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..
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...
Spain: Ranking – ports by total cargo, March & Q1 2023
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 26, 2023 – In March 2023, Spain’s state ports handled 47.61 million tons of cargo, up +3.6% on the same month of...
Valenciaport: Freight traffic and container movement grew by 11.5% in March
11.5% more containers and 11.5% more tons – this has been the increase in freight traffic recorded by Valenciaport during the month of March –...
Joan Calabuig: “Valenciaport is going to be the most sustainable port in Europe and will lead the energy transition”
València, April 18th, 2023. The president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), Joan Calabuig, has shown Valenciaport’s commitment to society and...
Valencia Containerized Freight Index again saw a fall of -12.52% in March
The Valencia Containerized Freight Index (VCFI) again registered a fall of -12.52% in March compared to the previous month, accumulating seven consecutive...
Valenciaport presents the results of the ECCLIPSE project
València, Spain (Ports Europe) April 12, 2023 – Valenciaport has presented the results of the ECCLIPSE project that analyzes the impact of climate...
Valenciaport issues rail yard tender
València, Spain (Ports Europe) April 11, 2023 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has issued a tender the remodeling of the rail yard of the East...
Valenciaport tests airships for aerial surveillance of port activities
València, Spain (PortSEurope) April 5, 2023 – Valenciaport has tested an airships for aerial surveillance of port activities in Sagunto. An airship...