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.
Carnival Corporation opens Helix cruise center at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 7, 2018 – Carnival Corporation & plc has opened its second cruise terminal at the port of Barcelona with an...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – March 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 5, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports Marc 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Spanish free trade zones launch initiative to establish European association
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 3, 2018 – Delegates from 10 countries representing a hundred free zones signed a protocol of intentions to set up the...
Terminal Marítima de Zaragoza reports 20% TEU growth in 2017
Zaragoza, Spain (PortSEurope) May 2, 2018 – In 2017, the Terminal Marítima de Zaragoza (tmZ) saw volume handled rise by 20% to around 350,000 TEU by...
Aragón is Barcelona port’s main rail traffic partner
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 30, 2018 – Aragón is the leading market of the port of Barcelona, both in terms of the number of containers exchanged...
APM Terminals names commercial director for Spain
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2018 – Barbara Fleischer has been appointed as the new commercial director of APM Terminals for the Barcelona,...
Cargill to invest €18.2 million in Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2018 – Cargill, the international commodity company, plans to invest €18.2 million ($22.2 million) in expanding...
Barcelona port is among six finalists in “Seaport of the Year” awards
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2018 – Barcelona port has been among the six finalists in the “Seaport of the Year” awards of the...
Barcelona, Zhoushan, Ningbo ports study enhancing of cooperation
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 24, 2018 – A delegation from China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan Port Group has visited Barcelona port to assess the...
Barcelona port cargo traffic rises 18.5% y/y in Q1 2018
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 24, 2018 – Barcelona port closed the first quarter of the year with total cargo traffic of 16.5 million tonnes, up...
Barcelona port presents shortsea shipping services at conference in Andalusia
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 23, 2018 – Barcelona port shared last week in Motril its experience in short sea shipping during its participation in...
Transcoma Cruises activity intensifies as cruise season starts
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 20, 2018 – The arrival of the spring marks the start of the high season of cruises in the Mediterranean, a fact that...
“Crown Princess” arrives in Barcelona to start summer trips in Mediterranean
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2018 – The “Crown Princess” ship of the cruise ship Princess Cruises, arrived on April 16 at Barcelona...
Barcelona port starts preparing trade trip to Vietnam
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2018 – Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona) and Vietnam’s government have begun to...
Carnival invests €30 million in second terminal at Barcelona port
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) April 19, 2018 – Carnival Corporation, the largest cruise company in the world, has invested €30 million ($37.1 million) in...
DB Schenker renews rental contract for ZAL facilities in Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2018 – DB Schenker has renewed the lease with Cilsa for the multi-client building of 10,400 m² of surface and...
Estibarna starts process of transforming into employment centre
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 16, 2018 – Estibarna, a management company of port workers (SAGEP) of Barcelona port, has already started the process...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – February 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 15, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports February 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Civitavecchia port support Motorways of the Sea project
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 15, 2018 – At the second European forum “Shaping the port of the future: the societal, economic and...
Spanish state-owned ports’ profit to decline 28% in 2018
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 13, 2018 – The combined profit of Spanish state-owned ports is expected to fall to €191.3 million ($235.6 million) in...