The concentration of all the cruise ships in the port of Barcelona and part of the ferries in the Adossat wharf takes a new step. The board of directors of the Port Authority has approved this Thursday the tender for the works of the superstructure of 631 linear meters, where two passenger terminals are expected to be located later. The budget is 7 million euros (without VAT). Once awarded the works will last six months.
When the superstructure is ready, the H cruise terminal, which will be built and operated by MSC, and one for ferries will be built. The action that is now out for tender includes basic port equipment and the installation of water, drainage, telecommunications and electricity service networks that will allow the ships to be powered.
Terminal H will be Adossat Pier’s sixth cruise ship, which currently has five in service at Adossat Pier. They are A, B and C, managed by Creuers del Port de Barcelona, ​​and D (Palacruceros) and E (Helix), by the Carnival group. The seventh and last will be the G. Last month the port withdrew the tender for its construction and management after three shipping companies denounced an alleged favorable treatment of Royal Caribbean.
The concentration of all cruise activity on the Adossat dock is the result of an agreement signed by the port and the City Council in 2018. It will mean that the two maritime stations on the Barcelona dock, next to the World Trade Center, will close. The Nord this year will receive some scales, but in 2024 it will no longer admit more. La Sud, in the same area, will follow the same steps by 2026 at the latest. Both facilities are under concession to Creuers del Port de Barcelona.
In parallel, Baleà ria has stopped operating the ferry terminal it had in Drassanes. The base of the Emirates New Zealand team for the 2024 America’s Cup will be there. The shipping line that connects with the Balearic Islands now has operations divided, provisionally, between the Port Nou area of ​​the Adossat pier and the Lepant pier.
