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 dock dredging contract to Spain’s Comsa
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – Barcelona port has awarded to Spanish company COMSA Corporación a project to increase of the draft of...
MSC upgrades services linking Mediterranean region to USA
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2018 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced the reduction of transit times for export services...
CILSA reports improved 2017 economic results
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2018 – CILSA ended 2017 with the best economic results in its history, reporting total revenue of €44.5...
Spain’s Cilsa net profit rises 17.3% in 2017
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2018 – Cilsa, the company owned by Barcelona port and real estate investment trust (REIT) Merlin Properties, that...
Port of Barcelona and Grimaldi will present offer for fresh produce at Fruit Logistica Berlin
Berlin, Germany (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – The Port of Barcelona and the shipping company Grimaldi Lines will jointly present their logistics...
Barcelona port’s net profit rises 50% in 2017
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Barcelona port recorded a net profit of €50 million ($62.4 million) in 2017, up 50% from the €33.4...
Spanish government amends Barcelona port’s railway accesses project
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Spanish Public Works Minister Íñigo de la Serna has announced a redesign in the project of new rail...
Barcelona port dockworkers approve collective labour agreement
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2018 – The General Assembly of dockworkers of Barcelona approved unanimously the new collective labour agreement...
Hutchinson Ports increases Barcelona port terminal capacity
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2018 – BEST (Barcelona Europe South Terminal) has increased its capacity to handle the world’s largest...
Spain handles 9 million cruise passengers in 2017
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2018 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado, emphasized with its presence in the Fitur fair in Madrid...
Barcelona port to invest €140 million in cruise traffic reorganisation
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 22, 2018 – Barcelona port plans to invest €140 million ($171.5 million) in the reorganisation of its cruise...
Barcelona Port welcomed more than 2.7m cruise passengers in 2017
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 22, 2018 – Barcelona port welcomed 2.7 million passengers from cruise ships in 2017, slightly higher than the 2.68...
Barcelona port to improve city integration in next years
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 19, 2018 – The mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau, and the president of the port of Barcelona, Sixte Cambra, have signed...
Gas Natural to supply LNG to two Baleària eco ferries
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 19, 2018 – Spanish company Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. and energy group Gas Natural Fenosa S.A. have signed...
UK-based Segro to build warehouses in Madrid, Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 17, 2018 – UK investment fund Segro continues its commitment to increase its presence in Spain with the acquisition of...
Barcelona port stevedores sign collective labour agreement
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 15, 2018 – Barcelona port stevedores have announced the signing of a collective labour agreement signed with docking...
Yamaha contracts DSV Tacisa as customs operations manager in Spain
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 11, 2018 – DSV Tacisa, a company specialising in the design and implementation of advanced customs solutions, has...