cruise travellers

Year’s record number of cruise ships in Barcelona with 17 boats and 64,000 passengers in a single weekend

May 17, 2013 10:07 PM | CNA

Between this Friday and Sunday, 17 cruisers will pass through the Port of Barcelona, which is the largest number of boats arriving at the Catalan harbour in a single weekend this year. The boats are transporting 64,000 passengers who will be spending 61 euros per day per person if they are just passing by or 114 euros if they are starting or ending their trip in Barcelona. In addition, the ships’ crews will be spending an average of 30 euros per person. Barcelona will end 2013 with a total of 2.6 million cruise passengers having passed through its harbour, close to the overall record from 2011. Barcelona is the world’s fourth largest harbour for cruise ships.

Container exports from Barcelona Port increased by 7.7% in the first quarter of 2013

April 25, 2013 12:12 AM | CNA

Passenger traffic from the Catalan capital’s harbour increased by 18% in the period from January to March, and that of cruise passengers grew by 40%. In total, 9.8 million tonnes of goods were transported through the Port of Barcelona. The tonnes of goods transported via container increased by 0.8%. Regarding the transport of cars, which is one of the harbour’s main activities, 164,452 car units were transported through the port, a 1% increase compared to last year.

Container exportation from Barcelona Port grew by 8.7% in 2012

January 24, 2013 11:10 PM | CNA

The Port of Barcelona, one of southern Europe’s main transport infrastructures, continues to bring positive results. Over the last year the Catalan harbour unveiled two new container terminals, an investment to consolidate the trend of attracting greater container traffic, as the 8.7% increase shows. In addition, the number of cars transported increased by 9.8%. These figures are to be added to the 12% increase in container exports and 25% growth of car exports through Barcelona’s harbour in 2011. Besides, the port in the capital of Catalonia continues to lead the cruise ship sector in Europe, transporting 2.4 million passengers and almost reaching last year’s record high of 2.6 million cruisers.

High Speed Train between Barcelona and Madrid gets 50% of the passenger traffic between the two cities

August 27, 2012 11:25 PM | CNA

50.2% of the people travelling between Barcelona and Madrid in the first six months of the year used the High Speed Train (AVE), instead of the car, bus or airplane. 1.4 million people used this AVE line between January and June, a 6.2% increase compared to the same period last year. In addition, the Port of Barcelona had 905,000 passengers in the first half of 2012, making it the first port in Spain in terms of passenger traffic.

Catalan company TEAM builds passenger boarding bridges for the world’s most important ports

March 23, 2012 09:09 PM | CNA

TEAM Ports&Maritime will build the five passenger boarding bridges for Hong Kong’s new cruise ship terminal, designed by Norman Foster. According to the company, it is the largest contract ever made in the sector. Furthermore, the Catalan company, which is part of the Adelte Group, will supply two more bridges for Sydney’s new White Bay terminal and two more for Cape Canaveral’s new terminal. The company has also just installed three passenger boarding bridges at Singapore’s International Cruise Terminal.