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.
MSC Cruises publishes dock electrification plan
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) June 15, 2023 – MSC Cruises has published a dock electrification plan, which aims to reduce the output of toxic gaseous...
Europe’s air pollutants from cruise ships higher than pre-Covid – study
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 15, 2023 – Clean transport campaign group Transport & Environment has published a study which says that toxic...
Top container ports in the EU in 2022
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (PortSEurope) June 5, 2023 – Most EU ports handled less containers in 2022, compared to 2021. The Q1 2023 TEU results of the top...
Port of Barcelona starts electrification of ferry terminal
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 2, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona and VINCI Energies Spain have begun work on the construction project for the pilot...
World Bank publishes “The Container Port Performance Index 2022
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) May 29, 2023 – The World Bank has published “The Container Port Performance Index 2022: A Comparable Assessment of...
Port of Barcelona sees Jan-Apr cargo traffic down -11.4%
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2023 – In January-April 2023, the Port of Barcelona has reported total cargo of 20.65 million tons, down -11.4% on...
Spain: TEUs handled by port, April 2023
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 23, 2023 – In April 2023, Spanish state ports handled 709,466 containers (TEU), a decrease of -14.3% compared to the same...
Port of Barcelona installs OPS at Hutchison Ports BEST terminal
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 17, 2023 – Work to install the first Onshore Power Supply (OPS) for container ships has begun at the Hutchison Ports...
Approval for Grimaldi Group acquisition of Barcelona Ferry Terminal
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 4, 2023 – The National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) has approved the Grimaldi Group acquisition of...
Port of Barcelona approves tender for the extension of Adossat quay
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 27, 2023 – The Board of Directors of the Port of Barcelona has approved the launch of the tender to build the...
Spain: Ranking – ports by total cargo, March & Q1 2023
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2023 – In March 2023, Spain’s state ports handled 47.61 million tons of cargo, up +3.6% on the same month of...
Port of Barcelona sees cargo traffic down -12.6% in Q1 2023
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 19, 2023 – Total cargo traffic in January-March 2023 was 15.3 million tonnes, down -12.6%). Container traffic was...
Suardíaz starts intermodal service linking Barcelona, Tarragona, Madrid
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) 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 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...