Tag: Port of Barcelona

The Port of Barcelona has closed 2024 with a new record in the supply of LNG (liquefied natural gas) as fuel for ships.

Port of Barcelona authorities have reported that one person died and people were injured due to a tank explosion.

APM Terminals is advancing its decarbonization efforts with the introduction of electric straddle carriers at its Barcelona terminal, marking a significant milestone as the first of their kind in the Mediterranean.

The Port of Barcelona signed an agreement more than two years ago to develop the OPS system which launches in January 2025.

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.