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.
Rubatec awarded Barcelona port maintenance contract
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 2, 2018 – Rubatec SA has been awarded the contract for civil and auxiliary works of maintenance of the port of...
Barcelona port approves tender for overhaul of BEST terminal
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 30, 2018 – Barcelona port has approved a tender for a €4.4 million ($5 million) project for the overhaul...
Consortium of Zona Franca launches collaboration with Escola in Forma’t al Port
News – Consortium of the Zona Franca launches its collaboration with the Escola in Forma’t al Port – Barcelona, November 27, 2018 On the 26th of...
Costa Crociere and the Food Bank start project to distribute unserved foods between NGOs in Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – Cruise ship company Costa Crociere and the Food Bank has started a project to distribute unserved...
Barcelona port sees traffic up 11% in October 2018
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – In the first 10 months of 2018 the port of Barcelona handled total traffic of 56.6 million of tonnes...
Spain’s Interportuario Compensation Fund will distribute €52.5 million among 28 port authorities in 2019
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – The distribution committee of the Interportuarial Compensation Fund (Fondo de Compensación...
Hutchison starts Barcelona port BEST terminal-Lyons railway service
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST), part of Hutchison Ports, has started a weekly container...
Barcelona port plans trade visit to Japan
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 19, 2018 – Following a trade mission to Vietnam, Barcelona port President Mercè Conesa has said that the next...
Spain’s Autoterminal to rely on car export recovery at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 14, 2018 – Autoterminal, a subsidiary of Noatum Maritime, will rely on the export of vehicles from the port of...
Barcelona port delegation meets Vinamarine representatives in Hanoi
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 14, 2018 – The delegation of the trade mission from the port of Barcelona to Vietnam left the capital of the Asian...
“Ports of the Future – Disruptive Business Models in the Spanish Port Sector’ event starts in Madrid
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 13, 2018 – Executive Forum and Eurogestión have organized the 1st edition of ‘Ports of the Future –...
Barcelona port not to launch cooperation projects with Baku harbour in near future
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 13, 2018 – Barcelona port does not see any possibility of cooperation with Azerbaijan’s Baku port in the near...
Barcelona port holds “Business Day” in Hanoi, Vietnam
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 13, 2018 – Around 180 Vietnamese businessmen have participated in the Business Day event held by Barcelona port...
Barcelona port signs cooperation memorandum with China’s Ningbo Zhoushan port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 10, 2018 – The ports of Barcelona and Ningbo Zhoushan have signed a memorandum of understanding to exchange...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – September 2018 fish landed by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by...
Rosa Puig retire after nine years heading Commercial Department of Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 10, 2018 – Rosa Puig has retired in her role as Commercial Director, Marketing & Commercial Department, at...
Barcelona port launches its first natgas station for vehicles
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 6, 2018 – Barcelona port has launched its first station for the sale of natural gas for vehicles, in which €600,000...
Spain’s Boluda Lines expands cold logistics chain services
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 5, 2018 – Spanish company Boluda Lines is expanding its investment to offer with a more specialised maritime...
Barcelona port’s CILSA wins award
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 5, 2018 – CILSA SA, the company that manages the Logistics Area of the Port of Barcelona, received yesterday an...
Caprabo signs contract to build new distribution platform in Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 5, 2018 – A contract has been signed by Caprabo SA and CILSA SA, the manager of the ZAL Port, for the...