Spanish supplier of energy for maritime transport Cepsa has undertaken the largest supply of second-generation biofuels to date at the Port of Barcelona. The operation was conducted on a 350-meter-long containership operated by Hapag-Lloyd.
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The Government of Spain, via the Moves Singular Projects II Programme, has granted EUR […]
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BlueTechPort, a new innovation space for firms created by the Port of Barcelona and Tech Barcelona, intends to stimulate innovation in all areas relevant to the blue economy.
The venue, which will be located at Tech Barcelona’s Pier 01 at the Palau de Mar, will host companies and entrepreneurial projects related to the port, logistics, and blue tourism sectors, as well as more disruptive sectors such as underwater robotics, artificial intelligence applied to the marine environment, marine...
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Norwegian shipping company the Knutsen Group has begun operating a bunkering vessel to support Shell’s LNG supply activities at various ports throughout Spain. Construc ..
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Haugesund Knutsen, the first small-scale LNG bunkering vessel built in Spain, has completed its […]
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PORTIC, the port community system (PCS) of the Port Community of Barcelona, has released a new technological platform that is expected to enhance both the capacity and speed of processing of operations and cybersecurity, aiming to optimise performance, security and resilience in case of future incidents.
The Port of Barcelona invested over US$5.3 million in the refurbishment of PORTIC’s technological infrastructure, which has been in use for more than ten years.
According to the Spanish port, the...
Container volume remained at the same levels as in 2021 (-0.3%) and exceeded 3.5 million TEUs in 2022 at the Port of Barcelona.
In particular, the Spanish port saw an increase in import containers (+3.4%) and transit containers (+4.5%). On the other hand, the export container was down around 6%.
According to the port, that happened because of the slowdown in international maritime traffic.
China, the Port of Barcelona’s principal market, reduced its imports by 29.5%, while exports grew by 1%....
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The Port of Barcelona has selected Danish company PowerCon to implement a pilot project that will provide electrical power to ships at the BEST terminal.
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The Port of Barcelona has awarded the pilot project to provide electrical power to ships at the BEST terminal to the Danish engineering and manufacturing company PowerCon for approximately €5 million (US$4.8 million).
The two partners have started building the pilot project, which is part of Phase Zero of the Wharf Electrification Plan developed by the Spanish port and includes the drafting and performance of the project as well as the ships’ connection and disconnection service and the...
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An important milestone was reached in the handling of containers, of the port of Barcelona, which set the best record of the first half of the year.
More specifically, between January and June, 1.8 million TEU passed through the port of Barcelona, an increase of 0.7%. The previous record was 1.7 million TEU moved a year ago.
At the same time, the port broke the record for total cargo handling in the first half of the year with movements of 36.3 million tonnes and an annual increase in total...