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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.

Spanish ports’ cargo traffic with China rises 3.9% in 2017

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 15, 2018 – Cargo traffic in Spanish ports with origin or destination in China reached 18.7 million tonnes in 2017, 3.9%...

Event: Transport Logistic China 2018: The Mediterranean Sea: where Asia, Africa and Europe meet along the Maritime Silk Road Friday, May 18, 2018

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) May 15, 2018 – Intermed Gateways has organised a seminar on “The Mediterranean Sea: where Asia, Africa and Europe meet...

Spain has the cleanest ports among ESPO members

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 14, 2018 – A total of seven Spanish ports have achieved environmental certification of the international standard Port...

Barcelona port attends Logistics Transport China fair

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 13, 2018 – The Port of Barcelona is presenting its activities and services at the Logistics Transport China, May...

Barcelona port highlights importance of efficient multimodal offer

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 10, 2018 – Barcelona port participated last week in the Birmingham Multimodal fair dedicated to transport and logistics in...

MSC Cruises starts procedure for terminal construction at Barcelona port

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 9, 2018 – MSC Cruises has started the procedures necessary for the construction of a passenger terminal at the Adossat...

Barcelona port handles 619,364 cruise passengers in low season

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – Barcelona port has taken an important step towards the de-seasonalisation of cruise activity, which helps to...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – March 2018 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 5, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports Marc 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Spanish free trade zones launch initiative to establish European association

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 3, 2018 – Delegates from 10 countries representing a hundred free zones signed a protocol of intentions to set up the...

Terminal Marítima de Zaragoza reports 20% TEU growth in 2017

Zaragoza, Spain (PortSEurope) May 2, 2018 – In 2017, the Terminal Marítima de Zaragoza (tmZ) saw volume handled rise by 20% to around 350,000 TEU by...

Aragón is Barcelona port’s main rail traffic partner

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 30, 2018 – Aragón is the leading market of the port of Barcelona, both in terms of the number of containers exchanged...

APM Terminals names commercial director for Spain

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2018 – Barbara Fleischer has been appointed as the new commercial director of APM Terminals for the Barcelona,...

Cargill to invest €18.2 million in Barcelona port

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2018 – Cargill, the international commodity company, plans to invest €18.2 million ($22.2 million) in expanding...

Barcelona port is among six finalists in “Seaport of the Year” awards

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2018 – Barcelona port has been among the six finalists in the “Seaport of the Year” awards of the...

Barcelona, Zhoushan, Ningbo ports study enhancing of cooperation

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 24, 2018 – A delegation from China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan Port Group has visited Barcelona port to assess the...

Barcelona port cargo traffic rises 18.5% y/y in Q1 2018

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 24, 2018 – Barcelona port closed the first quarter of the year with total cargo traffic of 16.5 million tonnes, up...

Transcoma Cruises activity intensifies as cruise season starts

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 20, 2018 – The arrival of the spring marks the start of the high season of cruises in the Mediterranean, a fact that...

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