Tag: Spain

Seventeen migrants have lost their lives this week, during their attempt to cross the sea from North Africa to Spain. In addition, rescuers have picked up over 100 migrants, the Spanish coast guard informed. Namely, 13 died between the Iberian peninsula and Morocco and Algeria, while the coast guard located another four bodies off Cadiz.

Spanish LNG company HAM Group, in cooperation with the Port of Barcelona and Portuguese energy firm Galp opened the first LNG fueling station within the port, to reduce emissions from port activities. The facility has two compressed natural gas pumps for trucks and vehicles, two liquefied natural gas pumps for trucks and a cryogenic LNG tank of 60 cubic meters capacity.

The Spanish port of Las Palmas revealed plans to launch in October a project for the installation of a system measuring the level of air pollution within the port. The pilot project will last until end of 2019, with a budget of 209,244 euros ($242,450).

France, Portugal, Spain and Germany agreed to take in migrants from the Mediterranean rescue ship Aquarius sailing off the coast of Malta, France said, after Italy refused to let the vessel dock. According to Malta, a patrol boat will transfer the migrants in international waters and then to the island, from where they will be sent to the four other European Union states.

On the sidelines of the Second Energy Interconnections summit on 27 July, European leaders signed the Lisbon Declaration, aiming to strengthen regional cooperation in the framework of the Energy Union and better integrate the Iberian Peninsula into the internal energy market.

The port city of Algeciras is warning that help is needed to cope with the increasing numbers of migrants crossing in southern Spain. Namely, Algeciras's mayor José Ignacio Landaluce called for help as illegal migration to Spain has been increasing for more than a year and arrivals by sea have risen dramatically in recent weeks.

Five people were injured after the tourist boat 'Boramar' burst into flame, following collision with another vessel off the island of Toxa, in northwest Spain, Tuesday.  The catamaran was carrying 48 passengers and four crew members at the time of the incident.

Spain has designed a new submarine, however this project encountered some problems. At first a design error made the submarine unable to float. Now, it has been discovered that its size is too big to fit at the docks at Cartagena. To accommodate the submarine, the Cartagena base will now have to be dredged and reshaped.

The humanitarian boat 'Open Arms', which was carrying 60 migrants, docked in Barcelona on Wednesday July 4, as it was scheduled. The ship ended up in Spain after Malta and Italy had rejected it. Despite the fact that the irregular immigration has decreased, European countries are polarized in their immigration policies.

A humanitarian boat with 59 migrants on board was rescued off Libya and is now heading to Barcelona, after Italy and Malta refused to allow the ship dock in their ports. The ship Open Arms is carrying five women and four children, and will arrive in Barcelona on Wednesday, July 4.