Puertos del Estado gets first female President

In Spain, 1MillionBot Marítimo, an advanced AI platform for intelligent Avi virtual assistance, has been integrated with the Paceco Poseidon TOS in a pilot automation project in the Port of Alicante

Four new projects from Bilbao PortLab, the innovation hub of the Port of Bilbao, have been approved for funding under the second call for proposals of the Ports 4.0 programme run by Puertos del Estado, Spain’s national ports agency

Barcelona port president Mercè Conesa says the Spanish ports industry urgently needs “a new governance model that will allow us to have the same tools as other European ports”

Spain’s recent elections returned a new Socialist government headed by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who appointed José Luis Ábalos as development minister, while Ornella Chacón replaced José Llorca as the first woman to head up Puertos del Estado

Spain’s Valencia Port Authority (APV) is set to invest €55.19M in its three ports (Valencia, Sagunto and Gandia) this year, and is looking to invest a further €177M in continuing infrastructure improvements during 2018-2020.

Spain’s public ports are finally showing signs of recovery. According to the national ports agency, Puertos del Estado, in H1 2015 a record aggregate 244.5 Mt was handled (up 3.64% on H1 2014).