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The world's largest cruise company is eyeing growth at Europe's largest port in Barcelona, and also in China. 

In a recent press release Carnival Corp. & PLC announced that it is investing nearly $33 million to build and operate a private cruise terminal at the Spanish port as part of an agreement with the Port Authority of Barcelona.

As part of the deal, Carnival was granted administrative concessions to operate its second private cruise terminal at the port and collaborate with the port authority on the construction of a 300-space parking facility.

The Port of Barcelona is considered the fourth-busiest in the world and used by seven of Carnival's 10 cruise line brands as both a destination and home port.

In 2014, the Spanish port had 764 cruise calls and more than 2.36 million passengers across its six existing terminals, according to port data.

Carnival has received approval to begin the final design process for the new cruise terminal, and construction is expected to begin in 2016, with opening slated for 2018.

The new cruise terminal will be in the port's Adossat wharf and will be Europe's largest, the company said.

"In the past several years, Barcelona has seen a consistent surge in growth as a very popular destination for our cruise guests," Giora Israel, Carnival's senior vice president of global port and destination development, said in a news release. "And as the largest port in Europe, it continues to be a great city and port for both our guests and our cruise line brands."

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