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 to reduce port fees by 10%
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 – Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy has announced that the government budget for 2017 includes a drop of...
Escola prepares for the first batch of technical courses in spring 2018
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 – Escola Europea–Intermodal Transport is scheduling technical courses in the first quarter of 2018. The...
Barcelona port starts work on new railway accesses project
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 27, 2018 – Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona) has taken the first steps to promote rail...
Barcelona port traffic increases 54% in January 2018
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 25, 2018 – Total traffic passing through the Port of Barcelona in January increased by 54% compared to the...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – December 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 25, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports December 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Three Spanish ports among top 10 in Europe in container traffic
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2018 – The container traffic of the 15 biggest ports of Europe registered an average growth of 4.2% in 2017,...
Barcelona port remains out of MedPorts association
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2018 – The third MEDPorts Forum took place in Marseille on February 7-8, 2018, and the organisation has since...
A new shipping line linking Oran to Barcelona has started
Oran, Algeria (Ports Europe) February 23, 2018 – L’Entreprise Nationale de Transport Maritime de Voyageurs (ENTMV) has started a new passenger and...
Algeciras port hosts meeting of Mediterranean, Atlantic corridors workgroup
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – Algeciras port hosted the first meeting of the year of the working group of ports and intermodal...
Barcelona’s BEST terminal launches operations centre
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST), a Hutchison Ports terminal, has recently launched a new...
Barcelona port invites more companies to join its sustainability plan
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – The sustainability plan of Barcelona port has opened a new period of expansion to add more companies and...
Barcelona port welcomes a debate about the challenges of electric vehicle logistics
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – The Port of Barcelona hosted the day Electric Vehicles in Logistics and Transportation event,...
Spain’s Autoterminal, Abu Dhabi Ports set up JV to build car terminal in UAE
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2018 – Autoterminal, a subsidiary of the Noatum Maritime Group and Abu Dhabi Ports, have signed an agreement for...
OOCL to launch weekly service connecting Mediterranean to Middle East, Pakistan, India
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 19, 2018 – OOCL plans to launch in March a regular weekly maritime service that will link the Mediterranean with the...
Grimaldi Group promotes Barcelona-Sardinia services at Fruit Logistica 2018
Cagliari, Italy (Ports Europe) February 14, 2018 – Grimaldi Group, through Grimaldi Lines and Finnlines, presented a complete logistic offer for fresh...
COSCO Shipping Lines Spain celebrates Chinese New Year in Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2018 – On February 9, COSCO Shipping Lines Spain celebrated the Chinese New Year in Barcelona. At the...
Barcelona port attends the MEDports Forum 2018 in Marseille
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 11, 2018 – The Port of Barcelona participated in the Forum of Ports of the Mediterranean, the MEDports Forum...
MEDports: Port authorities join to enhance the international visibility of Mediterranean basin
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 9, 2018 – The launching ceremony of the MEDports association allowed all the representatives of the ports on...
Barcelona port publishes traffic statistics and economic results for 2017
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 8, 2018 – The Port of Barcelona has produced its traffic statistics and economic results for the year 2017. This...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – November 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports November 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...