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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..

Delegation from the Port of Kribi, Cameroon, visits Valenciaport

Know first-hand the daily operation of one of the most important ports in Europe and one of the benchmarks in container traffic, its commitment to digital...

Valanciaport: The VCFI index reflects that freight rates continue to rise and grow 2.51% in August

València, September 3, 2021 – The Valencia Containerized Freight Index (VCFI) for August has grown again, although more timidly than the previous...

Valenciaport already manages 40% of Spanish imports and exports by sea

Valencia, September 2, 2021 – During the first seven months of the year, Valenciaport managed a total of 1,434,840 import and export containers. This...

Valencia Port Authority discusses the new terminal and the environment with the European Parliament

València, September 1, 2021 – The president of the Valencia Port Authority (APV), Aurelio Martínez, today discussed before the Petitions Committee of...

Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – June 2021

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 1, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in July 2021 of 45.99...

COSCO Shipping Ports – Overseas Terminals throughput – July 2021

Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) August 27, 2021 – In July 2021, COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited registered global container throughput of 8.9 million TEU,...

The Port of València opens the doors of the world to Spanish wine

València, August 25, 2021 – We are no longer surprised to be sitting in a restaurant in New York and tasting a good Utiel-Requena wine, a Monastrell red...

Valenciaport’s activity mobilizes more than 1.6 million telematic transactions per week

Procedures, figures, references … around 230,000 messages are shared simultaneously in a single day by the more than a thousand companies connected to...

Valenciaport comments in UNCTAD’s port liner shipping connectivity index

The Port of València consolidates its position among the top 20 of the best connected ports in the world according to the Port liner shipping connectivity...

Valenciaport handles more than 3.2 million containers up to July and grows by 10%

València, August 20, 2021 – 3,287,476 containers and more than 49.5 million tonnes of goods have been moved through Valenciaport’s docks in the...

Valenciaport starts work on the new passenger terminal project

València, August 17, 2021 – The new public passenger terminal begins to take its first steps with the start of the awarding procedure for the works for...

Over 2,000 trains have passed through the Port of València in the first half of the year

The synergy between maritime and rail traffic is a bet for the present and future for the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) with the aim of improving the...

From Valencia to China or Reunion Island: Spanish pork reaches 75 countries through Valenciaport

Every year thousands of containers with pork leave the Port of València to be consumed in North America, Asia, Oceania, Europe or South America … up to...

Valenciaport puts out to tender the Strategic Plan 2030

The Valencia Port Authority (APV) has put out to tender technical assistance for the preparation of the Valenciaport 2030 Strategic Plan, which will have five...

Valenciaport: Freight rates continue to rise due to the container shortage and the economic pull of the USA

València, August 6, 2021 – The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) for July has once again grown at a rate of 9.19%, making it the first year of...

New electrical substation of the Port of València close to completion

València, August 5, 2021 – The Port of València continues to make progress in its decarbonisation process within the framework of Valenciaport 2030,...

Valenciaport shows real time air quality

As of today, the information offered by the two air quality measurement booths located in the Port of València can be consulted in real time and from the...

Companies from Riba-roja and Valenciaport are committed to prioritizing rail transport over the road

València July 28, 2021.- The Polígonos Riba-roja A-3 (Rib A3) Business Association has held this Tuesday the first session of its networking meal...

Valenciaport and Gandia City Council prepare an agreement for port-city issues

València, July 28, 2021.- The president of the Valencia Port Authority (APV), Aurelio Martínez and the new mayor of Gandia, José Manuel Prieto, met...

Valencia Port Authority to tender ideas competition to boost the Port of Gandía

The Port of Gandía continues to take firm steps so that its neighbors can enjoy an open, close and integrated area in the city. An area to publicize its...

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