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.
Global dockworkers trade union expresses support to longshoremen in Spain
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2017 – Global trade union International Dockworkers Council (IDC) has expressed its support to Spanish...
Spanish trade unions call strikes at ports as of Mar 6
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2017 – Spanish dockworker trade unions announced a strike on March 6 against government plans to adopt a law...
Barcelona port calls tender for urbanisation of Cruise Terminal E
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 22, 2017 – The Barcelona port board of directors approved a tender for the urbanisation of the space adjacent to...
Spanish trade unions cancel strike at ports, government delays reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Spanish trade unions cancelled the national strikes at Spanish ports on February 20, 22 and 24, as...
CMA CGM and Alibaba sign digitial cooperation agreement
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 14, 2017 – CMA CGM and Alibaba OneTouch today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to seek cooperation...
Container traffic at Spanish ports hits record-high in 2016
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 15, 2017 – Container traffic in Spanish ports throughout 2016 came in at record-high 15,080,009 TEUs, a figure...
Spanish government, trade unions terminate talks on stowage sector reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 14, 2017 – Barely an hour and a half of a meeting was enough for the government, employers and trade unions to...
MedCruise confirms commitment to sustainable and responsible cruise growth
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – Τhe sustainable development of the Blue Economy in the western Mediterranean, was the theme of the...
Catalan and Valencian businessmen support Mediterranean railway corridor
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – Around 300 businessmen from Catalonia and Valencia met to defend the need to build the Mediterranean...
Spanish Public Works Ministry, trade unions to discuss port reform on Feb 14
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – Spanish Ministry of Public Works will meet with trade unions again on February 14 to try to approach...
Valencia port unions, employers have 72 hours to discuss reform proposals
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – Normality returned on February 12 to Valencia port after the agreement reached by port companies and...
Spanish Minister rejects trade union proposals for stowage sector reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – In the midst of a trade union mobilisation against the Spanish government’s proposal for the...
Spanish ports may face complete blockade in February
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 9, 2017 – Spanish trade union CCOO has issued an ultimatum to the central government not to adopt the reforms in...
Noatum board approves corporate restructuring
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 – The board of directors of Spanish shipping group Noatum approved a new corporate structure that...
Barcelona port president denies corruption accusations
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 3, 2017 – The president of Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona), Sixte Cambra, has denied...
Spanish police arrest Barcelona port president
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 – Barcelona port president Sixte Cambra was arrested by the Spanish Civil Guard as part of the Pika...
Spanish railway operator to tender access to Barcelona port in May
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona) president, Sixte Cambra, said that Spanish...