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.
Erhardt Transitarios SL and CILSA sign logistics agreement
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 17, 2018 – Erhardt Transitarios SL and CILSA (Intermodal Logistics Center SA), the company that manages the ZAL...
Barcelona port participating in Intermodal South America
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 16, 2018 – Barcelona port is one of the seven ports that participate in the Intermodal South America fair which will...
Port of Barcelona participates in the Intermodal fair South America
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2018 – The Port of Barcelona is participating in the Intermodal South America 2018, the most important...
Barcelona port awards €26.1 million contract for dock extension
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2018 – The board of directors of Barcelona port have approved the awarding of the third phase of the works for the...
Barcelona port’s BEST terminal installs new access system
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2018 – Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST) installed a new access system to the terminal on March 5, based on...
DB Cargo starts operating rail service linking Barcelona port to Germany
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2018 – DB Cargo started operating the first rail vehicle service linking the port of Barcelona to Germany. The...
Barcelona CARES Foundation and the AEUTRANSMER association sign collaboration agreement
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – The CARES Foundation and the Spanish Association of Freight Transport Users (Aeutransmer Asociación...
Barcelona port strengthens its leadership in cruises with a commitment to sustainability and innovation at Seatrade
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – Representatives of the Port of Barcelona this week attended the Seatrade Cruise Global, the main...
Global Ports provides 2017 ports update
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – As part of it 2017 annual financial report, Global Ports Holding (GPH) has commented on the activities...
Spanish multimodal cargo traffic declines in 2017
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 12, 2018 – Multimodal sea and land transport grew by 3% in 2016, according to the annual report of the Observatory of...
Western Mediterranean: a management plan to fortify the fishing sector of the region
European Commission – Press Release – March 8, 2018 Brussels A multi-annual plan to bring more stability, transparency and sustainability to...
Spain’s Cotraport urges measure to tackle slow container traffic transport in Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 9, 2018 – Spanish freight transport cooperative Cotraport plans to request an urgent meeting with the management of...
Barcelona port relies on cruise sustainability
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 7, 2018 – Barcelona port has accumulated years of leadership in cruise traffic. And now its main goal is not to...
Barcelona port participates in the 10th WCA Worldwide Conference in Singapore
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2018 – The Port of Barcelona is participating this week in the 10th WCA Worldwide Conference, the annual...
Barcelona signs fishing agreement with local SMEs
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 7, 2018 – The Secretary General of Fisheries, Alberto López-Asenjo, has signed a protocol in Barcelona with the...
Spanish ports cargo traffic rises 7% in 2017
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2018 – The 46 Spanish ports handled a total of 544.9 million tonnes of cargo in 2017, which represents an increase...
Six organizations obtain the Efficiency Network certification at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2018 – Six organizations of the Port Community will obtain certification of the Quality Mark Efficiency Network...
Spain’s Partido Popular proposes port digitalisation plan
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 – Spanish ruling political party Partido Popular (PP) has proposed to the Congress a plan to promote the...
Puertos del Estado continues to invest in the local cruise industry
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 5, 2018 – In 2017 Spanish ports exceed 9.2 million cruise passengers, a result of a long-standing commitment by the...
Barcelona port to participate in Seatrade Cruise Global 2018
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 – Barcelona port plans to participate next week in the Seatrade Cruise Global 2018, the main event of the...