The nautical cluster of Barcelona, the association of institutions and companies working for the competitiveness of the marine industry, closed the year 2015 with 71 members. For its third year, the cluster seeks to reach the hundred members. read_more
IBI Plus, the prestigious magazine and newsletter published by the International Boat Industry, has included in its December issue an extensive report to Barcelona Clúster Nàutic. read_more
OneOcean Port Vell, designed by SCOB Architecture, has been awarded in the Global Project category at the 17th edition of the FX Interior Design Awards, the prestigious awards granted by the British publishing group that publishes the magazines Curial Design, Blueprint and FX Magazine. read_more
More than 40 members have approved Barcelona Clúster Nàutic management for this year and the lines of action and budget for the next. One of the most important decisions that have been taken in the General Assembly today has been the renewal of part of the board, for a more entrepreneurial nature and also with the aim of including the female perspective. read_more
Nautal, a Barcelona-based yacht rental company, has released a market report that shows the charter sector in Spain generated turnover €142m in one year. The study is the first to focus on the charter sector in Spain. read_more
Toni Tio and Alejo Trullás, president and manager of the Barcelona Clúster Nàutic, have traveled to London to continue promoting the association internationally. read_more
Ecorys consultancy company, comissioned by the European Commission, has organized today in Barcelona, with the collaboration of Barcelona Clúster Nàutic, a focus group meeting for the study supporting a possible network of maritime training academies and institutes in the Mediterranean sea-basin. read_more
The training center Base Mini Barcelona has created its offshore sailing center at Port Forum of Barcelona, with the support of the Marina Port Forum and the Barcelona International Sailing Center. The presentation that has been held today, with the General Secretary for Sport, Ivan Tibau, marks the beginning of the training sessions for the Mini Transat 2017. read_more
The TV3 economic program "Valor Afegit" has aired a report on the nautical industry in Barcelona, which was recorded during the last Barcelona International Boat Show, with the Barcelona Clúster Nàutic president, Toni Tió, and De Antonio Yachts, Solé Diesel, Click & Go and Marina Barcelona 92. read_more
The Barcelona Clúster Nàutic has participated this afternoon in the session "Economic impact and tourism development of the sporting events" organized by Barcelona Tourism as a previous activity for the annual meeting of the Barcelona Sports program members. read_more
Two years after its creation, the Barcelona Clúster Nàutic continues to grow and now has 70 members, who represent the majority of the nautical subsectors in Barcelona. The association is consolidated as a leader in the marine industry. At the same time, new member’s adhesion encourages to continue working together to promote economic and business activities to generate wealth and high-level occupation. read_more
Barcelona Tourism have presented today Barcelona Mar program, which promotes sailing, underwater, maritime tourism and fishing in Barcelona, with the collaboration of Barcelona Clúster Nàutic, the Barcelona Provincial Council, the Catalan Association of Marinas and Tourism and the Barcelona International Boat Show. read_more
Barcelona is a world capital in relation to cruising traffic: nearly 2.5 million cruise passengers came to this city last year. However, among the 100,000 crew employed at these cruises, there are almost no Spanish workers. This was the starting point of the talk "Working onboard a cruise ship, is it an option?" organized at the Barcelona Maritime Museum by the Port of Barcelona, which had as speakers Juan Madrid, former commercial director of the Port of Barcelona and creator of this line of business; Alfredo Serrano, former CEO of Iberocruceros and Costa España; Julianna Rabbi, crews recruiter in Europe, the Middle East and Africa of the Royal Caribbean, and Anuska Ibanez, former crew. read_more
The marine, coastal, sports and tourism services company Proactiva, dedicated to the lifeguard on beaches, has created NGO Proactiva Open Arms, who is developing a magnificent humanitarian work in the Greek island of Lesbos, one of the most affected areas by the current immigration crisis, to rescue refugees. read_more
The Barcelona Clúster Nàutic joins the proposal by the Associació Catalana de Ports Esportius i Turístics (ACPET), which has also been validated by the Federación Española de Asociaciones de Puertos Deportivos y Turísticos (FEAPDT), to celebrate the Marina Day on Saturday June 11th next year, coinciding with the international day. read_more
The Generalitat de Catalunya approved the previous report of the Law on Ports draft, whose strategic goal sets the Catalan ports "as a true economic force". read_more
The Agència de Residus de Catalunya, the Barcelona Fishermen's Association and the Port of Barcelona has launched Marviva project, an effort to study the marine debris that fishermen collect in their nets during a workday. read_more
The Barcelona Clúster Nàutic has signed a collaboration agreement with the Turisme de Barcelona consortium to promote the Barcelona coastline and water sports and nautical activities as a tourist resource. read_more
About half of the 70 Barcelona Clúster Nàutic members have participated this morning in the briefing that the association has organized with several educational institutions in order to enhance expertise and excellence in training to generate quality employment in the marine industry in the city of Barcelona and its metropolitan area. These sessions, which have been held in the Port de Barcelona room at the World Trade Center, have been attended by Fundació BCN Formació Professional, the new Institut de Nàutica, the Facultat de Nàutica-UPC and the Universitat Abat Oliva CEU, together with the Consorci d’Educació de Barcelona and Barcelona Activa. read_more
Next Tuesday, October 27th, the Barcelona Clúster Nàutic organizes a briefing for members on the training programs of the collaborating educational institutions. This talk will take place at the World Trade Center in Barcelona. read_more
The association of Barcelona’s companies related to the nautical sector, the Barcelona Clúster Nàutic, adds more than 65 members two years after its creation. The growth of the cluster is analogous to the sector, which following the deep economic crisis that went through, it’s recovering led by his epicentre in Barcelona, where it converges industry, companies, institutions and research centres with a high potential for generating wealth and added value. According to the president and the CEO of the Barcelona Clúster Nàutic, Toni Tió and Alejo Trullás, respectively, this recovery will become visible in the Barcelona International Boat Show, which will take place in the Port Vell from October 14th to 18th. read_more
Barcelona Clúster Nàutic expands the services to its members with the opening of the job vacancies section. The job opportunities area, which was launched last June, includes now a job offers section, with a first vacancy for a product manager at a leading company in the technology sector. read_more
Barcelona Clúster Nàutic and Fundació BCN FP have renewed their partnership agreement to launch the project FP on Board 2015-2016, aiming to promote the relationship between vocational training and companies of Barcelona's nautical sector. This programme is an important step towards stimulating job creation and creating added value in the economy of the city. read_more
Barcelona Clúster Nàutic is attending the major European boat shows this September in Cannes, La Rochelle and Monaco, with the aim of promoting nautical activities in Barcelona, supporting partners exhibiting at these fairs, meeting with key agents and exploring new possibilities of growing markets and new models of international promotion. read_more
Cruise activity in Barcelona generates total turnover of € 796 million and contributes € 413.2 million a year to Catalonia's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to the results of a study commissioned by the Port of Barcelona and conducted by the University of Barcelona's AQRLab Laboratory of Applied Economics in collaboration with Barcelona Tourism. read_more
From now on all members of the Barcelona Nautical Cluster can access the private area for members created on the website. Here you will find legal documents of interest as well as other relevant reports on the sector and the activities of the organisation. read_more
Barcelona Nautical Cluster's working groups continue to tackle new themes and topical discussions in the sector to identify areas for improvement and solutions to problems, and to identify best practices that can help companies in the sector to become more competitive. read_more
This summer Barcelona is once again the world capital of competition sailing. Along with the traditional regattas such as the Trofeo Conde de Godó and Puig Vela Classic, this year has seen additions to Barcelona's calendar of benchmark nautical competitions such as the First Open International Sea Rowing, the recovered Thousand Miles Regatta, the Nacra 17 Junior Europe Championship and the ORC World Championship. read_more
Barcelona Nautical Cluster continues to grow. While the company closed the year with 47 members, it now comprises 61 companies and organisations related to maritime, nautical and port activities around Barcelona. 14 new members have joined the Cluster in the past six months, and this figure could increase further in the coming weeks, since up to eight firms are waiting to have their request to become full Cluster members accepted. read_more
Yesterday (Tuesday) Barcelona Nautical Cluster presented a study on the economic impact of the nautical sector and of the member companies of the Cluster on the metropolitan area ofBarcelona. The event was held at the Barcelona World Race Interpretation Centre and involved Barcelona Nautical Cluster President and CEO, Toni Tio and Alejo Trullás, along with Carmen Poveda, director of the Bureau of Economic Research & Infrastructures of the Chamber of Commerce and author of the study "The Nautical Cluster: business analysis & economic impact". read_more
The Port of Barcelona will apply rebates to port fees for vessels that prove their sustainable environmental practices. To foster good environmental practices also in the maritime area, the Port of Barcelona will spend up to € 1 million in rebates for vessels meeting design and environmental practice standards. With these measures, the organisation recognises the three main incentive schemes used in European and world major ports such as the Environmental Ship Index, the Clean Shipping Index and the Green Award. read_more
The ORC class world cruiser championship opened on Sunday 28 and will be held in Barcelona until the end of week. The presentation of the competition at the Race Village at the facilities of the Barcelona Royal Yacht Club (Reial Club Nàutic de Barcelona), served to introduce the nearly 100 participating teams from 23 different countries. read_more
On Friday 29 May, Barcelona Nautical Cluster participated in the last session of the Clusters Summer School, organised by IESE, and focused on the policies and actions needed to increase the competitiveness of cities and the opportunities for development. Toni Tió took part in a round table accompanied by Antoni Subira, IESE professor and now president of the advisory councils of The Competitiveness Institute (TCI) and the Clusters and Competitiveness foundation; Josep Maria Piqué, director of the 22@ Barcelona project; Josep Ramon Ferrer, director of Smart City strategy at Barcelona City Council, and Austin Kilroy, from the World Bank's Cities and Competitiveness area. The aim was to discuss practical cases of implementing clusters as a policy to promote the development and competitiveness of cities and regions by analysing the contexts and factors that influence it. read_more
A new edition of the Joan Guiu Regatta, one of the city's 'must attend' sailing events and an international benchmark event for solo sailing or in pairs, was held last Sunday. Xavier Rocas and Manuel Jene won in their vessel Cometa a Dos, with a time of 58 hours, stealing the victory from the Valentina, which, even though it came in earlier, was awarded second place after applying the time compensation under the ORC measurement system. read_more
The Faculty of Nautical Studies of Barcelona and Barcelona Nàutic Clúster have reached an agreement to enable companies and organisations associated to the Cluster to receive final-year students to carry out their end-of-degree projects. read_more
The Marina Port Vell's One Ocean Club hosted the Barcelona Yacht Rendezvous international meeting organised by the Seakeepers International Society on 8 May. The event was attended by various members and organisations associated to Barcelona Nautical Cluster, such as Charter&Dreams, Marina Barcelona 92, BWA Yachting and Marina Port Vell, which hosted the event, and by the CEO Alejo Trullás. read_more
On 8 May Toni Tió, president of Barcelona Nautical Cluster, took part in the 3rd Forum de la Mer, a key nautical event held in El Jadida (Morocco) from 6 to 10 May. read_more
The European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis (ESCA) has awarded Barcelona Nautical Cluster the Cluster Excellence Initiative Bronze Label, which endorses the commitment, effort and interest of the Cluster in achieving management excellence. This label implies that the organisation will be evaluated by ESCA, identifying its potential as a cluster and making strategic recommendations for improvement that can lead to the higher silver and gold awards. read_more
More than 70 people attended the conference given yesterday by Antoni Vives, third Deputy Mayor for Urban Habitat of the City of Barcelona. Organised by Barcelona Nautical Cluster, the event was attended by most of the members of the organisation and by various personalities and authorities related to the city's nautical, maritime and port sector. read_more
From 30 April to 4 May the nautical sector was again present in Palma de Mallorca in the now traditional Palma Boat Show. The 32nd edition of the boat show was attended by the President and the CEO of Barcelona Nautical Cluster, Toni Tió and Alejo Trullás respectively, as well as several partners and members of the organisation, such as Marina Barcelona 92 Solé Diesel, Evolution Yacht Barcelona, Smart Sea, Vilanova Marina or Marina Port Vell, among others. read_more
On 12 May, Marina Port Vell will host a conference at its facilities to address the question of maritime security, starting with the particular issues that yacht captains, owners and crews encounter in this area. read_more
From 15 to 18 July, what has now become one of the city's 'must attend' event sailing events will be held at the Real Club Náutico de Barcelona. The 8th Puig Vela Classic is filling its sails and warming up its engines in an edition that has established itself as a benchmark in the world of classic sailing. This unique event in Europe will bring together the best fleet of classic and vintage Mediterranean vessels as well as the most important international personalities from the classic sailing sector. read_more
On Thursday 16 April, nearly 40 members of Barcelona Nautical Cluster participated in a new training seminar organised by the Cluster, in collaboration with the IESE business school. In addition to the members, the event was also attended by representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and the Catalan Association of Sports and Tourism Ports (ACPET) and by Dolors Rodriguez, Director of the Catalan Ports Department. read_more
The Barcelona Yacht Rendezvous will be held on the evening of 8 May in the OneOcean Club at the Marina Port Vell in the form of a presentation dinner by the Seakeepers International Society for Spain's nautical and scientific community. Taking part in the event will be several members of Barcelona Nautical Cluster. Marina Port Vell will be the host, while BWA Yachting and Marina Barcelona 92 are sponsoring the event. read_more
Taking advantage of the first anniversary of the twinning between the cities of Fort Lauderdale and Mataró, a Catalan business delegation travelled to Florida in March to promote the relationship between the two cities. The visit also served to explore new business opportunities, including the possibility of developing the Port of Mataró as a benchmark marina for the repair and maintenance of yachts travelling around the Mediterranean. read_more
Toni Tió, President of Barcelona Boat Cluster, took part in the professional seminar on March 19 that opened the FIMAR International Sea Fair of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Under the name "Barcelona, a successful nautical model", Toni Tió chaired a round table at which he set out some strategies that have stimulated the industry in our country in addition to presenting the main objectives of Barcelona Nautical Cluster as part of one of the benchmark nautical events in Spain. read_more
This year, Dubai was once again the nautical capital of the Persian Gulf with the holding of the 23rd Dubai International Boat Show from 3 to 7 March. The event was attended by Toni Tió and Alejo Trullás, President and CEO of Barcelona Nautical Cluster. read_more
Taking advantage of his participation at the Third Nautical Congress organised by ANEN, a representation of Barcelona's nautical sector met with Julio Gómez-Pomar, Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Transport and Housing, on Wednesday 11 March. The meeting was organised by Barcelona Nautical Cluster and attended by Toni Tió and Alejo Trullás, President and CEO of the Cluster, Jaume Prats and Toni Guiu, advisors of the Spanish Federation of Sports and Tourism Ports (FEAPDT), Tomàs Gallart, president of the Catalan Ports employers asociation (ACPET) and Ángeles Esteller, Vice President of the Development Committee in Congress and member of Barcelona City Council. read_more
There was a large turnout at the Third Nautical Congress organised by the National Association of Nautical Companies, ANEN. The event included various presentations, round tables and the participation of many experts and professionals from the sector. One of the debates, held at the end of the first day, concerned the "Spain Brand in the nautical sector" and was moderated by Toni Tió, President of Barcelona Nautical Cluster, and attended by the designer Iñigo Toledo, General Manager of Shipyards Majorca, Diego Colón de Carvajal, and sail designer Juan Meseguer. read_more
In 2015 Barcelona will again be the scene of one of the major international nautical events of the year. From 27 June to 4 July Barcelona will host the ORC World Championship, organised by the Barcelona Royal Yacht Club (Reial Club Nàutic de Barcelona). So far, with the first application period closed, 70 vessels from 17 different countries have registered to take part. These are extraordinary figures, considering that the contest aims to close the registration of participants at 120 and there are still more than 4 months to go until the Championship. read_more
On Friday 13 February nearly 40 companies took part in the first working session held by Barcelona Nautical Cluster, in collaboration with the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) through its Technological Centre CIT UPC. The event served to introduce technological innovation projects performed by research centres related to the UPC and private companies. read_more
The Third Nautical Congress will be held on 11 and 12 March in Barcelona and will be organised by the National Association of Nautical Companies (Associació Nacional d’Empreses Nàutiques, ANEN), the employers' organisation that brings together 90% of companies in the nautical sector in Spain. The event aims to discuss prospects for the nautical market in Spain in areas such as taxation, training and new nautical marketing trends. read_more
This year's Aftersales & Refit Yachting Experience (YARE) was held from 2 to 6 February in Viareggio, Italy. It is one of the most important boat shows in the Mediterranean and is among the few international events dedicated exclusively to refit and sales of superyachts. read_more
The "design et al" magazine has shortlisted Marcelo Penna Yacht Design in one of the categories of the renowned International Yacht & Aviation Awards 2015 for yacht design. The company associated with Barcelona Clúster Nàutic is a finalist in the category ‘Sailing Yacht over 30 Metres’ for the design of the Lamima, an Indonesian gaff-ketch traditional phinisi. read_more
Marina Port Vell closed 2014 with the best results since the marina was transformed in 2010. Last year 282 superyachts berthed at its facilities, most of which used the new docks built during 2013 and 2014. The marina has a 170 berth capacity that can accommodate yachts up to 180 metres long. read_more
On Friday 13 February, Barcelona Clúster Nàutic will be holding a work session in collaboration with the UPC's Centre for Innovation and Technology entitled "Technologies in the Maritime Nautical and Port field - Exploring ideas to create value." The conference is open to all companies in the sector and aims to gain first-hand knowledge of some of the technological projects being developed by companies in the private sector through agreements with the UPC. read_more
After a period in the red, 2014 was a year of recovery for the marine industry, especially in terms of boat registrations. Over the past year Spain has seen an increase of 9.92%. Growth was particularly positive in Barcelona, rising from 378 in 2013 to 461 registrations in 2014, an increase of 21.96%. Barcelona is the second province, after the Balearic Islands, in the number of registrations and its share of this market in 2014 stood at 10.75%. read_more
On 27 March, Associació Joves per la Mar is to organise the first “Catalunya al través 2015” sail training regatta The association has already opened the registration period and participating vessels have until 28 February to complete their crews. One of the peculiarities of this regatta is that at least half of the team must be under 25 years old. This requirement does not affect the minimum numbers of professional crew or qualified crew members required to sail the vessel. read_more
Good news for the nautical sector in our country. The fee will be lower from 2015 and the charging system for T-0 navigational aids fee will be changed. The proposal for this change has come from the Spanish Federation of Sporting and Tourism Ports (FEAPDT), promoted by its president, Gabriel Sandoval, along with the team led by Jaume Prats of Barcelona Advocats, a company associated to Barcelona Nautical Cluster read_more
The Barcelona World Race is already underway. On 31 December last, one of the greatest international challenges - sailing around the world non-stop with a crew of two - set off from Barceloneta beach. The race will go right around the world and back to Barcelona. The city is the starting and finishing point of an event that promises to be more open and competitive than ever before. read_more
Barcelona Clúster Nàutic participated in the latest edition of the Barcelona International Boat Show, strengthening its role as a key driver of the city’s nautical sector.
Barcelona Clúster Nàutic played a prominent role at Ágora Port during the Barcelona International Boat Show, a key platform for dialogue, knowledge, and innovation in the maritime and nautical sector.
At the Monaco Yacht Show 2025, Barcelona Clúster Nàutic and Cluster Yachting Monaco agreed to collaborate more closely with the aim of strengthening ties between two of Europe’s most dynamic…[+]
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