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Cepsa commences supply of biofuels to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings at the Port of Barcelona
Cepsa, a leading supplier of energy for maritime transport in Spain, has undertaken its first direct supply of second-generation biofuels for the cruise industry at the Port of Barcelona. Further supplies have been confirmed for the coming months, …
Sep 5, 2024 / Curious
The Port of Barcelona is making progress towards introducing cleaner fuels for ships
The 618 port calls of LNG-powered ships during 2023 made it possible to reduce NOX emissions by 10% out of the total port calls. The Port of Barcelona is planning to build zero-emission fuel production plants at its facilities. During 2023 the Port …
Feb 12, 2024 / Curious
Cepsa begins distributing biofuels at the Port of Barcelona with the largest supply to date
Cepsa, a leading supplier of energy for maritime transport in Spain, has undertaken the largest supply of second-generation biofuels to date at the Port of Barcelona. This operation, conducted on a 350-meter-long container vessel operated by …
Oct 3, 2023 / Curious
BEST consolidates its position as Mega Terminal with two new cranes
On 7th May, Hutchison Ports BEST took delivery of 2 new super post Panamax gantry cranes, adding to the 11 cranes already in operation, along with 2 new shuttle carriers, bringing its fleet to 34.These 2 new cranes reinforce BEST’s competitive …
May 11, 2021 / Vessels
Work progresses on the first LNG supply vessel built in Spain
Project is driven by Knutsen OAS Shipping AS and Enagás, through a Joint Venture of its subsidiary Scale Gas, that will build the bunking vesselThe initiative promotes environmental sustainability in maritime transport, is framed within the strategy …
Mar 22, 2021 / Vessels
The world's second-largest container ship begins operating in the Port of Barcelona
Tuesday the Port of Barcelona received the first port call of the MSC Sixin, the second largest container ship in the world, which is performing a loading and unloading operation at the Hutchison Ports BEST terminal.The MSC Sixin, owned by …
Jun 3, 2020 / Vessels
Costa Smeralda: First Lng Refueling In Barcelona
After leaving the Turku shipyard on December 6, the new flagship has made its first liquefied natural gas refueling in Barcelona. The use of this low environmental impact fuel is a real innovation in the cruising sector.Costa Smeralda, the new Costa …
Dec 19, 2019 / Vessels
APM Terminals Barcelona outlines recent €47 million investment
APM Terminals Barcelona provided an overview of the company's short and middle-term projects last week. Representatives of the port community, including the president of the Port of Barcelona, Mercè Conesa, and the deputy director of State Ports, …
Jul 2, 2019 / Vessels