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.
Spain’s iContainers expects difficult maritime transport high season this year
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 23, 2018 – Spanish company iContainers has warned that the high season of maritime transport will be especially hard...
Barcelona port reorders circulation in area of Álvarez de la Campa dock
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 8, 2018 – Barcelona port plans to reorder the circulation in the area of Álvarez de la Campa dock, while...
Spain’s Merchant Navy supports promotion of natural gas as marine fuel
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2018 – Spain’s Merchant Navy supports Gasnam (Asociación Ibérica de Gas Natural para la Movilidad), the...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – June 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 4, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
In the first half of 2018 Barcelona port consolidates 2017 growth
Port de Barcelona, Press Release, July 26, 2018 In terms of total traffic the first half of 2018 has been the best ever in the Port’s history and...
Spanish ports cruise traffic rises in H1 2018
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2018 – Spanish ports serviced 4.47 million cruise passengers in the first half of the year, which is 23.56% more...
Baleària to invest €60 million in converting ferries to natural gas
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2018 – Spanish shipping company Baleària plans to invest €60 million ($70.1 million) to convert five ferries...
Royal Caribbean applies to Barcelona port for cruise terminal concession
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2018 – Royal Caribbean has applied with Autoritat Portuària de Barcelona (APB – Port Authority of Barcelona)...
Nissan seeks to reinforce cooperation with Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2018 – Japanese carmaker Nissan’s inventory control manager Joan Inglés met with Barcelona port management...
Spain’s J. Gibert moves offices from Barcelona port’s logistics activities zone
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – Spanish freight forwarder J. Gibert has recently opened new and modern offices in Barcelona, where its...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado includes 25 ports in SAMOA project
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 25, 2018 – The new president of Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado, Ornella Chacón, informed the members of...
Spanish ports increase handling of new vehicles in 2017
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 25, 2018 – Spanish ports handled about 3.3 million new vehicles in 2017, which represents a growth of 1.2% compared...
Barcelona port, Ports de la Generalitat hold working meeting to define scope of cooperation
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2018 – Representatives from the Barcelona port authority and regional ports management institution Ports of the...
Barcelona port tenders civil works and works maintenance for €5.1 million
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2018 – The Board of Directors of Autoritat Portuària de Barcelona (APB – Port Authority of Barcelona)...
Barcelona port has applied a reduction of 10% in T3 tax
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 16, 2018 – Once published the State General Budget Law, the Port of Barcelona will apply a 10.17% reduction in the...
Barcelona port presents system for truck access bookings
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 16, 2018 – Barcelona port presented on July 12 the BCN Port Booking System, a system of reservations for the access of...
Puertos del Estado new president unformally enters office
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 12, 2018 – The new president of Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado, Ornella Chacón, named on Friday by the...
Puertos del Estado new president informally enters office
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 12, 2018 – The new president of Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado, Ornella Chacón, named on Friday by the...
Escola Europea provides training in intermodal railway logistics
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 12, 2018 – Escola Europea has completed this summer’s SURCO Operations I course for Spanish professionals, which...
Latvia’s Alpha Shipping launches line connecting Barcelona, Castellón to North Africa
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 11, 2018 – Latvian company Alpha Shipping has started offering a regular direct service linking the ports of Barcelona...