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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.

Málaga port to handle 20 large cruise ships in 2018

Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) December 18, 2017 – Málaga port expects to handle 20 calls of large cruise ships transporting more than 4,000 passengers next...

Spanish ports see increased challenge from Tanger Med

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) December 18, 2017 – Politicians from Malaga, Valencia and Catalonia have raised the issue of Tanger Med becoming...

Baleària cancels 12 ferry trips to Melilla 

Melilla, Spain (PortSEurope) December 13, 2017 – Spanish company Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. has suspended 12 ferry trips between the ports of...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – October 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 11, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports October cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Spain’s Noatum Maritime sets up ro-ro division

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – Spanish company Noatum Maritime has set up a division called Noatum Maritime Automotive, which will bring...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – September 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 20, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – August 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 10, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Andalusia government to promote cruise offer at CruiseWorld fair in Florida

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 14, 2017 – Andalusia’s regional government and Andalusia Cruises, an association that includes the seven...

Marella Cruises to keep Málaga as base port in 2018

Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) November 6, 2017 – UK company Marella Cruises – formerly Thomson Cruises – belonging to the TUI Group, has...

Noatum Maritime acquires terminals from Noatum Ports

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 31, 2017 – Noatum Maritime has acquired a portfolio of multi-purpose, Ro-Ro and bulk terminals from Noatum Ports....

Málaga port studies cruise cooperation deal with Tangier, Tenerife

Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) October 31, 2017 – The president of Málaga port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga), Paulino Plata, has said that the...

Málaga port to handle 20,000 passengers this week

Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) October 30, 2017 – Málaga port expects to receive the visit of nearly 20,000 passengers aboard 16 cruise ships, mostly...

Málaga port set to receive 16 cruise ships in seven days

Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) October 29, 2017 – From October 30-November 5, the port in Málaga, a port city on southern Spain’s Costa del Sol, will...

Andalusian ports handle 4.2 million tonnes of fruits, vegetables in 2016

Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) October 19, 2017 – The Andalusian ports, namely Almería, Algeciras Bay, Cádiz, Huelva, Málaga, Motril and Seville, handled a...

Spanish ports cruise traffic rises 0.5% in Jan-Aug 2017

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 10, 2017 – The influx of cruise passengers to Spanish ports in the first eight months of the year remained at...

JSV Logistic’s shortsea route offers new opportunities to Мálaga port

Мálaga, Spain (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – JSV Logistic S.L. has been operating the Short Sea Shipping line that links Мálaga port with the Canary...

Málaga port forecasts 12.5% rise in cruise traffic this year

Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2017 – Málaga port estimates to close 2017 with a 12.5% increase in the number of cruise passengers, which would...

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