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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: Total TEU handled by port – Jan-May 2023

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2023 – In January-May 2023, Spanish state ports handled 6.69 million containers (TEU), down -8.3% on the same period...

Spain: Total cargo handled by port – Jan-May 2023

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2023 – In January-May 2023, Spanish state ports handled 228.3 million tons of cargo, a decrease of -3.6% compared to...

Port of Barcelona participates in the SUPORT project to obtain zero-carbon fuel from waste

The Port of Barcelona recently hosted the General Assembly of the SUPORT project, which is being developed within the framework of the European Union’s...

ASEAN ambassadors visit the Port of Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona was visited by a delegation from member countries of the Association of Southeast...

World Ocean Council opens offices in Port of Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2023 – The World Ocean Council (WOC) has officially opened offices in the North Building of the World Trade...

Port of Barcelona reports May traffic down -9% on 2022

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona has reported total cargo traffic of 5.85 million tonnes (mt) in May 2023, compared...

APM Terminals Spanish Gateways presents its decarbonisation roadmap

Go Green environmental awareness initiative’s agenda includes its plan to achieve the company’s global goals – June 13, 2023 APM Terminals...

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 (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) May 24, 2023 – In January-April 2023, the Port of Barcelona has reported total cargo of 20.65 million tons, down -11.4%...

Spain: TEUs handled by port, April 2023

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 23, 2023 – In April 2023, Spanish state ports handled 709,466 containers (TEU), a decrease of -14.3% compared to the...

Indian ambassador visits the Port of Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 22, 2023 – The Ambassador of India, Shri Dinesh K Patnaik, accompanied by commercial counsellor of the same Embassy,...

Port of Barcelona installs OPS at Hutchison Ports BEST terminal

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) May 4, 2023 – The National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) has approved the Grimaldi Group acquisition of...

Spain: Ranking – ports by total cargo, March & Q1 2023

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) 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...

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