The Valencia Port Authority reports its container throughput of the first 10 months of 2017 at the level of 4,043,251 TEU, which represents an increase of 1.73% y-o-y. The most part of it was handled by Valencia – 3,999,016 TEU, whereas the remaining volumes come from the smaller ports that fall within the Port Authority, […]
Spain’s leading logistics and port operating group Noatum announced several important changes last week. First, the new management team has arrived in Spain to head Noatum Ports. As we wrote earlier, COSCO Shipping Ports Ltd acquired 51% of Noatum Ports in June 2017. The transaction involved the container terminals in Valencia, Bilbao, Zaragoza and Madrid. […]
Last Sunday, 1 October 2017, Catalonia held its controversial independence referendum, strongly opposed by the Spanish government but showing the majority of voters (90%) in favor of independence, although with just 42% of voter turnout. And while political analysts are now questioning what will happen next, let us dwell on the major implications of the […]
Next week, on 25-27 September 2017 the 9th Cool Logistics Global Conference and Exhibition dedicated to the transportation of refrigerated cargoes by sea, land and air will take place for the first time in the south of Spain. The port of Algeciras will host the event this year. As we wrote earlier, Algeciras has been […]
PACECO ESPAÑA, a Spanish leading supplier of cranes and services for container handling, has recently signed an agreement with Klaipedos Konteineriu Terminalas, Lithuania, for the delivery of 2 Transtainer (RTG) cranes. The new 16-wheeled cranes of the latest state-of-the-art PACECO ESPAÑA design have a lifting capacity of 41t under spreader and stack 1-over-5 containers high […]
Spain’s leading port operator Noatum invests over EUR 100 mln in its container terminal in Valencia with the aim to increase its capacity and allow mega vessels of over 20,000 TEU call the facility, informs the company. The investment plan includes expansion of the equipment fleet. Thus, Noatum has recently commissioned a new Malaccamax STS […]
PORTSSOLUTIONS, a German company offering used harbor equipment, delivered three port cranes for bulk cargo handling from the port of Santander to the port of Vilagarcía de Arousa in Spain for the stevedoring company García Reboredo S.L. The cranes can lift up to 16 tons with a maximum radius of 33m in four rope configuration […]
Spain’s leading port operator Noatum Ports confirms the conclusion of a partnership agreement with Chinese COSCO Shipping Ports Limited (COSCO) for the transfer of 51% of Noatum Ports. The transaction will include the container terminals owned by Noatum in Valencia (Noatum Container Terminal Valencia) and Bilbao (Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao), as well as the dry […]
For the fifth consecutive year, the Port Authority of the Algeciras Bay (la Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras – APBA) has been arranging an exciting campaign – “Conoce tu Puerto” (“Get acquainted with your port”). From 22 May till 8 June anyone can board a specially dedicated boat and take a sea trip […]
Today the official delegation from Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has visited Algeciras and met the executives of the Port Authority of the Algeciras Bay (APBA). At the working meeting the parties have discussed the procedure of the acquisition of the semi-automated container terminal Total Terminal International Algeciras (TTI Algeciras) by the South Korean shipping company. […]
