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Valencia

Valencia is a Mediterranean Sea port on Spain’s southeastern coast and the country’s leading Mediterranean port in terms of commercial traffic, mostly containerised cargo; the port is managed by Autoridad Portuaria de València (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) which includes the ports of València, Gandia and Sagunto. State ports are managed by Puertos del Estado which executes port policy of the government; made up of 28 port authorities that manage the 46 ports..

APM Terminals Valencia invests to increase capacity

València, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2023 – APM Terminals Valencia has commissioned 11 new Terberg YT223 terminal tractors for container handling....

Port of Valencia to support reconstruction of Ukrainian ports

València, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2023 – Oleksandr Nosenko, delegate in Valencia of the Odesa Region (Ukraine) and Serhii Bychkov, mayor of the...

APM Terminals Spanish Gateways presents its decarbonisation roadmap

Go Green environmental awareness initiative’s agenda includes its plan to achieve the company’s global goals – June 13, 2023 APM Terminals...

MSC Cruises publishes dock electrification plan

Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) June 15, 2023 – MSC Cruises has published a dock electrification plan, which aims to reduce the output of toxic gaseous...

Valenciaport assumes presidency of MEDports committee

València, Spain (PortSEurope) June 12, 2023 – Manuel Rodríguez of Valenciaport has been appointed the Chairman of the MEDports Cooperation &...

Valenciaport consolidates its leadership in southern Europe with the entry of CMA CGM in the capital CSP Iberian Valencia Terminal

Valencia, June 8, 2023.- Valenciaport would see its leadership as the main European container port in the Mediterranean strengthened with the entry of the...

CMA CGM to take stake in Spanish ports of València and Bilbao

València, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2023 – The French CMA CGM Group is to acquire shares in Cosco Shipping Ports (Spain) Holding (CSP) from TPIH...

Dock electrification of the Port of Valencia begins

València, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2023 – The first dock electrification project, cold ironing, of the Port of València will be launched this June....

Top container ports in the EU in 2022

Rotterdam, The Netherlands (Ports Europe) June 5, 2023 – Most EU ports handled less containers in 2022, compared to 2021. The Q1 2023 TEU results of the top...

València-Font de Sant Lluís intermodal terminal increases traffic

València, Spain (Ports Europe) May 31, 2023 – The València-Font de Sant Lluís intermodal terminal will have the capacity to operate 150,000 Intermodal...

Zaragoza exporters see Valenciaport as key port for logistics development of Aragon

Valencia, May 25, 2023.-  A large delegation of the Aragon Logistics Cluster (ALIA) has visited the facilities of the Port of Valencia to see...

Net-Zero MAR Alliance is constituted as an association

Last week the Net-Zero MAR Alliance, after almost two years of intense work, celebrated its act of constitution as an association – May 23, 2023 This...

Spain: TEUs handled by port, April 2023

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 23, 2023 – In April 2023, Spanish state ports handled 709,466 containers (TEU), a decrease of -14.3% compared to the...

Valenciaport joins World Ports Climate Action Program summit

Valencia, May 12, 2023 – The president of the Port Authority of Valencia (APV), Joan Calabuig, will participate on May 17 in Rotterdam in the 5th CEO...

Ports and power purchase agreements set to grow

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) May 13, 2023 – While it is not common for ports to have Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) contracts for electricity, some...

VCFI – Export freight from the Port of Valencia fell again in April by 9.28%

The Valencia Containerized Freight Index  (VCFI), the indicator that measures the trend and evolution of container transport costs by sea from the Port of...

Valenciaport community meets Ecoport II objectives

Valencia, May 3, 2023 – The port community of the ports of València, Sagunto and Gandia continue to advance firmly in concrete and measurable...

Ports of València and Gandia discuss cooperation

València, Spain (Ports Europe) April 30, 2023 – The president of the Port Authority of Valencia (APV), Joan Calabuig has met with mayor Gandia, José...

Port of Valencia becomes the first port to use truck tractor powered by hydrogen

València, Spain (Ports Europe) April 28, 2023 – The Port of Valencia yesterday became the first port in the world to use a 4×4 truck tractor unit...

Valenciaport, Burgos are working on study of direct rail connection

València, Spain (Ports Europe) April 27, 2023 – Valenciaport and Burgos are working on the study of a direct rail connection that links the port with...

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