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.
First ship connects to LNG-fuelled engine at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 16, 2017 – The first vessel has connected to an LNG-fuelled engine at Barcelona port which is part of effort to...
Barcelona port commissions quality mark study
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 15, 2017 – Barcelona port has commissioned a study from IESE Business School that will assess the benefits for...
Spain’s Decal to invest €25 million in Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 15, 2017 – Spanish company Decal España S.A. plans to invest €25 million ($29.5 million) in the expansion of the...
Barcelona port president to resign after regional elections on Dec 21
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 14, 2017 – The incumbent president of Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona), Sixte Cambra,...
Barcelona port to open railway terminal shortly
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 14, 2017 – Barcelona port plans to launch in the coming days a terminal for freight trains, increasing its capacity...
Barcelona port cargo traffic rises 26% y/y in Jan-Nov 2017
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 13, 2017 – Barcelona port handled 56.2 million tonnes of cargo in the first eleven months of 2017, up 26% on the...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – October 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 11, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports October cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Spain’s Seat to launch automated logistics centre in 2018
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 7, 2017 – Spanish carmaker Seat has started the construction of a smart logistics centre that will be officially...
Members support FEPORT guidelines
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) December 2, 2017 – APM Terminals, Contship Italia, EUROGATE, HHLA (Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG), Hutchison Ports and...
Cádiz port representatives study Barcelona harbour’s urban integration
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) November 30, 2017 – A delegation of representatives of Cádiz port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Cádiz), led by its...
European Commission publishes “Delivering Ten-T, Facts & Figures September 2017”
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – The document “Delivering TEN-T – Facts and Figures September 2017” summarises key data...
MSC sets up cruise terminal operator for Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has a clear goal in Barcelona – its own terminal. And,...
Spain’s Noatum Maritime sets up ro-ro division
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – Spanish company Noatum Maritime has set up a division called Noatum Maritime Automotive, which will bring...
Barcelona port hosts Freight Forwarders Forum 2017
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2017 – Barcelona port hosted the Freight Forwarders Forum 2017 on November 24, organised by the European...
Spanish ports cruise traffic rises 1.9% y/y in Jan-Sep 2017
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2017 – Spanish ports recorded 6.5 million cruise passengers in the first nine months of the year, up 1.9% on the...
AIDA Cruises to use LNG supply in Mediterranean ports
Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) November 25, 2017 – AIDA Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation, announced that it will gradually start regular operations...
Spain’s Alfil to rent warehouse at Barcelona port’s logistics zone
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 22, 2017 – Spanish logistics operator Alfil Logistics S.A. plans to rent a 35,000 square metre warehouse in the...