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.
Transcont Valencia announces five days of strikes
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 21, 2019 – Autonomous truck drivers association Transcont Valencia association plans to carry out demonstrations on...
Sintraport ends strikes at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 20, 2019 – Spanish autonomous truck drivers association Sintraport has decided not to call new mobilisations...
Barcelona port hopes to benefit from SmartCAT Challenge
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 19, 2019 – The Catalan government and Barcelona’s port authority have joined forces to find innovative...
Global Ports Holding Plc – financial results for 2018
March 12, 2019 Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, has reported its unaudited results for the twelve...
Sintraport’s strike in Barcelona may spread to other ports
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 19, 2019 – While the longshoremen’s conflict remains latent in Spanish ports, it is now the transporters who...
Barcelona port expresses willingness to dialogue with Sintraport
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 19, 2019 – Spanish autonomous truck drivers association Sintraport held a day of protest in the centre of Barcelona,...
Spain’s Sintraport continues protest action in Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 18, 2019 – After five days of demonstrations and strikes in the port of Barcelona, Spanish autonomous truck drivers...
Spain’s Sintraport to continue protest action next week
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2019 – Spanish autonomous truck drivers association Sintraport plans to continue its protest action in...
Barcelona port’s Terminal Port Nou carries out project cargo operation
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2019 – Barcelona port’s Terminal Port Nou carried out on March 12 the unloading of a project cargo load of 96...
Sintraport in talks on working conditions to continue strike next week
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2019 – Spanish autonomous truck drivers association Sintraport is holding meetings with companies active...
Liguria port community delegation visits Barcelona port
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 12, 2019 – A delegation of the Genoa port community will visit Barcelona port to explore cooperation opportunities with...
Strike blocks container trucks at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 12, 2019 – The autonomous container transporters of the port of Barcelona started their first day of work stoppages,...
Spain’s Boluda breaks revenue record in 2018
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 7, 2019 – Boluda Corporación Marítima has broken its turnover and growth record in 2018. The company...
ANESCO calls for reduction of port fees in Spain
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2019 – Spain’s Asociación Nacional de Empresas Estibadoras (ANESCO – Spanish National Association of...
Kotug, Boskalis to sell towage business to Spain’s Boluda
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 4, 2019 – Dutch companies Kotug International and Royal Boskalis Westminster NV have announced the signing of a letter...
Barcelona port to invest €10 million in telecoms network upgrades
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 28, 2019 – Barcelona port plans to invest €10 million ($11.4 million) in the deployment of a new...
Barcelona port and IREC present hydrogen as an alternative fuel for transport
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 28, 2019 – The port and Barcelona and El Instituto de Investigación en Energía de Cataluña (IREC –...