The board of Spain’s Port of Barcelona has approved a €104.5 million (US$116.9 million) redevelopment that will replace the cruise terminal C on Adossat wharf and later remove terminals A and B.
The board approved a revision of the concession held by terminal operator Creuers del Port de Barcelona. More than €50 million (US$56 million) of the planned investment is allocated to the new terminal building, the port authority said.
The existing terminal C will handle its final operation on Sunday, November 1. The building will then be emptied and demolished, and the replacement terminal will be built on the same site.
The new building will have a constructed area of 11,253 square metres. It will include photovoltaic power-generation facilities and alongside systems for onshore power supply that connect vessels to the electricity grid.
Associated works will include relocating the Adossat access roundabout, developing roads and intermodal areas serving the terminal, and building a new passenger embarkation and disembarkation gangway. Terminal C will be a public terminal, open to general use.
The revised concession will run to 2050, with a possible extension to 2053. The previous concession was due to expire in 2030, extendable to 2033.
Terminals A and B will be demolished once the new terminal C enters service. Their removal will allow rehabilitation of a section of Adossat wharf measuring approximately 660 metres and that was built more than 70 years ago.
The port authority said the construction project for the wharf rehabilitation will be tendered in the coming months.
Works are expected to begin in late 2029, with a 24-month execution period and a budget of €42 million (US$47 million).
The programme implements the agreement signed by the port and Barcelona City Council in July 2025 to reduce the number of cruise terminals on Adossat wharf from seven to five, farther from the city centre.
Under that protocol, the final configuration comprises private terminals D, E, G and H and the public terminal C.
Simultaneous calls at terminal C will be limited to a combined capacity of 7,000 cruise passengers. Berth allocation there will prioritise cruise lines without a private terminal, homeport calls, and smaller cruise ships.