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.
Port Authority of Bilbao and Uniport take part in Breakbulk Americas event
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2017 – For the third year running, La Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (Port Authority of Bilbao) and Uniport took...
Bilbao port closes record-breaking cruise season
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 25, 2017 – Bilbao port closes today, with the arrival of two ships, a “record” cruise season with 61...
High speed Basque railway line gets EIB €600M boost
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 24, 2017 – The European Investment bank (EIB) has signed a €600m loan with Adif AV to finance the “Y Vasca”...
Bilbao cruise terminal used to promote port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 17, 2017 – On Sunday October 22, the Port of Bilbao Terminal at Getxo will become a free amusement park where...
Spain’s Adif to overhaul railway link to Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) October 16, 2017 – Spanish state-run railway operator Adif plans to carry out works to improve the railway infrastructure in...
Bilbao port attends UK offshore Europe fair
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) October 16, 2017 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (Port Authority of Bilbao) and Foro Marítimo Vasco (The Basque Maritime...
Kukla España launches wine export service from Spain
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) October 10, 2017 – Kukla España, the Spanish subsidiary of German multimodal logistic operator Robert Kukla GmbH, has taken...
Valencia port needs good links with Bilbao, Cantabrian coast
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 6, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) president Aurelio Martínez said that the port...
Bilbao port awards €2.74 million ro-ro ramp construction contract to Astilleros Zamakona
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) has awarded a €2.74 million ($3.22 million) contract...
Event: PEMA Annual General Meeting – Bilbao, January 30 – February 1, 2018
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) September 27, 2017 – The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) has announced that the next Annual General Meeting...
Basque Country insists on receiving ownership of Bilbao, Pasaia ports
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2107 – The government of the Basque Country plans to keep requesting the transfer of the ownership of Bilbao and...
Spain’s Coordinadora completes project cargo operation at Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) September 14, 2017 – Spanish company Coordinadora Internacional de Cargas, a member of the Project Cargo Network alliance, has...
Basque government not to privatise ports
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) September 14, 2017 – The Basque Government has no plans to privatise the ports under its management, an official of the...
Bilbao port okays Progeco concession amendment
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) September 13, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) has given the green light to the modification of the...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – July 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 10, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports July 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Bilbao port prepares for autonomous vessels era
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) September 7, 2017 – The president of Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao), Asier Atutxa, has announced that the...
European Parliament to host conference on new technologies in maritime transport sector
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) September 5, 2017 – The president of Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao), Asier Atutxa, will participate in a...