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The Port of Barcelona (Catalan: Port de Barcelona, IPA: [ˈpɔɾ ðə βəɾsəˈlonə]; Spanish: Puerto de Barcelona) is a major port in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. [4] Its 7.86 km 2 (3 sq mi) are divided into three zones: Port Vell (the Old Port), the commercial/industrial port, and the logistics port (Barcelona Free Port).
Port Vell (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpɔɾd ˈbeʎ], literally in English "Old Harbor") is a waterfront harbor in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, and part of the Port of Barcelona. It was built as part of an urban renewal program prior to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics .
The history of Barcelona stretches over 2000 years to its origins as an Iberian village named Barkeno. [1] Its easily defensible location on the coastal plain between the Collserola ridge (512 m) and the Mediterranean Sea , the coastal route between central Europe and the rest of the Iberian Peninsula , has ensured its continued importance, if ...
It is located inside Barcelona Royal Shipyard (Catalan: Drassanes Reials de Barcelona; Spanish: Atarazanas Reales de Barcelona) a shipyard and former military building of Gothic architecture placed at the Port Vell area of the Port of Barcelona. Construction started during the 13th century under the rule of Peter III of Aragon.
The Port of Barcelona. The Port of Barcelona has a 2000-year-old history and a great contemporary commercial importance. It is Europe's ninth largest container port, with a trade volume of 1.72 million TEU's in 2013. [157] The port is managed by the Port Authority of Barcelona.
The Barcelona Royal Shipyard (Catalan: Drassanes Reials de Barcelona, Spanish: Atarazanas Reales de Barcelona) is a shipyard and former military building of Gothic architecture placed at the Port Vell area of the Port of Barcelona. Today it houses the Barcelona Maritime Museum.
The port is managed by the Port Authority of Barcelona. Its 7.86 km 2 (3 sq mi) are divided into three zones: Port Vell (the Old Port), the commercial port and the logistics port (Barcelona Free Port). The port is undergoing an enlargement that will double its size thanks to diverting the mouth of the Llobregat river 2 km (1¼ mi) to the south. [4]
Far Barcelona is a two-masted schooner, of Norwegian origin, rigged with a gaff sail (asymmetric trapezoidal sail), built in the community of Kvinherred, Norway, in 1874. [ 1 ] It now serves as a training ship and is also an ambassador for the city of Barcelona .