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 cargo traffic rises 23% y/y in Jan-Feb 2018
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2018 – Barcelona port’s cargo traffic grew by 23% on the year in the first two months of 2018, reaching 10.7...
Baleària eyes own terminal at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2018 – Spanish company Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. grew passenger traffic by 5.7% and cargo by 10% in...
Puertos del Estado reports figures for fish landed at Spanish ports in January 2018
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 25, 2018 – The state-owned authority for ports, Puertos del Estado, has reported fish landed by Spanish ports in...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – January 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 25, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports January 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Barcelona port takes part in ECG association annual debate
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 23, 2018 – The commercial manager of Barcelona port, Lluís París, attended the ECG Annual Dinner Debate that the...
Cilsa receives ISO 50001 certificate
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 22, 2018 – Cilsa, the company that manages the Logistics Activities Zone (ZAL) of Barcelona port, has received ISO...
South European ports head for Intermodal South America logistics exhibition
São Paulo, Brazil (Ports Europe) March 20, 2018 – The 25th edition of Intermodal South America, an international exhibition for logistics, cargo...
Erhardt Transitarios SL and CILSA sign logistics agreement
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 17, 2018 – Erhardt Transitarios SL and CILSA (Intermodal Logistics Center SA), the company that manages the ZAL...
Barcelona port participating in Intermodal South America
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 16, 2018 – Barcelona port is one of the seven ports that participate in the Intermodal South America fair which will...
Port of Barcelona participates in the Intermodal fair South America
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2018 – The Port of Barcelona is participating in the Intermodal South America 2018, the most important...
Barcelona port awards €26.1 million contract for dock extension
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2018 – The board of directors of Barcelona port have approved the awarding of the third phase of the works for the...
Barcelona port’s BEST terminal installs new access system
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2018 – Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST) installed a new access system to the terminal on March 5, based on...
DB Cargo starts operating rail service linking Barcelona port to Germany
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2018 – DB Cargo started operating the first rail vehicle service linking the port of Barcelona to Germany. The...
Barcelona CARES Foundation and the AEUTRANSMER association sign collaboration agreement
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – The CARES Foundation and the Spanish Association of Freight Transport Users (Aeutransmer Asociación...
Barcelona port strengthens its leadership in cruises with a commitment to sustainability and innovation at Seatrade
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – Representatives of the Port of Barcelona this week attended the Seatrade Cruise Global, the main...
Global Ports provides 2017 ports update
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – As part of it 2017 annual financial report, Global Ports Holding (GPH) has commented on the activities...
Western Mediterranean: a management plan to fortify the fishing sector of the region
European Commission – Press Release – March 8, 2018 Brussels A multi-annual plan to bring more stability, transparency and sustainability to...