The port authorities said that there were no injuries reported and that the fire has been controlled.
The ship in question has been identified as the Italian-flagged RoRo-passenger vessel Excellent.
Four containers fell from the ship as a result of the collision, the Associated Press reported citing Barcelona firefighting department. The flames from the containers were extinguished by foam, the report said.
The firefighters informed on their Twitter account that several units were dispatched to the scene and that the area had been evacuated.
Based on the video footage released on Youtube, the ship has been towed away from the scene.
The cause of the incident is yet to be determined.
The Managing Director of the Port of Barcelona Jose Alb. Carbonell and the port’s head of maritime district office Javier Valencia Alonso are expected to hold a press conference on the matter later today.
今天凌晨，一艘渡輪在南碼頭的一個港口集裝箱碼頭與一輛裝載起重機相撞，Barcelona港發生火災。
港務局表示，沒有人員受傷，火勢已得到控制。
該船已被確定為意大利國旗的RoRo客船Excellent.。
據美聯社援引Barcelona消防部門報導，四艘集裝箱因碰撞而從船上墜落。報告稱，集裝箱內的火焰被泡沫熄滅。
消防隊員在他們的推特賬號上告知，有幾個單位被派往現場並且該地區已被撤離。
根據在Youtube上發布的視頻片段，這艘船已被拖離現場。
事件的原因尚未確定。
巴塞羅那港口Jose Alb的總經理。預計Carbonell和港口區海事辦事處負責人Javier Valencia Alonso將於今天晚些時候召開新聞發布會。
Information source: World Maritime News Staff , Image Courtesy: Shipping Spotting
