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 sees just slight fall in exports in first half of 2020
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 27, 2020 – In the first half of the year, containers filled with exports were down just 3% compared to the same...
EU funds to finance two Barcelona port projects
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 22, 2020 – The two projects EALING-European flagship Action for coLd ironING in ports and LNGHIVE2 Barcelonaan...
Ábalos reaffirms government target to electricify all ports by 2030
News – Puertos del Estado – Electrification of Ports – July 14, 2020 Today in the Senate the Minister of Transportation, Mobility and Urban...
Barcelona port authority reorganises communications
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 20, 2020 – The Catalan port has announced the reorganisation of Gabinete de Presidencia y Relaciones Institucionales...
Barcelona Cruise Port has obtained the ‘Safe Travels’ Stamp
The health and safety measures implemented by Barcelona Cruise Port, the company that manages five cruise terminals at the Port of Barcelona, are recognized...
Barcelona port invests €2 million in new container scanner
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 8, 2020 – The Port of Barcelona has inaugurated a new Rapiscan Eagle® M60 mobile unit that is equipped with an...
Top 10 Spanish ports see cargo down in May, after April fall
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports September 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Puertos del Estado reports May 2020 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports May 2020 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Port of Barcelona port renews QualiCert certification
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 1, 2020 – The Port of Barcelona has renewed its QualiCert certification, issued by the SGS company and which...
Bunge starts rail tests to transport soybean meal between Barcelona port and Aragon
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 18, 2020 – Bunge, a world leader in sourcing, processing and supplying oilseed and grain products and ingredients,...
Freight traffic falls 17.2% in Barcelona port in first five months of the year
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 18, 2020 – Freight traffic in the Port of Barcelona totalled 23.75 million tons in the first five months of the...
JSV Logistic starts Barcelona service to Turkish ports
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 12, 2020 – Shipping company JSV Logistic and Marmedsa, have set up a shipping service between the APM Terminals...
VT Group acquires tanker and bunker business of Boluda Corporación Marítima
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) June 11, 2020 – The Dutch VT Group is to acquire the tanker business of Boluda Corporación Marítima which includes...
Global Ports Holding – Q1 2020 Trading Statement
Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, today issues a trading update for the period from 1 January to 31...
Barcelona Hutchison Ports BEST achieves status of Authorized Economic Operator and Temporary Deposit Warehouse
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 8, 2020 – The semi-automatic terminal of the port of Barcelona Hutchison Ports BEST has obtained the status of...
Spanish state ports moved 174.8 million tons in first four months of the year
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 5, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the organisation responsible for the management of 46 state-owned ports, has reported...
Spain’s leading ports suffer reduced traffic in April 2020
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 3, 2020 – State-owned Puertos del Estado has reported April 2020 cargo statistics for ports, which shows that the...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado reports April 2020 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 3, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports April 2020 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
COSCO Shipping donates 20,000 masks to Hospital del Mar in Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 1, 2020 – The COSCO Shipping group has donated 20,000 masks to the Hospital del Mar in Barcelona, on behalf of Cosco...
Barcelona port traffic down over 11% in Jan-Apr 2020
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 29, 2020 – In the first four months of 2020, the port of Barcelona handled 19.6 million tons of cargo, down 11.7% of...