Port of Barcelona

Hutchison Ports BEST increases its capacity

BEST container terminal in the Port of Barcelona, received 6 new Automated Stacking Cranes (ASC) from the Finnish supplier Konecranes, thereby increasing its storage capacity from 24 to 27 automated blocks. Currently, these blocks are being assembled and tested and they are expected to be fully operational in June this year.

These cranes are electric and move on rails, like most of the terminal´s equipment, since Hutchison Ports has been committed since the beginning to build an efficient and...

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Port of Barcelona welcomes first LNG-fueled cruise ship

The world’s first LNG-fueled cruise ship, AIDAnova, arrived in the Port of Barcelona last week. Germany-based AIDA Cruises and numerous representatives from politics, port-related businesses and tourism celebrated Friday the ship arrival.

Upon arrival in Europe’s biggest cruise port, AIDAnova was fueled for the first time in the Mediterranean with LNG.

Currently, alongside Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona is the second start-and- end destination for AIDAnova’s seven-day cruises in the Mediterranean.

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Barcelona Port to construct new rail terminal

The European Commission has decided to allocate 11.8 million Euro to the construction of the new multimodal rail terminal of the Port of Barcelona, ​​which will allow the transport of goods between Barcelona and Paris. The commission has also recommended the allocation of 13.7 million Euro for the construction of the French terminal, located near Paris.

The EU will allocate a total of 25.5 million to this project, which aims to put an end to the cross-border bottleneck in the transport of goods...

https://container-news.com/port-barcelona-construct-rail-terminal/

APM Terminals Barcelona enhances reefer capacity, limits CO2 emissions

APM Terminals Barcelona, Spain has increased reefer capacity by 31%. The electrical capacity of the terminal has also been enhanced, leading to a reduction in CO2 emissions of 600 tonnes per annum. In addition, 152 reefer plugs have been added at the terminal, increasing the total to 677.

New reefer racks facilitate reefers to be stacked up to 4 containers high, compared with 3 on current racks. The modern design also improves safety for employees carrying out repairs and maintenance.

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Port of Barcelona reports FY results

The Port of Barcelona closed FY 2018 with record results in the main traffic indicators and reinforces its role as the main facilitator of export activity, aimed at increasingly diversified and further distant markets. The results also confirm the increase in intermodality, with significant growth in rail transport and Motorways of the Sea, helping to boost the sustainability of the logistics chains that pass through the Port of Barcelona.

During financial year 2018, the Catalan infrastructure...

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Port of Barcelona experiences record 2018

The Port of Barcelona closed fiscal year 2018 with record results in the main traffic indicators. It also enhanced its role as the main facilitator of export activity, aimed at increasingly diversified and further distant markets.

These results also confirm the increase in intermodality, with important growth in rail transport and Motorways of the Sea, helping to boost the sustainability of the logistics chains that pass through the Port of Barcelona.

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First LNG-fueled ferry in Mediterranean starts sailing

The Hypatia de Alejandría de Baleària, the first ship powered by LNG in the Mediterranean, made its first commercial trip between Barcelona and Palma. The ferry arrived on January 27 at the port of Barcelona, ​​coming from Venice.

According to the president of Baleària, Adolfo Utor, the Hypatia of Alexandria marks an important milestone both for Baleària and the Mediterranean, as it is the first passenger ferry powered by natural gas in the area.

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Ferries connecting Barcelona, Rome to reduce their emissions

The ships Cruise Roma and Cruise Barcelona, ​​from the Grimaldi Group, which cover the Barcelona-Porto Torres-Civitavecchia line, have started a process of lengthening and total rehabilitation. This has as a goal to achieve greater cargo capacity, while they also aim to reduce their emissions and become zero emission ships during their stay in port.

The work to retrofit the vessels have already begun, as Cruise Roma is the shipyards in Palermo. The ferries will have scrubbers to reduce their...

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Port of Barcelona commits to meet Sustainable Development Goals

The president of the Port of Barcelona, ​​Mercè Conesa, and the president of the Spanish Network of the United Nations Global Compact, Ángel Pes, met to discuss different formulas so that the Catalan port continues its sustainable development. Namely, the inclusion of new companies in the Sectorial Sustainability Plan of the Port of Barcelona was considered as one of the most important initiatives to move in this direction.

The Port of Barcelona joined last year to the Ten Principles of the...

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