The Port of Barcelona celebrates its 150th anniversary this year

Now the port of Barcelona is a major port of Western Europe, it covers an area of 1,300 hectares and has recorded a 15% increase in its container traffic in 2018.

 

 

 

The port of Barcelona celebrates its 150th anniversary this year and will celebrate it with various events intended for the port community and the general public (concerts, publication of a memorial book, free tours of its facilities ...).

 

 

 

Managing Director José Alberto Carbonell spoke of the great physical expansion of the port during these years: "In 1869, the land and sea surface of the Port of Barcelona did not exceed 70 hectares. the Port of Barcelona has an area of 1,300 hectares and is the fastest-growing port in Western Europe, with a 15% increase in container traffic in 2018. "