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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..

Port Authority of València approves new container terminal

València, Spain (PortSEurope) December 2, 2022 – The Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has approved the Construction Project of...

Dutch delegation visits hydrogen facilities in Port of València

València, Spain (PortSEurope) December 1, 2022 – A delegation from the Dutch Ministry of Climate and Energy has visited the hydrogen generation...

Valenciaport to submit north terminal plan to its council

València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 30, 2022 – Valenciaport will soon submit its north terminal plan to the council. This will present details of the...

Valenciaport promotes short sea shipping

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 29, 2022 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) attended the XX Annual Conference of the Spanish Association for the...

Valencia looks to increase trade with Northern Morocco

València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – The Port of València is looking to increase its cargo trade with the ports of Northern Morocco. To...

Ranking: Top five Spanish container ports January-October 2022

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – Puertos del Estado has published a list of the top Spanish ports by containers (TEU) handled in the...

Spanish ports cargo traffic up 4.56% in Jan-Oct 2022 (statistics)

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – State-owned ports handled 472.82 million tons in January-October 2022, with traffic up +4.56% compared to...

Delegation from Brazil visits Port of Valencia

València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 21, 2022 – A delegation from Brazil has visited the Port of Valencia, interested in sustainability, innovation...

Atlantic Council consults with Valenciaport on the environment

València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 21, 2022 – The Atlantic Council has consulted with Valenciaport on issues concerning the environment including...

International issues slow container traffic at Valenciaport

València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 18, 2022 – International issues have slowed container traffic at Valenciaport according to the October 2022...

APM Terminals Valencia starts work on new maintenance workshop

València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2022 – APM Terminals Valencia has started work on new maintenance workshop which will cover 2,145 m² on the...

Baleària to construct public passenger terminal in the Port of Valencia

València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2022 – Baleària Eurolineas Marítimas S.A. has been awarded a contract to construct and operate a new public...

Port of Gandia awards solar plant contract

València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 7, 2022 – The Port Authority of Valencia has awarded Electromur S.A. a contract for a solar energy plant in the...

Cost of export freight from Valencia to the Far East falls 22.1% in October

It is the sixth consecutive month that freight rates with the Asian market have decreased The Valencia Containerized Freight Index (VCFI) in October stood at...

Spanish ports see vehicle handling down 5.3% in 2021

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 4, 2022 – Spanish ports see vehicle handling down 5.3% in 2021 to just over 2 million vehicles. The fall in numbers...

Ranking: Top 10 Spanish container ports – January-September 2022

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 26, 2022 – Puertos del Estado has published a list of the top 10 container ports in the first nine months of 2022....

Valenciaport attends International Business and Foreign Trade Congress

València, October 26, 2022.- Valenciaport will be one of the centers of attention in the three days of the International Business and Foreign Trade...

In Q3 2022, cargo of Spanish ports was 425.3 mln tons, up 5%

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 26, 2022 – In Q3 2022, total cargo traffic of Spanish state ports was 425.3 million tons, an increase of...

EU ambassadors in Spain visit Valenciaport

EU ambassadors in Spain highlight the strategic value of Valenciaport for Europe – October 21, 2022 The ambassadors of the European Union in Spain have...

Port of Valencia tests 5G for ship docking operations

València, Spain (Ports Europe) October 21, 2022 – The Port of Valencia tests 5G for ship docking operations, becoming the first Spanish ports to test...

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