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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.

Puertos del Estado reports August 2019 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 14, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Puertos del Estado agrees to A Coruña port Company Plan for 2020

Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) October 7, 2019 – The state-owned Puertos del Estado and the Port Authority of A Coruña have agreed the Company Plan of...

Spanish ports start submitting business plans

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 2, 2019 – The president of Autoritat Portuària de Barcelona (APB – Port Authority of Barcelona), ​​Mercé...

Puertos del Estado advances the drafting of the Strategic Framework

The first phase concludes with the sharing of sectoral surveys of employers and unions – September 25, 2019 Puertos del Estado has presented the result...

Puertos del Estado discusses Melilla port circumstances

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) September 19, 2019 – The president of Puertos del Estado, Salvador de la Encina, has met with the recently appointed...

Spain’s state-run ports increase half year traffic by 2.05%

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) August 6, 2019 – The 46 ports of the state-owned authority Puertos del Estado handled 284.546 tons of cargo in the first six...

Puertos del Estado reports Jan-Jun 2019 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) August 2, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Puertos del Estado meets with Fenaport officials

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 26, 2019 – The president of Puertos del Estado, Salvador de la Encina, has assured representatives of the carriers of...

Puertos del Estado hosts SIMPLE innovation event

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 18, 2019 – Last Friday, Puertos del Estado (state-owned ports agency) hosted the first milestone event of the SIMPLE...

Ceuta proposes €3.5 million port security investment

Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) July 12, 2019 – The president of Puertos del Estado, the state-owned company responsible for the management of state-owned...

Bilbao Port Lab inaugurated – a port hub for innovation and research

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 10, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao) has inaugurated Bilbao Port Lab, its own...

Vigo port drafts business plan for 2020

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2019 – Vigo port authority has approved the initial proposal of the 2020 Business Plan that needs to be ratified by...

Spain stays committed to developing Barcelona port’s infrastructure

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2019 – The president of Puertos del Estado, Salvador de la Encina, met today with the president of the port of...

Puertos del Estado and MedCruise to improve the sustainability of maritime passenger transport

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 12, 2019 – The president of Puertos del Estado, Salvador de la Encina, has met with the president of MedCruise, Airam...

President of Puertos del Estado supports Valenciaport’s investment and future plans

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 9, 2019 – The president of Puertos del Estado (PdE) , Salvador de la Encina, has shown his support for the projects...

Puertos del Estado to support Cádiz port developments

Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2019 – The president of Puertos del Estado, Salvador de la Encina, has committed to Teófila Martínez, president of...

Las Palmas port handles 5% of Spain’s trade with Africa

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2019 – Las Palmas port handles just under 5% of all cargo traffic that passes through Spanish ports to or from...

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