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| Port of Barcelona | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Location | Barcelona |
| Coordinates | 41°20′15″N2°9′8″E / 41.33750°N 2.15222°E /41.33750; 2.15222 (Barcelona Free Port, Zona Franca, Barcelona) |
| UN/LOCODE | ESBCN[1] |
| Details | |
| Operated by | Barcelona Port Authority |
| Owned by | Ports of the State |
| Land area | 10.653 square kilometres (1,065.3 ha)[2] |
| Statistics | |
| Vessel arrivals | 9,038 vessels (2018)[3] |
| Annual cargotonnage | 67,756,258tonnes (2018)[3] |
| Annualcontainer volume | 3,422,978TEUs (2018)[3] |
| Passenger traffic | 4,493,646 (2018)[3] |
ThePort of Barcelona (Catalan:Port de Barcelona,IPA:[ˈpɔɾðəβəɾsəˈlonə];Spanish:Puerto de Barcelona) is a major port inBarcelona,Catalonia,Spain.[4] Its 7.86 km2 (3 sq mi) are divided into three zones:Port Vell (the Old Port), the commercial/industrial port, and the logistics port (Barcelona Free Port). The port is managed by the Port Authority of Barcelona, itself owned by the state-ownedPorts of the State.
It is the third largestcontainer port in the country and the ninth largest inEurope, with a trade volume of 3.42 million TEUs in 2018.[5] It is also the second cruiser port by passengers in the Mediterranean after Rome'sPort of Civitavecchia.
The city has two additional yacht harbors/marinas:Port Olímpic and Port Fòrum Sant Adrià to the north.
ThePort Vell area comprises twomarinas or yacht harbors, a fishing port, a maritime station forferries travelling to theBalearic Islands and other destinations in theMediterranean and other stations or landing areas cruise ships, and it abuts the industrial port.
In the central area, it also houses "Maremagnum" (a shopping mall and nightlife complex), a multiplex cinema, theIMAX Port Vell (large-format cinema complex), and Europe's largestaquarium, containing 8,000 fish and 11 sharks in 22 basins filled with 6 million litres of sea water. Because it is located in a designated tourist zone, the Maremagnum is the only commercial mall in the city that can open on Sundays and public holidays. Next to the Maremagnum area are the "Golondrines", small ships that take tourists for a visit around the port area and beyond.
The Barcelona industrial port is to the south and comprises theZona Franca, a tariff-free industrial park that has developed within the Port of Barcelona, across the flat land of theLlobregat Delta between the city ofBarcelona and that ofEl Prat de Llobregat and theBarcelona International Airport to the south.
A good place to view both the industrial and pleasure port is fromMontjuïc, and more specifically, from Montjuïc Castle, as well as from the aerialcable car connecting Barceloneta with the Ferry Station and Montjuïc.
In common with much ofWestern Europe, the older traditional industries inSpain, such astextiles, declined in the face of foreign competition. The surviving companies closed their factories in the city or along the rivers, leaving industrial wastelands or abandoned workers' colonies. In many cases withinSpain, these industries moved to theZona Franca (Catalan:Polígon Industrial de la Zona Franca).
Thefree trade zone is located within the port area, not far away from downtownBarcelona, and is easy to access. It is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away from theBarcelona International Airport and connected via highway and railway.
Business investors here rent offices orbonded warehouses. They can also elect to purchase land to erect their own buildings.
The free trade zone offers a series of services. It is divided into a comprehensive service area, truck/lorry area, reception area, and sports facilities area. It has acustoms duties service, bondedwarehousing service, advanced telecommunication and computer system, security system, combined multiple transport system, and so on.
On 17 January 1977, a landing craft being used as a liberty boat byUSS Trenton (LPD-14) andUSS Guam (LPH-9), was run over by a freighter. TheMike8 boat capsized and came to rest against the fleet landing pier. Crew-members from both vessels were on hand to assist with rescue operations. There were over one hundred sailors and marines on board the landing craft. 49 sailors and marines were killed. A memorial is erected at the landing pier in memory.[6][7]
In 1978, theMinistry of Public Works declaredBilbao,Huelva andValencia and Barcelonaautonomous ports. It became then known as theAutonomous Port of Barcelona (Catalan:Port Autònom de Barcelona,Spanish:Puerto Autónomo de Barcelona) and while remaining a government body, it was able to function as a commercial enterprise subject to private law.[8]
Opening the Bosch i Alsina wharf in Port Vell (also known as the Moll de la Fusta) to the public in 1981 marked the start to transform the Northern part of the port.[9] This gained much momentum with the decision in 1986 that Barcelona would host the1992 Summer Olympics. In the subsequent years, the run-down area of empty warehouses, railroad yards, and factories was converted to an attractive harborfront area in a hugeurban renewal project. Also neighbouringBarceloneta and its beaches have been transformed to open the city up to the sea. During the Olympics the port hosted up to 11 cruise ships that served as floating hotels.[10]
In November 1992, the central bodyPorts of the State (Spanish:Puertos del Estado) was created by the Spanish government which brought the end to theAutonomous Port of Barcelona. Since then the port is operated by Barcelona Port Authority (Spanish:Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona,Catalan:Autoritat Portuària de Barcelona, APB).[10]
TheLogistics Activity Zone (Catalan:Zona d'Activitats Logístiques,Spanish:Zona de Actividades Logísticas, ZAL) is amultimodal transport centre that was set up in 1993 with an initial area of 68 hectares in the first phase. The second phase then saw an extension of 143 hectares intoEl Prat de Llobregat.[11][12]
In July 1999, theWorld Trade Center was opened.
Between 2001 and 2008 the port underwent an enlargement that doubled its size by diverting the mouth of theLlobregat River 2 km (1.2 mi) to the south and slightly pushing back the Llobregat Delta Nature Reserve.[13]
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The threepassenger terminalsTerminal Drassanes,Terminal Ferry Barcelona andGrimaldi Terminal Barcelona are located in Port Vell.[14] WhileBaleària andTrasmediterránea operate connections to theBalearic Islands, the companiesGrimaldi Lines andGrandi Navi Veloci serve destinations inItaly andMorocco.
| Destination | Terminal | Travel time | Ferry operator |
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 Alcúdia,Mallorca | Terminal Drassanes | 6h | Baleària[15] |
| Palma,Mallorca | Terminal Port-Nou | 8h | Baleària[15] |
| Palma,Mallorca | Terminal Ferry Barcelona | 8h | Trasmediterránea[16] |
| Ibiza | Terminal Port-Nou | 9h | Baleària[17] |
| Ibiza | Terminal Ferry Barcelona | 9h | Trasmediterránea[18] |
| Mahón,Menorca | Terminal Ferry Barcelona | 9h | Trasmediterránea[19] |
| Ciutadella,Menorca | Terminal Drassanes | 9h | Baleària[20] |
 Porto Torres | Grimaldi Terminal Barcelona | 12h 15m | Grimaldi Lines[21] |
| Savona | Grimaldi Terminal Barcelona | 17h | Grimaldi Lines[22] |
| Civitavecchia | Grimaldi Terminal Barcelona | 20h | Grimaldi Lines[23] |
| Genoa | Terminal Ferry Barcelona | 20h 30m | Grandi Navi Veloci[24] |
 Tangier | Grimaldi Terminal Barcelona | 28h | Grimaldi Lines[25] |
| Nador | Terminal Ferry Barcelona | 28h 45m | Grandi Navi Veloci[24] |
| Tangier | Terminal Ferry Barcelona | 31h | Grandi Navi Veloci[24] |
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