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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.

EU invests €22.1 million supporting synergies between transport & energy sectors

Brussels, Belgium, April 24, 2017 – EU invests €22.1 million supporting synergies between transport & energy sectors Today, EU Member States...

Asia-Mediterranean container shipping declines in Jan-Feb 2017

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – According to a recent report by UK consultancy Drewry, container shipping on the Asia-Mediterranean sea...

Enagas, Puertos del Estado to carry out LNG road show in Portugal

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – Spanish gas distributor Enagas and the country’s port agency Puertos del Estado are organising a road...

Spain braces for another storm of stowage strikes

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – After the truce declared on March 16 with the rejection in the Congress of Deputies of the stevedoring...

Barcelona port to present short sea shipping services at Medfel fair

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2017 – Barcelona port plans to present its short sea shipping services in North Africa next week at the...

MedCruise welcomes European Blue Growth report

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 20, 2017 – MedCruise, the Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports, has welcomed yesterday’s announcement by...

Barcelona port starts information campaign on cruise industry emissions

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – In order to strengthen transparency in relation to gas emissions of cruise ships, Barcelona port has...

Spanish government still not ready with mediation rules on stevedoring dispute

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – After Holy Week, the complete wording of the normative text that will shape the proposal for mediation in...

EU: Western Mediterranean – Actions for the sustainable development of the blue economy

Brussels, 19 April 2017 Today the European Commission launches a new initiative for the sustainable development of the blue economy in the Western...

Puertos del Estado – February 2017 cargo traffic by port

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports February 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

CTN considers including Barcelona in Marseille-Tunisia ferry line

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – On April 12, the “Tanit” ferry belonging to Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation (CTN), which...

Barcelona port benefits from stevedoring problems in Spain

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2017 – The traffic of goods in the main Spanish ports shows signs of stagnation during the beginning of 2017 due...

Maersk receives largest container ship worldwide

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 14, 2017 – The record for the largest container ship in operation was again beaten, moving from Mitsui OSK...

Catalan Government calls for timetable for Mediterranean Railway Corridor

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 13, 2017 – At a meeting of the strategic board for the Mediterranean Railway Corridor, Spanish Minister for...

Barcelona port recovers pre-crisis traffic levels

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 11, 2017 – Barcelona port is reporting record traffic this year, placing the movement of cargo at levels higher than...

Japan’s MOL to carry out three extraordinary calls at Barcelona port

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 11, 2017 – Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), whose general agent in Spain is Transcoma Shipping, has...

Port of Barcelona – Traffic Indicators – Accumulated data February 2017

TRAFFIC INDICATORS Accumulated data February 2017 Total Traffic Monthly Accumulated 2016 2017 % % 17-16 % 16-15 Total Traffic accum.Jan accum.Dec 2016 Total...

Spanish government sets Holy Week as deadline for adoption of stowage sector reform

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 6, 2017 – Spanish government has set the Holy Week as the deadline for the approval of the reform in the stowage...

Event – Intermodal South America – April 4-6, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Sao Paulo, Brazil (Ports Europe) April 5, 2017 – Intermodal South America is considered by executives of the industry as a strategic platform to do...

Spain: Barcelona – Information technology services – Contract notice – utilities

Spain-Barcelona: Information technology services 2017/S 067-127000 Contract notice – utilities Services Directive 2014/25/EU Section I: Contracting entity...

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