024 – Various organisations related to the Port of Malaga have united to present their services to Peruvian...

Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – January 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – Spanish ports of general interest handed 45.6 million tons of cargo in January, up +3.4% more than in...

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 of Malaga supplied LNG to first cruise ship

Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) December 1, 2023 – The ship ‘Silver Nova’, belonging to the Silversea company, was supplied with liquefied...

Royal Caribbean sells stake in Barcelona Cruise Port to GPH

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 30, 2023 – Royal Caribbean Group has confirmed the sale of its minority stake in the cruise concessionaire...

ANFAC report on Spanish maritime port logistics for cars in 2022

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 23, 2023 – The 2022 edition of the sector report on maritime-port logistics reports an increase in vehicle...

Vodafone works with Port of Malaga to improve lorry inspection

Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) November 9, 2023 – Vodafone Innovation Hub, Vodafone’s European R&D centre, is working with the Port of Malaga and...

Authorities seize 720 kilos of cocaine in Port of Málaga

Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – At the end of October, eight people were arrested in an operation that resulted in the seizure of 720...

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...

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...

Malaga Cruise Port starts promotional visit to the USA

Miami, USA (PortSEurope) March 1, 2023 – Malaga Cruise Port is part of a delegation from Andalucia visiting Miami to promote the regions attraction to...

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