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.
CMA CGM changes Amerigo service, Marsielle port excluded
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 14, 2025 – CMA CGM has restructured one of its transatlantic services to focus on southern Italy, resulting in...
Port of Bilbao to use software to automate road, rail access control
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2025 – The Port Authority of Bilbao will use Allread’s Agile Recognition Software to automate road and...
1,120 kilos of cocaine seized in container at the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 8, 2025 – The Civil Guard and the Customs Surveillance Service of the Tax Agency have seized 1,120 kilos of...
Port of Barcelona agrees road and rail contract
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 8, 2025 – An agreement has been signed to develop road and rail access to the Port of Barcelona and includes...
AD Ports Group completes integration of Noatum Group assets
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 6, 2025 – AD Ports Group has completed the integration of Noatum Group assets into its corporate structure....
Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – Jan-Nov 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 2, 2025 – Puertos del Estado has published container (TEU) numbers for Spanish ports in January-November 2024....
Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – Jan-Nov 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 2, 2025 – In January-November 2024, general interest ports handled a total of 514.09 million tons, representing an...
Port of Barcelona handled 64.61 mln tonnes in Jan-November 2024, up 9.6%
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 20, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona handled a total of 64,617,397 tonnes between January and November of this year,...
Hutchison BEST signs crane contract with ZPMC
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 18, 2024 – Hutchison BEST has signed a contract with China’s ZPMC to acquire two new Super Post Panamax...
APM Terminals Barcelona awaits electric cranes
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 17, 2024 – Next week, APM Terminals is expecting the arrival of its first electric straddle carriers. These...
Mooring workers and Barcelona port settle labour dispute
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 5, 2024 – Mooring workers and employer Amarres de Barcelona have reached a labour agreement...
Hector Calls appointed Director, Environmental Sustainability, Port of Barcelona.
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 3, 2024 – Héctor Calls has been appointed Director of Environmental Sustainability and Energy Transition, Port...
Barcelona certifies carbon footprint of the entire Port Community
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 3, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona has become the first port in the Mediterranean to use ISO 14064 to calculate the...
Port of Barcelona approves changes to Barcelona Nàutic Center concession
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 28, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona has also approved the extension of the concession of Barcelona Nàutic Center...
Port of Barcelona awards cold ironing construction contract
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 28, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona has awarded the joint venture formed by Spark Ibérica and Elecnor the contract...
400 kg of cocaine hidden in two containers seized in port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 26, 2024 – Customs Surveillance Officers of the Tax Agency, and agents of the National Police, have seized 358...
Port of Barcelona sees total traffic up 11% in Jan-Oct 2024
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 25, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona recorded over 59 million tonnes of total traffic during the first ten months of...
87 kg of cocaine found in truck, Port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) November 25, 2024 – Last Wednesday, the authorities seized 87 kg of cocaine in a truck which had arrived from...
Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – Jan-Oct 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 25, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container (TEU) numbers for Spanish ports in January-October 2024. TEUs...
Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – Jan-Oct 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 25, 2024 – Between January and October 2024, Spanish general interest ports handled a total of 468.399.486 tons, an...