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 president, Mexican ambassador analyse trade relations
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2017 – The president of Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona), Sixte Cambra, and the Mexican...
Barcelona port hosts christening of MSC Cadiz ship
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2017 – The Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST) has hosted the christening of the container ship “MSC...
Boluda starts operating towage services at Mexico’s Manzanillo port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2017 – Boluda Towage and Salvage, the tugboat division of Spanish group Boluda Corporación Marítima, through its...
EU invests €22.1 million supporting synergies between transport & energy sectors
Brussels, Belgium, April 24, 2017 – EU invests €22.1 million supporting synergies between transport & energy sectors Today, EU Member States...
Asia-Mediterranean container shipping declines in Jan-Feb 2017
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – According to a recent report by UK consultancy Drewry, container shipping on the Asia-Mediterranean sea...
Enagas, Puertos del Estado to carry out LNG road show in Portugal
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – Spanish gas distributor Enagas and the country’s port agency Puertos del Estado are organising a road...
Spain braces for another storm of stowage strikes
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – After the truce declared on March 16 with the rejection in the Congress of Deputies of the stevedoring...
MedCruise welcomes European Blue Growth report
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 20, 2017 – MedCruise, the Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports, has welcomed yesterday’s announcement by...
Barcelona port starts information campaign on cruise industry emissions
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – In order to strengthen transparency in relation to gas emissions of cruise ships, Barcelona port has...
Spanish government still not ready with mediation rules on stevedoring dispute
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – After Holy Week, the complete wording of the normative text that will shape the proposal for mediation in...
EU: Western Mediterranean – Actions for the sustainable development of the blue economy
Brussels, 19 April 2017 Today the European Commission launches a new initiative for the sustainable development of the blue economy in the Western...
Puertos del Estado – February 2017 cargo traffic by port
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports February 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
CTN considers including Barcelona in Marseille-Tunisia ferry line
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – On April 12, the “Tanit” ferry belonging to Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation (CTN), which...
Barcelona port benefits from stevedoring problems in Spain
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2017 – The traffic of goods in the main Spanish ports shows signs of stagnation during the beginning of 2017 due...
Maersk receives largest container ship worldwide
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 14, 2017 – The record for the largest container ship in operation was again beaten, moving from Mitsui OSK...
Catalan Government calls for timetable for Mediterranean Railway Corridor
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 13, 2017 – At a meeting of the strategic board for the Mediterranean Railway Corridor, Spanish Minister for...
Japan’s MOL to carry out three extraordinary calls at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 11, 2017 – Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), whose general agent in Spain is Transcoma Shipping, has...