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.
ESPO asks to recognise the cross-border dimension of EU ports and to strengthen the maritime connectivity in CEF II
Press Release – ESPO – September 5, 2018 The investment needs of European ports over the next ten years amount to €48 billion. Many port...
Port of Barcelona reaches 10,000 followers in Twitter
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2018 – The port of Barcelona has reached 10,000 followers in Twitter – the most followed port of...
ANESCO presents its proposals to the president of Puertos del Estado to improve the port system
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2018 – A delegation of ANESCO (Asociación de Empresas Estibadoras/National Association of Stevedoring...
Algerian delegation studies Barcelona’s single port window system
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 3, 2018 – Barcelona port has received the visit of an Algerian delegation, made up of representatives of several...
Barcelona port publishes sustainability report
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 28, 2018 – Barcelona has published the Annual Report of the Sector Sustainability Plan, a document that reflects the...
Spain’s Aragón prefers to use Catalan ports for Mediterranean Corridor links
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 23, 2018 – Spain’s Aragón regional government has said it prefers to use the Catalan ports for linking the...
Barcelona hopes to improve its risk prediction system with SAMOA 2
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 24, 2018 – Barcelona port has adhered this summer to SAMOA 2, the second phase of the Meteorological and...
Spain’s iContainers expects difficult maritime transport high season this year
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 23, 2018 – Spanish company iContainers has warned that the high season of maritime transport will be especially hard...
Barcelona port reorders circulation in area of Álvarez de la Campa dock
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 8, 2018 – Barcelona port plans to reorder the circulation in the area of Álvarez de la Campa dock, while...
Spain’s Merchant Navy supports promotion of natural gas as marine fuel
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2018 – Spain’s Merchant Navy supports Gasnam (Asociación Ibérica de Gas Natural para la Movilidad), the...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – June 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 4, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
In the first half of 2018 Barcelona port consolidates 2017 growth
Port de Barcelona, Press Release, July 26, 2018 In terms of total traffic the first half of 2018 has been the best ever in the Port’s history and...
Spanish ports cruise traffic rises in H1 2018
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2018 – Spanish ports serviced 4.47 million cruise passengers in the first half of the year, which is 23.56% more...
Baleària to invest €60 million in converting ferries to natural gas
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2018 – Spanish shipping company Baleària plans to invest €60 million ($70.1 million) to convert five ferries...
Royal Caribbean applies to Barcelona port for cruise terminal concession
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2018 – Royal Caribbean has applied with Autoritat Portuària de Barcelona (APB – Port Authority of Barcelona)...
Nissan seeks to reinforce cooperation with Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2018 – Japanese carmaker Nissan’s inventory control manager Joan Inglés met with Barcelona port management...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado includes 25 ports in SAMOA project
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 25, 2018 – The new president of Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado, Ornella Chacón, informed the members of...