Port of Barcelona

Port of Barcelona awards US$75 million contract for new Catalunya wharf embankment

The Port of Barcelona’s Management Board awarded a €72,359,045.87 (around US$75.35 million) contract for constructing the embankment of the new Catalunya wharf to the joint venture of Sacyr Construcción, SA and José Antonio Romero Polo, SAU.

The project, set to take 27 months, involves constructing a sea embankment as the initial phase for depositing materials dredged from the Spanish port docks, the navigation channel, and other ongoing projects such as the Adossat wharf and the new mooring...

https://container-news.com/port-of-barcelona-contract-catalunya-wharf-embankment/

European Ports 2024: Antwerp Narrows Distance to Rotterdam, Piraeus Loses Ground

Rotterdam, Antwerp-Bruges and Hamburg have maintained their dominance in the European port rankings in 2024, despite severe geopolitical instability and security challenges.

The combined container throughput of the top three European Union (EU) ports increased by 4.4% in 2024, rebounding from a sharp 7% decline the previous year, according to Theo Notteboom, a member of PortEconomics, the organization responsible for compiling the rankings.

Among the leading ports, Belgium’s Antwerp-Bruges...

https://container-news.com/european-ports-2024/

Spanish ports see container growth as transshipment shifts from Suez

Spanish ports handled an aggregated 18.1 million TEUs in the first nine months of 2024, translating to a growth rate of 11% year-on-year.

There were significant increases in the hubs of Barcelona and Valencia, according to the latest DynaLiners report, which is presumably caused by box lines using them for transshipment volumes that would otherwise have gone through the Suez Canal.

It is noteworthy that volumes at Algeciras dropped by 1% to 4.7 million TEU, whilst its neighbour across the...

https://container-news.com/spanish-ports-see-container-growth/

New OPS system at Barcelona container terminal allows first emission-free port call

For the first time, a ship was able to shut off all its engines while docked at the Port of Barcelona, marking the first emission-free port call for a container vessel.

The new Onshore Power Supply (OPS) system at Hutchison Ports BEST container terminal made this significant step toward decarbonizing port activities possible. The system, which provided 100% renewable energy to the 24,000 TEU container ship MSC Mette during its three-day stay, operated smoothly despite being used for the first...

https://container-news.com/new-ops-system-at-barcelona-container-terminal-allows-first-emission-free-port-call/

Top 10 Container Ports in Europe: Piraeus position at risk

PortEconomics member Theo Notteboom compiled a table showing the year-on-year TEU growth in the top 15 container ports in the European Union during the first six months of the year.

“While 2023 was characterized by a strong to moderate traffic decline in most ports, the first half of 2024 brought double-digit growth in seven of the top 15 ports,” pointed out Notteboom.

As seen in the table, Portugal’s port of Sines, Spain’s ports of Valencia and Barcelona, France’s HAROPA complex, Germany’s...

https://container-news.com/top-10-container-ports-in-europe-piraeus-position-at-risk/

Port of Barcelona opens first OPS system at Hutchison Ports BEST terminal

The Port of Barcelona opened its first Onshore Power Supply system (OPS) at Hutchison Ports BEST container terminal.

This equipment, which is the first in a container terminal in a Mediterranean port, makes it possible to supply ships with 100% renewable-origin electricity so that they can turn off their engines whilst in the Port of Barcelona and thus reduce their emissions.

The OPS is the first to be deployed under the €200 million Nexigen plan which will enable all the wharves at the Spanish...

https://container-news.com/port-of-barcelona-opens-first-ops-system-at-hutchison-ports-best-terminal/

Ports of Barcelona and Shanghai collaborate on innovation and decarbonization projects

The ports of Barcelona and Shanghai signed an agreement to explore opportunities for collaboration in innovative projects aiming to exchange knowledge in the port, maritime and logistics fields, roll out innovative projects, and proceed with shipping decarbonization.

The agreement recalls that ports are a vital component in world trade and they must collaborate to develop efficient and resilient services. To achieve this aim, the Spanish and the Chinese ports will foster the exchange of...

https://container-news.com/ports-of-barcelona-and-shanghai-collaborate-on-innovation-and-decarbonization-projects/

Joint venture to build new cruise terminal at Spain’s Barcelona Port

The management board of the Port of Barcelona in Spain has approved the awarding of the construction and operation of a future cruise terminal to a joint venture company formed by the Royal Caribbean Group and UK-based Cruise Terminals International (CTI). The winning bid submitted by Catalonia...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/ship-world/port-world/joint-venture-to-build-new-cruise-terminal-at-spains-barcelona-port/

Port of Barcelona and Adif collaborate to strengthen Barcelona rail freight transport

Train Port Barcelona, a joint venture between the Port of Barcelona and Adif with equal ownership, was officially established before a notary.

This step marks an important moment in the collaboration between both organisations to enhance the development and management of the railway logistics hub in the Barcelona metropolitan area. The aim is to bolster rail freight transport along the Mediterranean axis and its surrounding regions, as well as international routes.

The partnership’s focus...

https://container-news.com/port-of-barcelona-and-adif-collaborate-to-strengthen-barcelona-rail-freight-transport/

Port of Barcelona receives first OPS substation for boxships

The Port of Barcelona has installed its first Onshore Power Supply (OPS) substation as part of the Nexigen project, marking a significant step towards establishing the OPS system, which will provide electricity to container ships docked at the Spanish port, allowing them to switch off their engines and reduce emissions.

The OPS substation, assembled by PowerCon company in Denmark, consists of six modules and can connect two container vessels simultaneously. Its arrival marks a milestone for the...

https://container-news.com/port-of-barcelona-receives-first-ops-substation-for-boxships/

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