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.
Barcelona port awards €4 million contract for relocation of containers to a consortium
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – Barcelona has awarded a €4 million ($4.6 million) contract for the relocation of containers stored at...
Kuehne + Nagel rents warehousing area at Barcelona port’s logistics zone
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 17, 2018 – Kuehne + Nagel International AG has signed a contract to rent an area of 2,998 m² in the logistics zone...
Port of Barcelona reports over 3 million Containers (+15%) Jan-Nov 2018
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 17, 2018 – In January-November 2018, Barcelona port handled total traffic of more than 62.1 million tonnes, an...
EU Mediterranean Corridor official calls for cooperation between Spain and Catalonia
December 10, 2018 New EU coordinator for the Mediterranean Corridor, Iveta Radičová, has called for greater cooperation between the Catalan and Spanish...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – October 2018 fish landed by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports October 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – October 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports October 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics...
Port of Barcelona attends Breaking Waves 2018 event in Helsinki
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 9, 2018 – The Port of Barcelona has attended the seminar: Breaking Waves 2018 – Reshaping Maritime in...
Rubatec awarded Barcelona port maintenance contract
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 2, 2018 – Rubatec SA has been awarded the contract for civil and auxiliary works of maintenance of the port of...
Barcelona port approves tender for overhaul of BEST terminal
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 30, 2018 – Barcelona port has approved a tender for a €4.4 million ($5 million) project for the overhaul...
Consortium of Zona Franca launches collaboration with Escola in Forma’t al Port
News – Consortium of the Zona Franca launches its collaboration with the Escola in Forma’t al Port – Barcelona, November 27, 2018 On the 26th of...
Costa Crociere and the Food Bank start project to distribute unserved foods between NGOs in Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – Cruise ship company Costa Crociere and the Food Bank has started a project to distribute unserved...
Barcelona port sees traffic up 11% in October 2018
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – In the first 10 months of 2018 the port of Barcelona handled total traffic of 56.6 million of tonnes...
Spain’s Interportuario Compensation Fund will distribute €52.5 million among 28 port authorities in 2019
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – The distribution committee of the Interportuarial Compensation Fund (Fondo de Compensación...
Hutchison starts Barcelona port BEST terminal-Lyons railway service
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST), part of Hutchison Ports, has started a weekly container...
Barcelona port plans trade visit to Japan
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 19, 2018 – Following a trade mission to Vietnam, Barcelona port President Mercè Conesa has said that the next...
Spain’s Autoterminal to rely on car export recovery at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 14, 2018 – Autoterminal, a subsidiary of Noatum Maritime, will rely on the export of vehicles from the port of...
“Ports of the Future – Disruptive Business Models in the Spanish Port Sector’ event starts in Madrid
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 13, 2018 – Executive Forum and Eurogestión have organized the 1st edition of ‘Ports of the Future –...