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.
JSV to start new shipping line linking Turkey and Spain in four days
València, Spain (Ports Europe) August 29, 2023 – The JSV group, a multimodal logistics operator specializing in transport to the Canary Islands, will...
Konecranes to deliver straddle carriers to APMT Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 11, 2023 – Konecranes is to deliver 21 battery-powered and hybrid straddle carriers to APMT Barcelona to support...
Logistop and the Port of Barcelona to present “LogisPort”
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 8, 2023 – Logistop and the Port of Barcelona are organising “LogisPort | Towards port efficiency and...
Port of Barcelona has published annual corporate report for 2022
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 27, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona has published its Annual Corporate Report for the financial year 2022 on its...
Port of Barcelona awards contract to refurbish headquarters
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – The Board of Directors of the Port of Barcelona will award the contract for the refurbishment of the...
APM Terminals electrifies port equipment
The Hague, Netherlands (PortSEurope) July 23, 2023 – APM Terminals, a unit of Danish shipping company Maersk’s Transport and Logistics division, has...
Port of Barcelona invests €3.6 mln in the 5G wireless network
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 17, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona has invested €3.6 million in the deployment of a 5G wireless network on its...
Port of Barcelona promotes India opportunity
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 6, 2023 – Next Monday, 10 July, the Port of Barcelona will be holding the seminar “India: business...
Port of Barcelona, Tech Barcelona augurate BlueTechPort
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 6, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona and Tech Barcelona have inaugurated BlueTechPort, a space for companies to promote...
Port of Barcelona resumes tender for the future cruise terminal G
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona has resumed the call for tenders for the construction and operation of the future...
Green shipping corridors in and out of Spain
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2023 – The Global Maritime Forum, assisted by the British Embassy in Madrid, has published “Green shipping...
Spain: Total TEU handled by port – Jan-May 2023
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2023 – In January-May 2023, Spanish state ports handled 6.69 million containers (TEU), down -8.3% on the same period...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port – Jan-May 2023
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2023 – In January-May 2023, Spanish state ports handled 228.3 million tons of cargo, a decrease of -3.6% compared to...
Port of Barcelona participates in the SUPORT project to obtain zero-carbon fuel from waste
The Port of Barcelona recently hosted the General Assembly of the SUPORT project, which is being developed within the framework of the European Union’s...
ASEAN ambassadors visit the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona was visited by a delegation from member countries of the Association of Southeast...
World Ocean Council opens offices in Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2023 – The World Ocean Council (WOC) has officially opened offices in the North Building of the World Trade...
Port of Barcelona reports May traffic down -9% on 2022
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona has reported total cargo traffic of 5.85 million tonnes (mt) in May 2023, compared...
APM Terminals Spanish Gateways presents its decarbonisation roadmap
Go Green environmental awareness initiative’s agenda includes its plan to achieve the company’s global goals – June 13, 2023 APM Terminals...
MSC Cruises publishes dock electrification plan
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) June 15, 2023 – MSC Cruises has published a dock electrification plan, which aims to reduce the output of toxic gaseous...
Europe’s air pollutants from cruise ships higher than pre-Covid – study
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 15, 2023 – Clean transport campaign group Transport & Environment has published a study which says that toxic...