Cruises and the city
As a leading cruise port in Europe and the Mediterranean, the Port of Barcelona is looking to the future with the aim of improving and achieving greater quality and efficiency to enable it to welcome the latest generation of environmentally friendly ships. At the same time, professional training is promoted and integration with the city is encouraged.
In 2025, a total of 2,351,002 cruise passengers visited the city of Barcelona.
Goal: climate-neutral port by 2050
Thanks to the Nexigen project, the Port of Barcelona will reduce by 38% the tons of NOx and CO2 emitted by ships during their stay in port.
By 2030, we will have electrified all cruise berths. In the long term, we are working to become a climate-neutral port by 2050.
Informative and corporate video about the Nexigen project, the Electrification Plan of the Port of Barcelona. The visual content shows images of the port, ships moored at the docks, terminals (BEST, Ferry, Adossat, Prat), electrical infrastructure, and operations connecting vessels to the onshore electrical grid. Scenes of installation work for electrical connection points at the docks, cables, and equipment for supplying electricity to ships are shown, as well as graphics or infographics illustrating the 38% reduction in NOx and CO2 tonnes emitted by ships during their stay in port. The video may include comparative images of environmental impact before and after electrification, maps of the port with marked intervention zones, and renders or simulations of the completed project. Statements from Port of Barcelona officials explaining the plan's objectives are also visible: reducing air and noise pollution and becoming a zero-emission port by 2050, with an investment of €110 million. The tone is informative, technological, and environmentally committed, with no voice-over and background music. The key message is that the first connections to the BEST and Ferry terminals are planned within two years, and that by 2030 the Adossat and Prat docks and the ferry terminals at the Sant Bertran basin and Costa dock will be electrified.
A strategic plan towards sustainability
Cruise activity is being reorganized and concentrated at the Adossat dock, and space is being freed up at the Barcelona dock, next to the World Trade Center; this will move activity away from the city's neighborhoods and improve air quality and mobility. In addition, free space will be gained for public use, making the port more of a city.
