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 community has enough capacity to act as hub for trade with South America
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 14, 2017 – Barcelona port and its community have more than enough capacity to act as a logistics hub in Europe...
Barcelona logistics community arrives in Argentina to boost trade exchanges
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 13, 2017 – Entrepreneurs from the port community of Barcelona have arrived in Argentina in an effort to intensify the...
Spanish trade union CETM accuses watchdog of destabilising port stowage sector
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 10, 2017 – The recent opening of two investigations into the main actors in the stowage sector by the...
Spanish ports cargo traffic rises 6.3% y/y in Jan-Sep 2017
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 9, 2017 – The total cargo traffic at Spanish ports rose by 6.3% on the year in the first nine months of 2017 to...
The Escola Europea collaborates with an innovative project to build the New Mediterranean Corridor
Last October 2nd at the Generalitat of Catalonia’s headquarters – Ministry of Land and Sustainability – General Direction of Transports and...
Barcelona port community assumes organisation of trade mission to Uruguay, Argentina
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 6, 2017 – Barcelona port community has assumed the organisation of the harbour’s business mission to...
Puertos del Estado expects port cargo traffic to rise to 530 million tonnes in 2017
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 2, 2017 – The president of Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado, José Llorca, has said he expects...
Noatum Maritime acquires terminals from Noatum Ports
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 31, 2017 – Noatum Maritime has acquired a portfolio of multi-purpose, Ro-Ro and bulk terminals from Noatum Ports....
Barcelona port takes part in two trade fairs in France
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 31, 2017 – Barcelona port has participated in two French fairs dedicated to the transport and logistics sector,...
Tokyo port delegation visits Barcelona harbour
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 31, 2017 – A delegation of the port of Tokyo, headed by its general director, Makoto Saito, visited the port of...
Barcelona port’s Adossat dock tender attracts criticism
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 30, 2017 – Barcelona port decided last week to tender the extension of the Adossat dock in the eastern part of...
Event – 5th MED Ports 2017 Exhibition and Conference in Barcelona, October 25-27, 2017
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 29, 2017 – To provide a networking opportunity between foreign and local investment in the Mediterranean...
CIRCLE presents in Barcelona during the 5th Med Ports Exhibition and Conference
Genoa, Italy, 27 October 2017 CIRCLE: “Automation, integration and interoperability along the global Door-To-Door logistic chain: Building transport...
Barcelona to host Med Ports annual meeting
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2017 – The main annual meeting of container ports and terminal operations in the Mediterranean, Med Ports, will be...
Barcelona port approves tender for Adossat dock expansion
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 25, 2017 – Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona) has approved the start of the tender for...
Barcelona port’s freight railway traffic expands
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 24, 2017 – The railway traffic at Barcelona port rose by 7.34% in the first nine months of 2017 to a total of...
Raminatrans starts warehousing projects in four Spanish ports
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) October 18, 2017 – Spanish company Raminatrans S.L. is carrying out an ambitious project that includes the construction of...