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.
Companies complete first LNG bunkering operation of Abel Matutes ship at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2017 – Spanish companies Gas Natural Fenosa and Balearia have successfully concluded the first bunkering of...
Barcelona port operates first call of HDASCO ship as part of Mediterranean service
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 27, 2017 – Iranian shipping company Hafez Darya Arya (HDAS Co), belonging to the Islamic Republic of Iran...
Barcelona port awards €23.8 million contract to ACS
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2017 – Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona) has awarded a €23.8 million ($25.5...
Barcelona port representative visit Tehran to find business opportunities
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2017 – Barcelona port participates in the 14th edition of the Trans Middle East fair, which takes place in...
Event – European Maritime Day – Poole, UK, May 18-19, 2017
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 25, 2017 -The European Maritime Day (EMD) is the annual meeting point for Europe’s community of maritime...
Barcelona port awards contract for promotion of services in southern France
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona) has awarded a contract for the promotion...
Huelva port hosts conference on GIS usage
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2017 – Huelva port is hosting a conference on the use of geographical information systems (GIS) in public...
Barcelona port installs energy-efficient lighting system at Porta d’Europa bridge
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2017 – Barcelona port has installed an energy-efficient lighting system on the Porta d’Europa bridge,...
Depot Zona Franca acquires reachstacker
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 18, 2017 – Depot Zona Franca, the logistics operator of Barcelona port’s free trade zone, has invested...
Italian, Catalan logistics, maritime companies meet at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 17, 2017 – Representatives of several Italian and Catalan companies from the logistics and maritime sector met on...
Spanish government close to completing stowage sector reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 17, 2017 – The Spanish central government is working on a consensus text to implement the reform of the...
Spanish ports service around 8.7 million cruise passengers in 2016
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 16, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Minister Inigo de la Serna has announced that Spanish ports closed 2016 with about...
Transcoma completes reconstruction of facilities at Barcelona port’s logistics zone
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 13, 2017 – Spanish company Transcoma has completed the reconstruction of its main facilities, located in the...
Barcelona port to present Canal Frio service at Fruit Logistica fair
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 13, 2017 – Barcelona port plans to present the Canal Frio service, a railway connection to the Maritime Terminal of...
Barcelona port free trade zone operator to rehabilitate four warehouses
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 12, 2017 – The consortium operating the free trade zone of Barcelona port, Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona...
Barcelona, Mercabarna, Grimaldi Lines to join in Fruit Logistica 2017
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 12, 2017 – Barcelona port, wholesale market operator Mercabarna and Grimaldi Lines plan to participate together for...
Barcelona port purchases two vans with X-ray scanners
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2017 – Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona) has ordered the purchase of two vans with...
Barcelona remains main contributor to Interport Compensation Fund
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2017 – Barcelona port remains the main contributor to the Spanish port system. According to data released by the...
Mediterranean ports join forces to attract container traffic
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 9, 2017 – Authorities at ports in the Mediterranean area agreed to form an organisation specifically designed to...