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.
Algeria’s CNAN Nord to increase frequency of service to Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2017 – Algerian shipping company CNAN Nord is considering a potential increase of the frequency of its regular...
Bilbao port seeks to attract agrifood traffic from South America, Africa
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) and wholesale market operator Mercabilbao have met in...
Bilbao port takes part in TOC Europe 2017, supported by Uniport
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2017 – The port community of Bilbao harbour has taken part in the latest edition of TOC Europe through the...
Tradebe Puerto de Bilbao joins Uniport association
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2017 – Tradebe Puerto de Bilbao (Linersa) has joined Uniport, the association which supports the promotion and...
Spain’s Acideka launches hydrochloric acid line at Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 22, 2017 – Spanish company Acideka S.A. has recently completed investment in a new project at its Zierbena facility in the...
Most Spanish dockworkers do not join strike on June 21
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2017 – Many stevedores have decided not to join the strike called for today in most of the Spanish ports. As trade...
Uniport considers Cosco’s acquisition in Bilbao positive
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 20, 2017 – Members of business association Uniport, an entity that has been working on the promotion of the port-logistics...
Bilbao port works at slower pace after 48-hour strike
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 16, 2017 – Bilbao port works at a “slower than usual” pace after the 48-hour strike by stevedores. Bilbao port...
Spain’s Progeco installs container warehouse at Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – The shape of the ZAD-3 warehouse and storage area of Bilbao port continues to change as Progeco Bilbao SA...
Noatum Port’s purchase by Cosco to reshape Spanish ports industry
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – The acquisition of a 51% stake in the capital of Noatum Ports Holdings for €203.49 million ($228.35 million)...
Basque government adopts draft law on regional ports
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – The Basque government has approved the draft law on ports and maritime transport in the Basque Country, which...
Spain’s Noatum expects Cosco deal to boost container traffic
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – Spain’s Noatum Port Holdings S.L.U. expects the strategic partnership agreement signed with Cosco...
Cosco’s acquisition of Noatum is encouraging for Valencia’s economic growth
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – The arrival of a Chinese state-owned company to Valencia port, after the acquisition of Noatum Ports...
Cosco includes Valencia’s traffic in China’s Silk Road
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – The nearly 300 vessels of the world’s fourth largest shipping company each year move 1.6 million...
Cosco Shipping Ports Limited acquisition of interest in Noatum Port Holdings in Spain
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – Cosco Shipping Ports Limited has published the following press release regarding its acquisition of Noatum...
Cosco agrees to acquire 51% stake in Noatum Ports
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 12, 2017 – Chinese company Cosco Shipping Ports Limited has signed an agreement to acquire a 51% stake in the capital of...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – April 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports April 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...