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.
Spanish parliament to discuss stowage sector reform on May 18
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 17, 2017 – A new call for strikes in Spanish ports by the stowage trade unions has not had an impact, at the moment, on...
Barcelona port container traffic rises 26% y/y in Jan-Apr 2017
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 16, 2017 – During the first four months of 2017, Barcelona port handled 864,500 TEUs, a figure that represents an increase...
Barcelona port plans business mission to Argentina, Uruguay
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 16, 2017 – Barcelona port will carry out a business mission to Buenos Aires and Montevideo from November 11 to 17, led by...
Spanish minister warns against consequences of dockworkers’ strike
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 15, 2017 – Spanish Minister of Public Works Inigo de la Serna warned against the risks that the strikes of stevedores...
Spanish government approves decree on port stowage reform
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 12, 2017 – The Spanish government has approved on May 12 a new decree for the reform of the country’s port...
Spanish government to guarantee car handling at ports by SAGEP employees
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 11, 2017 – Spanish Ministry of Public Works will ensure that dockers of monopoly Sociedad Anónima de Gestión de...
Hapag-Lloyd announces update of MGX service
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 9, 2017 – Hapag-Lloyd has announced the update of its Mediterranean Gulf Express (MGX) service with the inclusion of a call...
Spanish logistics companies’ turnover rises in Jan-Feb 2017
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 9, 2017 – Spanish freight and logistics companies increased their total turnover in the first two months of 2017 by 5.4%...
Barcelona port, Catalonia government to jointly present logistics offer at Transport Logistic fair
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2017 – Barcelona port and Catalonia regional government will jointly present their logistics offer at the Transport...
Spanish minister prepares new decree on port stowage sector reform
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Minister Inigo de la Serna has presented a report to the Council of Ministers detailing...
Spanish port cargo traffic grows disproportionately in Q1 2017
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2017 – The first quarter of 2017 in Spanish port cargo traffic was characterised with a great disparity in the...
Barcelona and Miami ports sign cooperation agreement
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2017 – The ports of Barcelona and Miami have signed an agreement to increase cruise and cargo traffic, and to...
South European maritime ports freight and passenger statistics
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 5, 2017 – The latest (2015) available statistical data on freight handling and passenger traffic in ports in...
EIB finances increase of logistics capacity (ZAL Port) of Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – The logistics zone (ZAL Port) of the Port of Barcelona is receiving a loan from the EIB to finance the...
Event – Transport Logistics – Munich, May 9-12, 2017
Munich, Germany (PortSEurope) May 3,2017 – “transport logistics” is the world’s leading trade fair for logistics, mobility, IT and...
The Port of Barcelona promotes trade with Iran
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 29, 2017 – Following the lifting of international sanctions against Iran, the IRISL Group (Islamic Republic of...
Barcelona port reiterates interest in project cargo segment
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 28, 2017 – Barcelona port has again expressed interest in expanding project cargo traffic at the Breakbulk fair. A team...
Barcelona port president, Mexican ambassador analyse trade relations
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2017 – The president of Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona), Sixte Cambra, and the Mexican...
Barcelona port hosts christening of MSC Cadiz ship
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2017 – The Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST) has hosted the christening of the container ship “MSC...
Boluda starts operating towage services at Mexico’s Manzanillo port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2017 – Boluda Towage and Salvage, the tugboat division of Spanish group Boluda Corporación Marítima, through its...