Port News & Information Mediterranean, Black & Caspian Seas

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.

Bahía de Bizkaia Gas sees increased LNG traffic in 2017

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) January 9, 2018 – Bahía de Bizkaia Gas (BBG) expects to end 2017 with traffic amounting to 32 ships and 1.95 million tons...

Port Authority of Bilbao summarises its ongoing activities

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) January 4, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (Port Authority of Bilbao) currently has the following works in...

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...

Bilbao port to invest €1.9 million in LED lighting

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) December 4, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) plans to invest about €1.9 million ($2.2 million)...

Noatum launches automated access system at Bilbao port

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 30, 2017 – Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao officially launched on November 28 a new system of automated access of...

Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao inaugurates new automatic truck access system

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 29, 2017 – Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao, part of Noatum Ports Group, has inaugurated a new automatic truck...

Nordikmaritime to increase frequency of Bilbao-Esbjerg service

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2017 – Shipping company Nordikmaritime plans to increase the frequency of its regular freight line connecting the...

Valencia, Castellón, Bilbao ports join forces to boost Cantabrian Mediterranean Corridor

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 22, 2017 – Valencia Business Confederation (CEV), together with the port authorities of Castellón and Valencia,...

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...

Bilbao Chamber of Commerce organises trade mission to Chile

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 14, 2017 – Bilbao Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with those of Álava and Gipuzkoa and the Basque...

Noatum Ports appoints new board members

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2017 – Following the June 2017 acquisition of 51% of Noatum Ports concerning the terminals of Valencia,...

Bilbao port presents Strategic Plan 2018-2022

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2017 – In its Strategic Plan 2018-2022, la Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (Port Authority of Bilbao) has...

Progeco to build warehouse at Bilbao port

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 9, 2017 – Progeco Bilbao, a specialist in the storage and transport of containers, is preparing the construction...

Bilbao port targets 37 million tonnes cargo traffic in 2018-2022 plan

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2017 – The president of Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao), Asier Atutxa, presented on...

Bilbao harbour launches dry port in Pancorbo

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 7, 2017 – The dry port of Bilbao in Pancorbo, near Burgos, began operating on November 7 after the investment of...

Mercabilbao and the Port of Bilbao at Fruit Attraction

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2017 – For the third year running Mercabilbao and the Port of Bilbao have travelled to Madrid together to take...

Subscribe to weekly news

We keep you informed on the top European port news.