Traffic and goods

Containers

<>The Port of Barcelona is the gateway to Europe, the Mediterranean hub and distribution centre.
Access time and terminal hours

The Port of Barcelona has a wide range of weekly direct maritime services with the main ports of the world. The offer of feeder and short distance services complement this distribution network. Among this wide range of services, the Port of Barcelona stands out for its position on the route between the Far East and Europe, with weekly services from the main shipping companies and alliances, and in which Barcelona offers a reduction of between 3 and 4 days in the transit and a saving of 15% in distribution costs and the carbon footprint compared to the ports of northern Europe.

Why choose Barcelona for containerised cargo?

Barcelona has four basic attributes that have fostered the development of a unique logistics offer in the region:

  1. Industrial specialisation and large distribution in consolidated sectors and emerging markets (chemicals, fashion, automotive, e-commerce, etc.).
  2. Diversified logistics ecosystem with national and international companies that offer high-value and specialisation services.
  3. Concentration of logistics infrastructures: port, airport, railway network and areas of logistics activities.
  4. Strategic location with the capacity to reach more than 200 million clients in a dozen European and African countries in 24/48 hours.
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Find out about the maritime container connections of the Port of Barcelona

Barcelona and containerised cargo

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Concentration of logistics facilities and service
Airport, Port, logistics areas, international logistics operators...
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Savings
In distance, in CO2 emissions and in time
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Industrial and logistics concentration
The largest in the Mediterranean and southern Europe

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Find out about the infrastructures and services of the Port of Barcelona for container traffic.
LAZ
Logistics Activities Zone of the Port of Barcelona.
Regular lines
Type of ships and ports connected to the port.
Intermodal services
Railway connections, service and operators.
Road services
Accesses and processes for the land connections of the Port of Barcelona.
Fees and Bonuses
Application of fees and bonuses in the Port of Barcelona.
Statistics
All the data on container traffic in the Port of Barcelona.

Applications

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Access time

Know the access time to the container terminals.
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Container Tracking Application (CTA)

Locate your container 24/7.
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BCN Booking system

Reservations at container terminals.

Container shipping service

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