Puertos del Estado
Puertos del Estado is a Spanish, state-owned organisation responsible for the management of state-owned ports. The company executes the port policy of the government and coordinates and controls the efficiency of the port system, made up of 28 port authorities that manage the 46 ports of general interest. Puertos del Estado is answerable to the Ministry of Public Works that is responsible for implementing the government’s port policy.
Spanish port traffic exceeds 181 mln tons in the first four months
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 23, 2023 – Cargo traffic at Spanish state ports was 181.51 million tons in the first four months of 2023, a decrease of...
Spanish state-owned ports record turnover of €1,190 mln, up +11.5%
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) March 14, 2023 – Spanish state-owned ports recorded total turnover of €1,190 million, up +11.5% compared to €1,067...
Spanish port cargo traffic close to pre-pandemic numbers
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2022 – Spanish port cargo traffic is close to pre-pandemic numbers according to state agency Puertos del Estado....
Spanish ports see cargo up in Jan-Aug 2022
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) September 27, 2022 – Spanish state ports 380,154,713 tons during the first eight months of the year, up +5.5% compared to the...
Spanish port traffic exceeds pre-pandemic levels
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) August 1, 2022 – Total port traffic between the months of January and June reached 284.69 million tons, an increase of +7.3%...
Spain: Total port traffic exceeds 185.2 million tons in the first four months of 2022
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 25, 2022 – Spain’s state-owned ports handled 185.2 million tons (mt) in the first four months of 2022, an increase...
Port Authority of A Coruña allocates €5.7 million for railway access support for the Outer Port project
Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) May 6, 2022 – The Port Authority of A Coruña has allocated €5.7 million for the technical assistance for the work on...
Puertos del Estado issues “favourable report” for the new container terminal in the Port of Valencia
València, Spain (PortSEurope) March 28, 2022 – Puertos del Estado (OPPE), part the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (MITMA), has said it...
José Antonio Lago appointed new “director de Explotación” at Puertos del Estado
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) March 9, 2022 – José Antonio Lago has been appointed as the new director of Exploitation of Puertos del Estado, filling the...
Spain: State ports handle 46.6 million tons of cargo in January 2022, +9.8%
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 24, 2022 – In the first month of 2022, Spain’s state-owned ports handle a total of 46.67 million tons (mt) of...
President of Puertos del Estado visits Port of Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) February 8, 2022 – The President of Puertos del Estado, Álvaro Rodríguez Dapena, visited the Port of Cartagena today...
President of Puertos del Estado visits the port of Gijón
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) February 2, 2022 – The president of Puertos del Estado, Álvaro Rodríguez Dapena, has visited the port of Gijón and has...
President of Puertos del Estado visits the port of Pasaia and meets with the port community
Representatives of Puertos del Estado have visited the facilities of the port of Pasaia and have held working meetings with the management team of the Port...
Puertos del Estado president visits Basque ports of Bilbao and Pasaia
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) January 27, 2022 – The president of Puertos del Estado, Álvaro Rodríguez Dapena, visited the Basque ports of Bilbao and...
Puertos del Estado and CLIA commit to cruise ship industry sustainability
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 21, 2022 – At a presentation held during the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) in Madrid, the president of Puertos...
The President of Puertos del Estado visits the Port of Valencia and meets with the Port Community
The president of Puertos del Estado, Álvaro Rodríguez Dapena, visited the Port of Valencia today and met with the directors of the Port Authority of Valencia...
President of Puertos del Estado, Álvaro Rodríguez Dapena visits the Port of Valencia
València, Spain (PortSEurope) January 13, 2022 – The president of state agency Puertos del Estado, Álvaro Rodríguez Dapena, has visited the Port of...