The turnover grew by 3% due to strong performance in high-value added container traffic and a significant increase in passengers

The new BlueTechPort will turn the Port of Barcelona into a pioneering blue hub for applied innovation in Europe

Barcelona, Spain : The Port of Barcelona closed 2025 with revenue of €206 million (about $244m) up 3% from 2024 confirming a second consecutive year above 200 million euros.  Concession fees generated 96 million euros, while usage fees linked to traffic and port activity reached 97 million euros,, according to official port data from the Port Authority of Barcelona. Operating profit slipped 6% to €47 million ($56m) after the authority absorbed an extraordinary financing impact linked to a new coffee terminal developed by Barcelona International Terminal (BIT).

Relocation is tied to the expansion of a vegetable-protein 

The port is contributing €10 million ($12m) toward the €30 million ($36m) project, whose relocation is tied to the expansion of a vegetable-protein facility operated by agro-industrial group Elian, valued at €200 million ($236m).Stripping out the one-off effect, operating profit would have reached €57 million ($67m), up 14%.  The balance sheet strengthened as bank debt fell €18 million ($21m) to €88 million ($104m), equal to 4% of equity.

Business cash flow 

Business cash flow reached €114 million ($135m), with cash reserves of €365 million ($432m). Payments into Spain’s state port system totalled €14.6 million ($17m), while a €9 million ($11m) corporate tax charge lifted total contributions to the state above €23 million ($27m), equivalent to 11% of turnover.  

Completed for seven major projects 

Port president José Alberto Carbonell said tendering had been completed for seven major projects worth €332.5 million ($393m) by the end of 2025, with five awards already made. A further nine large projects valued at €338.7 million ($401m) are scheduled for 2026, spanning infrastructure upgrades, road access, rail capacity and port-city development works. 

Imports setting a record.

Throughput in 2025 reached 69.5 million tonnes, broadly flat on the prior year. Container volumes fell 4.2% to 3.7 million TEU, although full import boxes rose 4% and full exports 3%, with imports setting a record. Liquid bulk climbed to a record 16.6 million tonnes, up 21.7%, driven by higher gasoline movements and LNG imports, while solid bulk declined 15% to about 4.1 million tonnes. Vehicle traffic rose 5.1% to 716,657 units, with imports up 44% and electric vehicles accounting for nearly 12% of volumes, up 75.7% year on year. .

The newBlueTechPort 

The Port of Barcelona and World Trade Center Barcelona (WTCB) officially launched the construction works of BlueTechPort, the new blue economy innovation space that will turn the Sant Bertran sheds and the entire port into a hub that is unique in Europe, where both the building and the port precinct will work together as a great experimentation laboratory

The ceremony laying the first stone marks the beginning of works involving an investment of EUR 60 million that will make a new 25,000 m² area available in 2028 for companies and organisations linked to the blue economy, providing a workspace for 2,500 professionals. However, BlueTechPort will be much more than a building. It will be the epicentre of an innovative ecosystem that will extend beyond the Sant Bertran wharf to turn the entire Barcelona port precinct into a great sandbox for creating innovation linked to the port sector and the blue economy.

About:The Port of Barcelona

The Port of Barcelona is Catalonia's primary maritime hub and a leading Mediterranean logistics center, handling high-value merchandise and serving as Europe's top cruise port. Located in Spain, it spans over 1,100 hectares, integrating commercial, logistics, and leisure areas (including Port Vell) and operates as a critical, technologically advanced economic engine. 

Related :Port of Barcelona, MB92 and CNAB initiate greywater reuse project

Source : Other sources +Press - Release

#Port of Barcelona #BlueTechPort #Sant Bertran # José Alberto Carbonell # €206m turnover2025 #Port Vell