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The Port of Barcelona is located on Spain’s Mediterranean coast about 150 km south of the country’s border with France. The state-owned port is operated by Autoritat Portuària de Barcelona (APB – Port Authority of Barcelona). Most types of cargo are handled including dry and liquid bulk, Ro-Ro, containers, liquefied gas and breakbulk. There are also extensive facilities for cruise and ferry passengers, fishing boats and leisure craft.

Suardíaz starts intermodal service linking Barcelona, Tarragona, Madrid

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 14, 2023 – Suardíaz Group and BASF will start a new intermodal rail service linking terminals of Morrot, in...

Port of Barcelona issues tender for America’s Cup information centre

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 3, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona has approved the granting to AC House S.L. (linked to Dortoka Disseny S.L.) of an...

LNG cruise calls increase in the port of Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) March 30, 2023 – This year, 20% of the cruise calls that will take place in Barcelona port will be cruise ships that can...

Port of Barcelona doubles car handling at year start

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) March 20, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona has doubled car handling in January and February 2023. In January and February new...

Port Vell, Barcelona, will receive public-private investment

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) March 15, 2023 – The Port Vell of the Port of Barcelona will receive more than €86 million of public-private investment...

Port of Barcelona installs solar panels in muelle de Pescadors

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) March 2, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona, COMSA Corporación and the Barcelona Fishermen’s Guild have jointly installed...

Spanish seaports – January 2022 – ranked by total TEU handled

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – In January 2023, state-owned Spanish seaports handled 1.26 million containers (TEU), down -13.2% from...

Port of Barcelona to issue tender for new Ro-Ro platform

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 23, 2023 – The Board of Directors of the Port of Barcelona has agreed today to issue a tender for the remodelling...

Port of Barcelona takes step towards dock electrification

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 23, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona will launch a tender to build an electrical substation that will become the main...

Largest shore power project in the world in the Port of Miami

Miami, USA (PortSEurope) February 19, 2022 – PowerCon has won the world’s largest shore power project for cruise ships. It was awarded the project in the...

Port of Barcelona invests €5 million in PORTIC’s new technology platform

PORTIC, the Port Community of Barcelona’s port community system (PCS), has unveiled a new technological platform that incorporates significant...

Port of Barcelona increases cargo by over +6% in 2022

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 14, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona exceeded 70.9 million tonnes of total traffic during 2022, growth of +6.9%, a...

Spanish ports attend Fruit Logistica Berlin

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 9, 2023 – State-owned Spanish ports of general interest are present at the Fruit Logistica Fair, under the...

Endesa modifications at Barcelona port before America’s Cup

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 9, 2023 – The electricity utility Endesa has started making modifications at the Port of Barcelona in...

Port of Barcelona’s Jordi Torrent appointed Secretary General of MEDPorts

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2023 – The head of Strategy of the Port of Barcelona, Jordi Torrent, has been appointed Secretary General of...

Enagás presents new LNG vessel bound for Barcelona port

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 3, 2023 – Enagás’ subsidiary, Scale Gas, and the Norwegian shipowner Knutsen, have presented the first...

State-owned Spanish ports – cargo handled in 2022 – by port

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2023 – State-owned Spanish ports saw cargo traffic up +3.5% in 2022 to 563,373,981 tons, compared to 544,419,737...

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