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 Ports Holding publishes cruise port passenger numbers for 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 19, 2022 – Global Ports Holding has published 2021 passenger numbers for the cruise ports of Ege (Turkey),...
President of Puertos del Estado has visited the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 4, 2022 – The President of state agency Puertos del Estado, Álvaro Rodríguez Dapena, visited the Port of...
Port of Barcelona to tender the pilot project for electricity supply at the Hutchinson Ports BEST terminal
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona is to tender the pilot project for the electricity supply of the container ships...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – November 2021
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) December 23, 2021 – In the month of November 2021, Spain’s state-owned ports handled 45.75 million tons of cargo, compared...
Port of Barcelona handleed 3.2 million TEU up to November, up 21.6%
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 16, 2021 – Total container traffic at the Port of Barcelona between January and November 2021 was 3.2 million...
Hutchison Ports BEST steps up “green” activities
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 16, 2021 – Hutchison Ports BEST container terminal in the port of Barcelona has signed an agreement with Endesa...
Spain approves the roadmap for offshore wind and marine energy
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 13, 2021 – Spain’s Council of Ministers, at the proposal of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the...
HIG Capital moves towards acquisition of Noatum
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 9, 2021 – The US fund HIG Capital, via its infrastructure investment vehicle, is favourite to acquire Noatum from...
Lidl finalizes the rental of the old Decathlon logistics hub in the ZAL, Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 8, 2021 – The German international discount retailer chain Lidl is finalizing the rental of a logistics...
A joint venture between BAC Engineering Consultancy Group, GPO Ingeniería y Architecture and Meta Engineering will provide technical assistance for the Port of Barcelona
The Board of Directors of the Port of Barcelona has approved the award of the contract to a consortium of formed by BAC Engineering Consultancy Group S.L.; GPO...
Port of Barcelona validates its Innovation Plan
The Innovation Plan is the document that establishes the Port’s own innovation model to respond to the current and future needs of the Barcelona Port...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – October 2021
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 26, 2021 – In the month of October 2021, Spain’s state-owned ports handled 47.26 million tons of cargo, compared...
Puertos del Estado appoints Álvaro Rodríguez Dapena as new president
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 23, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has replaced Francisco Toledo as its president with the current Director of Planning...
LNG equipment conversion pilot at APM Terminals Barcelona delivers environmental benefits
In a project co-financed by the European Union, the Port of Barcelona, APM Terminals Barcelona, HAM and Naturgy recently concluded a pilot which tested the...
Heraklion Port Authority executives visit the Port of Barcelona
The President of Heraklion Port Authority Mr. Ioannis Vardavas and its CEO Mr. Minas Papadakis visited the Port of Barcelona, one of the leading Ports in...
Port of Barcelona freight traffic exceeds 55 million tonnes in January-October
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 19, 2021 – Total freight traffic at the Port of Barcelona exceeded 55 million tonnes up to October, an increase...
Port of Barcelona and the city councils present the Urban Master Plan for the Intermodal Logistics Terminal
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 18, 2021 – The preview of the Urban Master Plan (PDU) for the Port of Barcelona’s Intermodal Logistics...
The conversion of a straddle carrier from diesel to natural gas at the Port of Barcelona will help reduce emissions
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 14, 2021 – The Port of Barcelona, APM Terminals Barcelona, Applus IDIADA, HAM and Naturgy have concluded a pilot...
The Port of Barcelona is part of the IAPH-WPSP Cruise project to standardise the collection of cruise ship emissions data
The Port of Barcelona is participating as a partner in the IAPH-WPSP Cruise project, promoted by the International Association of Ports & Harbors (IAPH) as...
MedCruise elects Galaport’s Figen Ayan as President
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2021 – The cruise industry association MedCruise has elected Figen Ayan, Chief Port Officer Galataport...