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.
Spain’s competition watchdog launches study on national port network
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2019 – Spain’s competition watchdog Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) has launched a...
Catalonia automotive cluster visits Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2019 – A delegation from Clúster de la Indústria d’Automoció de Catalunya (CIAC – the Automotive...
Trade unions call off strike at Spanish ports
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 16, 2019 – Spanish trade unions CCOO, UGT and CIG have called off the 24-hour port strike scheduled for April 17, 2019,...
Spanish trade union CCOO calls port workers strike on April 17
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 11, 2019 – Spanish trade union CC OO union has called a strike of 21 hours of port workers on April 17. The reason is...
Spain’s ICL Iberia investing €77.3 million in terminal at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 10, 2019 – The new terminal of ICL Iberia in the port of Barcelona will start operating later this year after an...
Puertos del Estado reports February 2019 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 10, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports February 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
CILSA to invest €150 million in Barcelona port until 2021
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 9, 2019 – CILSA SA, the company that manages the Logistics Area of the Port of Barcelona, plans to invest €150...
Spain receives 10.1 million cruise passengers in 2018
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 8, 2019 – Spain’s state-owned ports received 10,178,169 cruise ship passengers in 2018, an annual...
Motorways of the Sea receive support at Barcelona event
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 7, 2019 – In Barcelona for the Mediterranean Motorways of the Sea Western – The 2020 Climate Action Program...
Barcelona port to present cruise services at Seatrade Cruise Global
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 5, 2019 – Barcelona port plans to present its offer for the cruise industry in the 35th edition of the Seatrade Cruise...
Baleària in talks to build ferry terminal at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 4, 2019 – Spanish shipping company Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. is negotiating with Barcelona port authority...
Barcelona port to host Motorways of the Sea development discussion
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 3, 2019 – The development of the Motorways of the Sea in the Western Mediterranean will be the topic of a...
Spain’s Anesco, Puertos del Estado ask for support for reform of stowage sector
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 3, 2019 – Spanish stevedoring companies association Asociación Nacional de Empresas Estibadoras (Anesco) and national...
Spanish State Gazette publishes law reforming stevedoring sector
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 1, 2019 – The Official State Gazette (BOE) has published the royal decree law approved by the government that completes...
Bayonne port delegation visits Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 31, 2019 – A delegation from the French port of Bayonne has visited the facilities of Barcelona port and held a...
Spain approves aid to longshoremen including in downsizing schemes
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 29, 2019 – Spain’s government has approved the Royal Decree-Law which develops the reform of the stowage sector...
Spain to adopt EU Ports regulation
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2019 – On March 24, 2020, EU Regulation 2017/352 will come into force by which a framework for the provision of...