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 Transcoma changes name of bunkering division
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 9, 2018 – Spanish company Transcoma Shipping has said it has spun off its bunkering division and changing its name to...
Spain’s Gas Natural develops LNG transport floating platform
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 8, 2018 – Spanish company Gas Natural Fenosa has developed a floating platform for the transport of liquefied natural...
Spanish Attorney’s Office accuses former Barcelona port executives of mismanagement
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 5, 2018 – Five former managers of Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona) were accused of...
Valencia port lags behind Barcelona in terms of logistics space
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 5, 2018 – While the president of the Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia), Aurelio Martínez,...
Puertos del Estado chairs meeting of the Plenary Session of the Permanent Observatory of the Port Services Market
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 5, 2018 – On December 1, 2017, the president of Puertos del Estado, José Llorca, chaired the eleventh meeting of...
Barcelona port to launch website, blog for innovation activities
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 4, 2018 – Barcelona port aims to advertise its role as a benchmark in innovation in the port logistics sector and for...
Barcelona port tenders technical assistance services for LNG promotion
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 4, 2018 – Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona) has tendered the technical assistance services...
Balearic Islands port authority calls €1.9 million tender for maintenance of lighthouses
Ibiza, Spain (PortSEurope) January 4, 2018 – Balearic Islands port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares) has called a €1.9 million ($2.3 million)...
Spain’s Cilsa approves €37.3 million capital hike
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 28, 2017 – Spanish real estate company Cilsa has approved a €37.3 million ($44.5 million) capital hike to be...
EC to provide funding for MoS project of Civitavecchia, Barcelona ports
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) December 20, 2017 – The European Commission (EC) has said it will provide co-financing for the “BClink: MOS for the...
Barcelona gets award port for developing Morocco’s trade links to Europe
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 20, 2017 – The Spanish Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tangier (CECIT) has recognised the port of Barcelona for...
Barcelona port’s BEST terminal hits new traffic record
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 19, 2017 – Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST), operated by Hutchison Port Holdings Limited (HPH), has once again...
First ship connects to LNG-fuelled engine at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 16, 2017 – The first vessel has connected to an LNG-fuelled engine at Barcelona port which is part of effort to...
Barcelona port commissions quality mark study
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 15, 2017 – Barcelona port has commissioned a study from IESE Business School that will assess the benefits for...
Spain’s Decal to invest €25 million in Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 15, 2017 – Spanish company Decal España S.A. plans to invest €25 million ($29.5 million) in the expansion of the...
Barcelona port president to resign after regional elections on Dec 21
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 14, 2017 – The incumbent president of Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona), Sixte Cambra,...
Barcelona port to open railway terminal shortly
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 14, 2017 – Barcelona port plans to launch in the coming days a terminal for freight trains, increasing its capacity...
Barcelona port cargo traffic rises 26% y/y in Jan-Nov 2017
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 13, 2017 – Barcelona port handled 56.2 million tonnes of cargo in the first eleven months of 2017, up 26% on the...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – October 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 11, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports October cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Spanish Minister of Public Works highlighted the ports’ contribution to territorial cohesion
Madrid, Spain, December 1, 2017 01-12-2017 (Ministry of Public Works). Iñigo de la Serna, Minister of Public Works, accompanied by José Llorca, President of...