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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 establishes a COVID-19 security protocol at the Baleària terminal for end-of-course trips

València, June 9, 2021 – The Valencia Port Authority (APV) and the Baleària company have established a joint protocol before the departure and entry...

Oranges from Castellón depart from Port of València bound for India

València, June 8, 2021 – 11 refrigerated containers loaded with 250 tons of Castellón oranges depart from the Port of València aboard MSC SIXIN, one...

Valencia Containerized Freight Index continues with the upward trend and grows by 17.85% in May

València, June 5, 2021.- The Valencia Containerized Freight Index  (VCFI) continues with its upward trend that began in August 2020 and grows by 17.85%...

Valenciaport: “In the next few days we will activate the wind energy project in the Port of València”

València, June 4, 2021 – The president of the Valencia Port Authority (APV), Aurelio Martínez, has announced that in the coming days “Valenciaport...

Valenciaport: “Maritime transport indices are key to identify trends and make decisions in the port sector”

València, June 3, 2021 – The Valencia Port Authority (APV) and the Valenciaport Foundation have held this Thursday the seminar “Tools to analyze...

Valenciaport will focus the environment conference on reducing carbon emissions

València, June 2, 2021 – Decarbonisation strategies in port areas will be the focus on the World Environment Day conference organized this Friday by...

Valencia welcomes cruises again

València, May 31, 2021 – On June 27, the ship Mein Schiff 2 of the TUI Cruises company will make a stopover at the Port of València. It will be the...

València will bring together European ports in 2022 at the ESPO REGATTA conference

València, May 28, 2021 – Valencia will hold in 2022 the annual conference of the European Organization of Maritime Ports (ESPO). This was announced by...

Valenciaport installs a pioneering system of walkable solar panels

Solar panels has installed at ground level, walkable by pedestrians and vehicles, an adaptable pavement to be placed on any plot of land, connected with...

Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – April 2021

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 26, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in April 2021 of 45.45...

Spanish ports recover and grow 8.7% during the month of April

The 46 state-owned ports in Spain closed the month of April with a movement of 45,458,749 tons, an increase of 8.7% compared to April 2020 – May 26,...

Decarbonisation and digitization, a common strategy of European ports to promote economic transformation

València, May 25, 2021.- Decarbonisation, digitization, use of alternative energies, intermodality and engines of innovation are some of the common...

EU support for the Port Authority of Valencia north enlargement

València, May 24th, 2021.- The European Union has supported the works inside the northern extension of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) where the new...

H2PORTS project analyzes the use of hydrogen as a marine fuel

This afternoon the 2nd meeting of the stakeholder group of the H2PORTS hydrogen project was held in virtual format with 70 participants – May 19, 2021...

Decarbonisation and the fight against climate change, milestones and priorities for Valenciaport

Decarbonisation and the fight against climate change, milestones and priorities in the Valenciaport strategy – May 20, 2021 The supply of electricity to...

Spanish ports ready to resume cruise traffic with full safety guarantees

Spain’s public port system, made up of 46 ports managed by 28 Port Authorities and coordinated by Puertos del Estado, is represented at the International...

Valenciaport installs third air quality and control cabin in the Port of Sagunto

València, May 19, 2021 The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has installed in the Port of Sagunto what is now its third cabin for environmental control and...

Green and digital transformation will focus the debate at the annual conference of European ports

València, May 18, 2021 After a year 2020 complicated by the impact of the health crisis generated by COVID-19 and its effect on the world economy, Europe...

Port of València moves 479,171 containers in April and sets new records

València, May 16, 2021 Data on goods movements and container traffic from Valenciaport for April show that the port facilities managed by the Port Authority...

The port community renews its self-environmental requirements of the ECOPORT II project

Valencia, May 12, 2021  Valenciaport has a clear objective: 2030 zero emissions. It is the commitment made by the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), a plan...

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