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ANNUAL REPORT 2018
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Mercè Conesa
President of the Port of Barcelona
Port activity broke records once again in 2018. 
Total traffic, containers, liquid bulk, ro-ro cargo and 
passengers all enjoyed the best results yet in the 
history of the Port of Barcelona.
Many factors contributed to these excellent results, 
which position us as Western Europe’s fastest-
growing port. The strategy adopted by the facility, the 
infrastructure enlargement and the desire to increase 
the efficiency and sustainability of the logistics chains 
that pass through the Port are some of the elements 
that partly explain the success we have achieved.
Beyond the figures, it is important to highlight other 
underlying aspects, such as the consolidation of 
exports. This is also clearly shown by the Port’s traffic 
flow results.
The traffic and economic figures show the key 
contribution the Port of Barcelona makes to the 
economy and productive fabric of our surrounding 
area, but our contribution is also vital in the social 
and environmental field.
We are convinced that the various initiatives rolled 
out in 2018 will allow us to make more progress in 
terms of our strategy and to increase the significant 
value that we, as Catalonia’s main transport 
infrastructure, contribute to our economy and to our 
society as a whole. 
ANNUAL REPORT
2018
The annual report includes the key 
data about the activity of the Port of 
Barcelona during 2018. 
The analysis of the progression in traffic 
and the details of the economic and 
social actions show that the Port of 
Barcelona has consolidated its growth 
as the main transport and services 
infrastructure in Catalonia.
Economic results
Financial year 2018 closed with net profit totalling €53.7 
million, a year-on-year increase of 9%. 
Outturn for the  2018   2017   Variation   %Var  
financial year (Million EUR) 
Operating profit  51.4   47.8   3.6   8%
Financial results  2.3   1.7   0.6   36%
 
Total 53.7   49.5   4.2   9%
Net turnover was € 173.5 million, up 4% 
on the previous year.
173.5million
Net revenues
173,527 Thousand EUR
20%
Vessels and 
navigation AIDS
45%
6% Public domain 
concessions
Other fees
23%
Goods 6%
Passengers 
+4% Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation 
and amortization (EBITDA) totalled  
€ 108 million (+4%) and the funds from 
operations generated operational cash flow 
of € 102.5 million (+4%).
Traffic data 
The Port of Barcelona handled 67.7 million tonnes of 
traffic, up 10% compared to 2017 and marks a new record 
for the Port.
CONTAINERISED CARGO
Over 3.4 million TEU (+15%).  
Exports up 7% 
Imports up 3.5% 
Transshipment containers up 35% 
LIQUID BULK
A new activity record was set, with 15.2 million 
tonnes, and a growth of 5%.
DRY BULK 
This remained fairly stable regarding agricultural 
products and recorded a slight fall in export traffic 
of cement and potash.
SHORT SEA SHIPPING 
This involved more than 400,000 intermodal 
transport units (UTI), marking an increase of 3.7%.
PASSENGERS 
The Port of Barcelona received a total of 4.5 million 
passengers, almost 9% more than in 2017. 
1.4 million travellers (+2%) used regular line ferries.
3 million passengers (+12%) were cruise-goers.
Environmental 
sustainability
We continued making progress in the various European 
projects we are leading to promote liquefied natural gas as 
a mobility fuel for ships, trucks and terminal machinery. 
Significant advances were made in the implementation of 
the Air Quality Improvement Plan, which includes actions 
aimed at reducing the emissions of polluting gases and 
particulates. 
In 2018 more than 262,000 containers (+8%) and close 
to 264,000 cars (+11%) entered or left the port area by 
train, making an annual saving of 55,200 tonnes of CO2.
-55,200 tonnes
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