Bilbao
Bilbao is a port in the Basque country of Northeast Spain. The port is an important transport and logistics centre in the European Atlantic Arc. It operates cargo, container, cruise and ferry facilities. It is managed by Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao). It is also one of the ports administered by state agency Puertos del Estado.
Bilbao Port Authority and companies require stevedores to accept arbitration
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2020 – The Basque port of Bilbao has just started the second consecutive month of a stevedores’ strike...
Negotiations progress to resolve labour strike in Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2020 – At a meeting of the State Sectoral Joint Commission, the Coordinadora and UGT labour unions have proposed...
Spain’s state-owned port system will invest €1,001 million in 2021
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 6, 2020 – The president of Puertos del Estado, the state-owned organisation responsible for the management of...
Valencian port faces labour strikes next week
València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 4, 2020 – The works council of Centro Portuario de Empleo de Valencia is calling for strike action at the port of...
Bilbao obtains EMAS Environmental Statement again
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 28, 2020 – The Bilbao EMAS Environmental Statement 2019 was validated by Lloyd’s Register and received the approval...
Port of Bilbao strike is entrenched – companies ask the administration to act
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 2, 2020 – The stevedores strike at Bilbao port is set to continue as trade unions have called for the action to be...
Bilbao port strike sees no end in sight – cargo traffic falling
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 29, 2020 – The stevedoring strike in Bilbao port continues and is now in its third week. The first phase lasted from...
Bilbao stevedoring companies request arbitration
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 19, 2020 – The strike by the stevedoring workers at the port of Bilbao threatens to last for a month, having...
Bilbao to gain new opportunities after participating at Fruit Attraction fair
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 17, 2020 – The online Fruit Attraction trade fair remains an attractive fair for contacting exporters and importers...
Bilbao PortLab will take part at B-Venture contest
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 17, 2020 – Bilbao PortLab will join the B-Venture contest, which will be held on October 20 and 21 at the Euskalduna...
Bilbao participates in opening of the Spanish-German trade mission
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 17, 2020 – Ricardo Barkala, the president of the Bilbao Port Authority, has participated in the opening of the...
WEC Lines launches new Bilbao-Moerdijk container service
Moerdijk, Netherlands (PortSEurope) October 14, 2020 – WEC Lines has announced a new container shipping service between the Dutch port of Moerdijk and...
€8.47 million contract to finalise the central pier awarded – Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 6, 2020 – The construction project for development of the Central Pier in the enlargement of the Port de Bilbao in...
Bilbao improves management of flow of vehicles with AI
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 3, 2020 – Bilbao Port Authority has opted for the innovative technology of AllRead MLT, a start-up, in order to...
Workers in Bilbao port call for labour strike
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 3, 2020 – The stevedores in Bilbao called multiple days of strike action during the month of October. Workers in the...
Bilbao PortLab will be present at Biscay Bay StartUp Campus
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) September 25, 2020 – The Port Authority of Bilbao will present Bilbao PortLab at the Biscay Bay StartUp Campus (BBSC)...
BERGÉ promotes digitalisation with new automated terminal in port of Bilbao
Operations have begun in the new Terminal 2 at the docks of Santurce, which will be used as a model for the other ports where BERGÉ is based – September...