Results 2021
The video is a corporate audiovisual report summarizing the operational results and freight performance of the Port of Barcelona during 2021. It opens with news headlines and footage illustrating global supply chain disruptions, such as the Ever Given container ship blockage in the Suez Canal, cargo ship traffic congestion at sea, long truck queues, and factory halts, accompanied by on-screen labels reading "Accidents", "Congestion", "Supply issues", and "2021: A year marked by logistics disruptions". The footage then transitions to aerial sunrise views of the Port of Barcelona, docked cruise liners, container handling operations, auto transport trains, and the LNG terminal. Key performance indicators and strategic commitments appear superimposed on screen:
- Facing challenges, an efficient, resilient, flexible, and competitive Port of Barcelona recovering pre-pandemic activity.
- Total traffic: 66.4 million tonnes.
- Container traffic: 3.5 million TEUs (all-time record).
- Dry bulk: 4.5 million tonnes.
- Liquid bulk: 12.4 million tonnes.
- Passengers: 1,498,817 people.
- Automobiles: 499,011 units.
- Consolidating more sustainable transport modes:
- Rail share for containers: 15.5% (all-time record).
- Rail share for vehicles: 40.1%.
- Annual savings: 46,315 tonnes of CO2.
- Short Sea Shipping: 396,730 intermodal transport units.
- 160,468 trucks removed from highways.
- Continuing to connect with the world across diversified and long-distance markets:
- Exports: Asia/Oceania 48%, America 23%, Africa 17%, Europe 12%.
- Imports: Asia/Oceania 76%, Europe 10%, America 9%, Africa 5%.
- 24% of Spain's total foreign maritime trade.
- Over €88,000 million in total cargo value.
- Closing 2021 strengthened. Clear vision of the port we want to be:
- An economically sustainable port (Target: €70,000M in foreign trade value).
- An environmentally sustainable port (50% of container and ro-ro berths electrified).
- A socially sustainable port (increasing human capital to 40,000 people).
- Minimizing environmental impact.
- Launching a major investment cycle.
- Promoting digitization and innovation.
- Generating employment. The video ends with the slogan "2022: Ready for all challenges" and the official Port de Barcelona - The SMARTest Hub in the Med logo screen.
