Barcelona
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.
Port of Barcelona and Grimaldi Group sign an agreement to connect ships to the electricity grid
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 28, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona and Italy’s Grimaldi Group have signed an agreement today in Rome to...
Port of Barcelona authorises a capital increase in Port Med Barcelona (PMB) SA
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 24, 2022 – The Board of Directors of the Port of Barcelona has authorised a capital increase in Port Med...
Spain: State ports handle 46.6 million tons of cargo in January 2022, +9.8%
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 24, 2022 – In the first month of 2022, Spain’s state-owned ports handle a total of 46.67 million tons (mt) of...
Port of Barcelona to invest €110 million in its Nexigen project to decarbonise port activity and improve air quality
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona has announced that it plans to invest €110 million ($124.7 million) in the...
Arcese renews its lease contract in the port of Barcelona ZAL
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2022 – Logistics operator Arcese has renewed its contract with Cilsa for the lease of 12,500 m² of...
Port of Barcelona increases traffic and turnover in 2021
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona has reported with turnover of €151 million ($171.8 million) in 2021, an...
Port of Barcelona has renewed its PERS (Port Environmental Review System) certification
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 14, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona has renewed its PERS (Port Environmental Review System) certification, the...
Ports of Tarragona and Barcelona hold a working meeting to close shared strategic issues
This Wednesday, February 9, the ports of Tarragona and Barcelona held a working meeting to discuss various issues of common interest and establish lines of...
Port of Barcelona handles more calls by container ships of more than 20,000 TEU
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 8, 2022 – The trend towards larger vessels in international shipping has been experienced at the Port of...
Port of Barcelona to present at Four Years from Now (4YFN) event
The Port of Barcelona will present the most advanced projects in innovation on which it is currently working at the Four Years from Now (4YFN), an event that...
Spain’s top container ports in 2021 – ranking
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2022 – A total of 198.51 million tons (mt) in containers was handled by Spain’s state-owned ports in 2021,...
Spain’s top performing cargo ports in 2021 – ranking
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2022 – The 46 Spanish, state-managed ports handled 544.53 million tons in 2021, up +5.6% compared to 515.57...
Rotterdam tops ranking of port carbon polluters
Transport & Environment – Press Release – February 2, 2022 The port of Rotterdam is associated with almost 14 million tonnes of CO2 each year,...
Port of Barcelona awards civil works and ancillary maintenance works contract for €1.9 million
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 27, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona has awarded a €1.9 million ($2.13 million) (ex VAT) contract to carry out...
Ports of Barcelona and Santander share experiences
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2022 – The President of the Port Authority of Barcelona, Damià Calvet, has visited the port of Santander to...
Maersk opens its logistics center for South Western Europe at port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2022 – A.P. Moller-Maersk has opened its newly built 8,168 m² facility to provide logistics services to the...
Global Ports Holding publishes cruise port passenger numbers for 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 19, 2022 – Global Ports Holding has published 2021 passenger numbers for the cruise ports of Ege (Turkey),...