The Port of Vigo has been established as a powerful economic engine for the city and its area. It manages a freight traffic above 4 million tonnes whose value exceeds 12 000 million euros. The Port Authority is about to celebrate 140 years in charge of its management which indicates that it is a consolidated construction, capable of generating wealth throughout the metropolitan area, in Galicia and in Spain.

The official website of Santander Port Authority.

The Barcelona Port Authority has established its mission as an organisation, its vision -that is, what it aspires to be in future- and the values that must guide its behaviour as an institution.

APBA - the Port of Algeciras Bay Authority – manages the ports of Algeciras Bay and Tarifa.

APBA is a public organization that belongs to the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, with its own legal status and assets, and full capacity to act. It is governed by the consolidated text of the State Ports & Merchant Navy Act , as passed under Royal Legislative Decree 2/2011 (5th September, 2011).

Thanks to our strategic location and our dynamic area of influence, the Port of Valencia is a key player in Spain’s foreign trade

The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), which trades under the name of VALENCIAPORT, is the public body responsible for running and managing three state-owned ports along an 80km stretch of the Mediterranean coast in Eastern Spain: Valencia, Sagunto and Gandía.

Spain is the European Union country with the longest coastline (8,000 km). Its geographical location, being closest to the axis of one of the world's major maritime routes, also strengthens its position as a strategic area in international shipping and a logistics platform in southern Europe. 

Key features of the sample Concession general and particular bidding terms:

Key features of the pro-forma Port Convention:

The aim of this law is to:

a) Determine the maritime-terrestrial public domain and ensure its integrity and adequate conservation, adopting, where appropriate, the necessary protection and restoration measures.

b) Guarantee the public use of the sea, its shoreline and the rest of the maritime-terrestrial public domain, with no exceptions other than those derived from duly justified public interest reasons.

The regulation of ports in Spain is mainly implemented through Royal Legislative Decree 2/2011, 5 September, approving the Ports of the State regulations (“RDL 2/2011”).