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 cruise terminal G on the Adossat quay. This tender was approved by the Board of Directors in November 2022, but was rejected by the same governing body of the Port last March as a result of the analysis of the tender specifications based on the consultations carried out by the interested parties. So far, two companies have shown interest: Catalonia Cruise Terminal C, S.L., belonging to the Royal Caribbean group A joint initiative of the shipping companies Norwegian Cruise Line, Viking Ocean Cruises and Virgin Cruises. The future terminal G will have a concession surface area of more than 54,000 m² and a quay line of 450 metres, and can handle cruise ships of up to 400 metres in length. Tender requirements These characteristics are set out in the tender specifications, which specify that the successful bidder will have to provide significant home port traffic (embarkation and/or disembarkation), which is what generates the most added value in the city. It should be noted that currently cruise passengers from the home port of the Port of Barcelona already account for almost 60% of the total (58%). The tender also calls for environmental improvements such as the use of renewable energies in the terminal (cold ironing) or the implementation of services that facilitate the sustainable mobility of passengers, such as a bus service that connects the terminal with El Prat airport or Sants station, for example. In the same vein, all ships built after 2010 will have to be connected to the electricity grid once they are berthed by means of the OPS (onshore power supply, cold ironing) systems that will be installed in the Adossat quay. And ships berthing at this quay will be able to be supplied with liquefied natural gas (LNG). The commissioning of terminal G will be an important step in finalising the transfer of cruise activity to the Adossat quay, where all the cruise terminals will be concentrated and which is further away from the city. Port-city This limit of 7 terminals, all located on the Adossat quay, is one of the points included in the agreement signed in January 2018 between the president of the Port of Barcelona, Sixte Cambra, and the mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau, to improve the integration of the Port and the city. The agreement envisages a series of actions that will be completed by 2028 and will improve the integration of the port into the city (the current North and South terminals of the World Trade Centner will disappear and this space will be opened up to the public), increase the economic impact that this sector generates in Barcelona and improve the services offered to shipping companies and passengers. More PortSEurope news about the Port of Barcelona Copyright (C) Ports Europe. All Rights Reserved. 2023.

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