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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.

Spanish minister says government has no responsibility for dockworkers strike

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Minister Íñigo de la Serna said all the responsibility for the strikes of dockworkers is on...

Dockworkers strike causes total block of Spanish ports

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – The 48-hour strike that Spanish dockworkers started at 0800 local time is causing a “total stop”...

Spanish trade union UGT calls strike of employees of state-owned ports, port authorities

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – Spanish trade union Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) has called on the employees of port authorities and...

Spanish dock workers employers ask competition watchdog for support

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – The Spanish employers association in the stowage sector and trade unions ended their meeting without agreement...

Spanish dock workers to stage 48-hour strike as of June 14

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – Spanish dock workers plan to hold a 48-strike as of June 14 as they did not manage to reach an agreement in...

Spanish minister expresses dissatisfaction with dockworkers’ strike

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Minister Íñigo de la Serna has said the decision of dockworkers to stage a 48-hour...

Noatum Logistics to start operating new warehouse at Barcelona port logistics zone

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 12, 2017 – Noatum Logistics plans to start operating a new logistics platform in the Prat logistics zone area of...

Stevedore strike affects Barcelona port

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 12, 2017 – After last Monday’s strike in the Port of Barcelona, a new strike began on Wednesday. Only...

Spain’s port strike causes €36 million loss

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 9, 2017 – The third day of this week’s port dockers’ strike is followed by almost all stevedores, as in the...

Spanish public works minister says companies to leave Spain due to dockworkers strike

Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 9, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Minister Íñigo de la Serna has called on trade unions to stop the strikes in the...

Spanish trade unions stage third strike on June 9

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 9, 2017 – Spanish dock workers staged on June 9 their third strike against the reform in the port sector in the country,...

AIDAperla visits Barcelona for passengers and LNG

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 11, 2017 – Arriving in Barcelona on June 7 on her inaugural introduction tour, the AIDAperla has launched its summer...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – April 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports April 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Spanish dockworker trade unions, employers to resume talks on June 13

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – Trade unions of stevedores and dockworker employers association Anesco (Asociación Nacional de Empresas...

Barcelona, Buenos Aires port heads meet to discuss business mission details

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona) president Sixte Cambra and the inspector of Buenos...

Barcelona port stand hosts some 400 meetings at SIL

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – The stand of Barcelona port at the International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition (Salón...

Puertos del Estado president says strike causes direct damage to Spanish ports

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Minister Íñigo de la Serna has reiterated that the strike of dock workers is causing...

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