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.
ETF applauds rejection of liberalisation plan for Spanish port labour
Madrid, Spain, March 16, 2017 – The Spanish Parliament has rejected the controversial Real Decreto-Ley presented by the government to liberalise port...
Barcelona port receives award at Seatrade Cruise Global fair
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 16, 2017 – Barcelona port has received the “Best port for turnaround operations” award of Cruise...
Spanish Congress rejects decree on stowage sector reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 16, 2017 – Spanish Congress has rejected the government’s decree regulating the reform in the country’s...
Hamburg Süd imposes Spanish surcharge
Hamburg, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2017 – The German shipping line has announced the introduction of a port congestion charge applicable to all...
Spanish government proposes early retirement scheme to stevedores
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2017 – The Spanish government has proposed to stevedores an early retirement scheme, which will be available to...
Barcelona port aims to attract more calls of new cruise ships
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2017 – Barcelona is still a powerful magnet for cruisers and this year the Catalan port authority expects to...
Barcelona port presents commitment to LNG as alternative ship fuel
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2017 – Barcelona port has presented at the Seatrade Cruise Global fair, the main event of the cruise industry...
Spanish transport association calls on government to join trade unions talks
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – The management board of Spanish association of port transporting companies Fenatport (Federación...
Spanish ports cargo traffic rises 6.3% y/y in Jan 2017
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – Spanish ports handled a total of 42.31 million tonnes of cargo in January, up 6.3% on the year. The...
Trade unions, employers call on Madrid to join stowage reform talks
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Spanish Ministry of Public Works has once again encouraged trade unions and employers of the stevedoring...
Spanish trade unions call off strikes on March 10, 13, 15
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Spanish trade unions have cancelled the planned strikes of dockworkers on March 10, 13 and 15. The trade...
Barcelona port delegation visits Port Said
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 9, 2017 – A delegation from Barcelona port has visited East Port Said to look at existing infrastructure and assess...
EU Commissioner calls on Spanish Congress to ratify stowage reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc has called on Spanish Congress of Deputies members to ratify...
Transcoma starts introduces automated picking at Barcelona port logistics zone
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – Spanish company Transcoma Grupo Empresarial has started operating an automated picking process at its...
IDC goes before the European Commission
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – The International Dockers Council (IDC) goes before the European Commission and withdraws from the...
Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises present 2017 offer in Valencia
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2017 – Norwegian Cruise Line and Oceania Cruises chose Valencia to launch itineraries, current promotions and new...
EC urges Spanish Congress to approve stowage sector reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2017 – European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc has sent an official letter to Spanish Public Works...
GNV launches Barcelona-Nador ferry service
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2017 – Starting next June, the Italian shipping company Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) S.p.A. will launch a new maritime...
Maersk welcomes dockworkers strike suspension
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – Danish company Maersk Line has welcomed the suspension of the strikes of stevedores on March 6 and 8 and...
Spanish government is willing to negotiate on stowage reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – Spain’s government is willing to give more time to negotiate on the reform of the stowage sector and to...