Tag: Port of Barcelona

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

The Port of Barcelona and the Port of Shanghai signed an agreement to explore opportunities for collaboration in innovative projects to make it possible to exchange knowledge in the port, maritime and logistics fields, roll out innovative projects and decarbonise the sector. 

During 2023 the Port of Barcelona performed a total of 199 liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operations to ships, for a total of 143,000 m3, which is twice that of the last reference year - 2021 - when it supplied 65,000 m3 of LNG.

The Port of Barcelona has bid farewell to the last cruise ship to operate at the Barcelona North wharf, located in the World Trade Center, and will transfer all existing cruise activity to the Adossat wharf, an area much further away from the city's residential areas.

Cepsa has undertaken the largest supply of second-generation biofuels to date at the Port of Barcelona. This operation was conducted on a 350-meter-long containership operated by Hapag-Lloyd.

The Royal Caribbean's cruise ship, Symphony of the Seas, successfully tested and used a biofuel blend in Barcelona, Spain for 12 weeks.

The Port of Barcelona and Denmark's PowerCon A/S have started building the pilot project to provide electrical power to ships at the BEST terminal.

The Port of Barcelona along with operators in the cruise sector, have agreed to create a working group to speed up the connection of ships to the general electricity grid once they are docked, using clean energy that is certified 100% renewable.

The Port of Barcelona will invest €110 million in its Nexigen project to decarbonise port activity and improve air quality. €90 million of these funds correspond to the investments that will be made in onshore power supply systems to connect ships to the general electricity grid while they are berthed.

Port of Barcelona started the bidding process for the pilot project for electricity supply on ships in order to reduce CO₂ emissions by 50%.