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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..

Valenciaport: Export freight rates drop for sixth consecutive month

Valencia, March 3, 2023 – The Valencia Containerized Freight Index  (VCFI), the indicator that measures the trend and evolution of container...

COSCO, Joman Logistic to jointly operate road service in València

València, Spain (PortSEurope) March 1, 2023 – COSCO Shipping Lines Spain (CSL Spain) has entered into a strategic agreement with the transport...

Spanish seaports – January 2022 – ranked by total TEU handled

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – In January 2023, state-owned Spanish seaports handled 1.26 million containers (TEU), down -13.2% from...

Port of Valencia workers receive reachstacker training in Germany

València, Spain (PortSEurope) February 23, 2023 – A delegation from the Port of València has visited the Hyster-Yale Group facilities in Weeze,...

Port of Valencia sees cargo down 15.9% in January

València, Spain (PortSEurope) February 22, 2023 – In January 2023, the Port of València handled 5,715,093 tonnes of cargo, down -15.95% compared to the...

Valenciaport advises in the construction of caisson docks, Port of Rotterdam

València, Spain (Ports Europe) February 15, 2023 – A delegation of technicians from the Port of Rotterdam has visited the Port of Valencia (PAV) to...

Volvo, Grupo Torres start using electric truck in Port of València

València, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2023 – Auto manufacturer Volvo has supplied an FH Electrix vehicle to Grupo Torres for use in the Port of...

Spanish ports attend Fruit Logistica Berlin

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 9, 2023 – State-owned Spanish ports of general interest are present at the Fruit Logistica Fair, under the...

Netherlands ambassador visits Port of València

València, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2023 – The ambassador of the Netherlands in Spain, Roel Nieuwenhuis, has visited the Port of València to...

Spanish state-owned ports – TEU handled – 2021/2022

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2023 – Puertos del Estado has published the final figures for containers TEU handling in 2022 by Spanish...

Spain’s Ceuta and Valencia with EcoPorts’ environmental management standard

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 1, 2023 – The Spanish ports of Ceuta and Valencia have been certified through the EcoPorts’ Port...

Valènciaport reports total cargo and containers traffic down in 2022

València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2023 – The Port of València has reported total cargo and containers traffic down in 2022, although the port...

State-owned Spanish ports – cargo handled in 2022 – by port

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2023 – State-owned Spanish ports saw cargo traffic up +3.5% in 2022 to 563,373,981 tons, compared to 544,419,737...

COSCO SHIPPING Ports (Spain) – TEU handled – 2018-2022

València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2023 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has published the final TEU handling figures for COSCO Shipping Ports...

Guatemala ministers visit Port of València

València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2023 – The Minister of Economy, Janio Rosales and the Minister of Public Finance, Edwin Martínez of...

Port Authority of Valencia awards a contract for a second solar plant

València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2023 – The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has awarded a contract for the construction and maintenance of...

Valencia, Port of Hydrogen

València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 17, 2023 – The Port of València has received the first load of hydrogen (H2) to supply the refuelling station....

2022 closes with a 13.1% drop in the cost of export freight from Valenciaport

The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) closes the year 2022 with a fall of -13.10% in December compared to November – January 13, 2023 This is...

Port of València joins EU ECCLIPSE project

València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2023 – The port facilities managed by the Port Authority of València (APV) are preparing for the...

Grupo Alonsa appeals against Port of València decision

València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2023 – Grupo Alonso has filed an appeal against the Port Authority of València which excluded its...

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