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 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...
Noatum Maritime Services moves corporate address from Barcelona to Madrid
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 14, 2018 – Noatum Maritime Services has moved its corporate address from Barcelona to Coslada, Madrid, Noatum is...
Spain’s Transcoma changes name of bunkering division
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 9, 2018 – Spanish company Transcoma Shipping has said it has spun off its bunkering division and changing its name to...
Spain’s Gas Natural develops LNG transport floating platform
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 8, 2018 – Spanish company Gas Natural Fenosa has developed a floating platform for the transport of liquefied natural...
Spanish Attorney’s Office accuses former Barcelona port executives of mismanagement
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 5, 2018 – Five former managers of Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona) were accused of...
Valencia port lags behind Barcelona in terms of logistics space
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 5, 2018 – While the president of the Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia), Aurelio Martínez,...
Puertos del Estado chairs meeting of the Plenary Session of the Permanent Observatory of the Port Services Market
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 5, 2018 – On December 1, 2017, the president of Puertos del Estado, José Llorca, chaired the eleventh meeting of...
Barcelona port to launch website, blog for innovation activities
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 4, 2018 – Barcelona port aims to advertise its role as a benchmark in innovation in the port logistics sector and for...
Barcelona port tenders technical assistance services for LNG promotion
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 4, 2018 – Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona) has tendered the technical assistance services...
Balearic Islands port authority calls €1.9 million tender for maintenance of lighthouses
Ibiza, Spain (PortSEurope) January 4, 2018 – Balearic Islands port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares) has called a €1.9 million ($2.3 million)...
Spain’s Cilsa approves €37.3 million capital hike
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 28, 2017 – Spanish real estate company Cilsa has approved a €37.3 million ($44.5 million) capital hike to be...
Barcelona gets award port for developing Morocco’s trade links to Europe
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 20, 2017 – The Spanish Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tangier (CECIT) has recognised the port of Barcelona for...