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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..

CCOO PV and Valenciaport value the railway investments in the Port of Sagunto for the economic development of Camp de Morvedre

València, February 28, 2022 – The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) and Comisiones Obreras del País Valencià (CCOO-PV), have valued the work that is...

Alphaliner ratifies Valenciaport as the first European port in the Mediterranean

València, February 27, 2022 – Valenciaport strengthens its strategic position as the fourth port in Europe and the 27th in the world according to data...

Natural gas imports at the port of Sagunto grows by 150% in January 2022

València, February 24, 2022 – The international gas crisis has reinforced the role of the Port of Sagunto as a strategic reserve site for natural gas in...

Spain: State ports handle 46.6 million tons of cargo in January 2022, +9.8%

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 24, 2022 – In the first month of 2022, Spain’s state-owned ports handle a total of 46.67 million tons (mt) of...

“Valencia is the pioneering and emblematic port in Europe in the development of hydrogen technologies”

València, February 23, 2022 – The director of the National Hydrogen Centre (CNH2), Emilio Nieto, explained that “València is the pioneering and...

Spain opens public consultation on the regulation of various services provided in state-owned ports

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2022 – The National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) has opened a public consultation on the...

Boluda Shipping to initiate construction of Santander Port container terminal on 21 February

The logistics platform, to be named Boluda Maritime Terminals Santander, is expected to be operational in 2023 Valencia, 17 February 2022 Boluda Corporación...

CSP Iberian Valencia Terminal has ordered two Konecranes RTGs

València, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2022 – CSP Iberian Valencia Terminal, S.A.U. has ordered two Konecranes RTGs to strengthen the capacity of...

Cosco Shipping Lines to extend its direct service between Valencia and Algeciras by adding more West African ports

València, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2022 – Cosco Shipping Lines Spain has extended its direct service between Valencia and Algeciras by adding...

Valencia City Council and Valenciaport sign an agreement to study the use of energy from waves

The president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), Aurelio Martínez, signed today with the Councilor for Climate Emergency and Energy Transition of the...

Valenciaport: “The European programme for climate neutrality can generate environmental paradises”

València, February 14, 2022 – The president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), Aurelio Martínez, has called for a review and improvement of the...

Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) starts the year with an increase of 4.9%

The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) starts the year with an increase of 4.9% – February 4, 2022 València, February 4, 2022 – The...

Fundación Valenciaport participates in the ILIAD project to develop an innovative digital twin of the ocean

Valencia – 01.02.22. Today the kick-off meeting of the ILIAD project (Integrated Digital framework for Comprehensive Maritime Data And Information...

Spain’s top container ports in 2021 – ranking

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2022 – A total of 198.51 million tons (mt) in containers was handled by Spain’s state-owned ports in 2021,...

Spain’s top performing cargo ports in 2021 – ranking

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2022 – The 46 Spanish, state-managed ports handled 544.53 million tons in 2021, up +5.6% compared to 515.57...

Valenciaport improves pre-pandemic activity: More than 5.6 million TEUs in 2021 and 85 million tonnes mobilised

Valenciaport has closed the 2021 financial year with over 5.6 million TEUs and 85 million tonnes, numbers that improve activity with respect to 2020 and 2019,...

Rotterdam tops ranking of port carbon polluters

Transport & Environment – Press Release – February 2, 2022 The port of Rotterdam is associated with almost 14 million tonnes of CO2 each year,...

Colombian ambassador to Spain visits the Port of Valencia

The Colombian ambassador to Spain, Luis Guillermo Plata, has visited the facilities of the Port of Valencia to learn first-hand about the operations and...

Electrification of the docks of the Port of València is closer to completion

València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2022 – The Port of València is getting closer to electrifying its docks so that ships at dock twill produce...

The hydrogen Terminal Tractor within H2PORTS project is in full development – Port of Valencia

The hydrogen Terminal Tractor within the framework of the H2PORTS project is already under development by Atena – January 25, 2022 This Yard Tractor,...

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