Editing Barcelona (section)

=== Seaport ===
[[File:Port of Barcelona.jpg|thumb|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 [[containerization|container]] port, with a trade volume of 1.72&nbsp;million TEU's in 2013.<ref name="traffic statistics 2013">[http://content.portdebarcelona.cat/cntmng/d/d/workspace/SpacesStore/1c206b0a-4787-49d8-9c8c-0563aa71719f/PortBcnTrafic2013_12_en.pdf Port of Barcelona traffic statistics 2013] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140614141353/http://content.portdebarcelona.cat/cntmng/d/d/workspace/SpacesStore/1c206b0a-4787-49d8-9c8c-0563aa71719f/PortBcnTrafic2013_12_en.pdf |date=14 June 2014 }} – Port de Barcelona, 2014</ref> The port is managed by the Port Authority of Barcelona. Its {{cvt|10|km2|sqmi|0}} 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 {{cvt|2|km|0|abbr=off}} to the south.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.apb.es/wps/portal/!ut/p/c1/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os_hgz2DDIFNLYwMLfzcDAyNjQy9vLwNTV38LM_1wkA6zeH_nIEcnJ0NHAwNfUxegCh8XA2-nUCMDdzOIvAEO4Gig7-eRn5uqX5CdneboqKgIAAeNRE8!/dl2/d1/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnB3LzZfU0lTMVI1OTMwOE9GMDAyMzFKS0owNUVPODY!/?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/ExtranetAnglesLib/El%20Port%20de%20Barcelona/el+port/historia+del+port/cami+cap+el+futur/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005031426/http://www.apb.es/wps/portal/!ut/p/c1/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os_hgz2DDIFNLYwMLfzcDAyNjQy9vLwNTV38LM_1wkA6zeH_nIEcnJ0NHAwNfUxegCh8XA2-nUCMDdzOIvAEO4Gig7-eRn5uqX5CdneboqKgIAAeNRE8!/dl2/d1/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnB3LzZfU0lTMVI1OTMwOE9GMDAyMzFKS0owNUVPODY!/?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=%2Fwps%2Fwcm%2Fconnect%2FExtranetAnglesLib%2FEl%20Port%20de%20Barcelona%2Fel+port%2Fhistoria+del+port%2Fcami+cap+el+futur%2F |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 October 2009 |title=Port de Barcelona |language=es |publisher=Apb.es |access-date=26 June 2010}}</ref>
[[File:Port Vell, Barcelona, Spain - Jan 2007.jpg|thumb|[[Port Vell]] in winter]]

The Barcelona harbour is the leading European cruiser port and a very important Mediterranean turnaround base.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portdebarcelona.cat/en/web/port-del-ciudada/cruceros |title=Port Barcelona – Cruises |publisher=Portdebarcelona.cat |access-date=30 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331005714/http://www.portdebarcelona.cat/en/web/port-del-ciudada/cruceros |archive-date=31 March 2014}}</ref> In 2013, 3.6&nbsp;million pleasure cruise passengers used the Port of Barcelona.<ref name="traffic statistics 2013"/>

The Port Vell area also houses the Maremagnum (a commercial mall), a multiplex cinema, the [[IMAX]] Port Vell and one of Europe's largest [[aquarium]]s – [[Aquarium Barcelona]], containing 8,000 fish and 11 sharks contained in 22 basins filled with 4 million litres of sea water. The Maremagnum, being situated within the confines of the port, is the only commercial mall in the city that can open on Sundays and public holidays.