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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..

COSCO Shipping Ports sees Q1 2021 container traffic up 9.8%

Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) April 16, 2021 – In the first quarter of this year the port terminals of COSCO Shipping Ports group handled container...

Valenciaport: Goods and container traffic grew in March by 12.96% and 9.22% respectively

Valenciaport is the driving force behind economic activity, facilitating the export activity of companies. Cargo TEUs grew by 24.38% in March (accumulating 8...

Grimaldi-Armas Trasmediterranea agreement for the sale of assets

Naples, 13 April 2021 The Grimaldi Group and Armas Trasmediterránea Group announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the sale of some...

Valenciaport to tender update of the economic impact study

The port precincts of València, Sagunto and Gandia generated 2,500 million euros of added value and 39,000 jobs according to the data of the last report with...

FVET asks the APM terminal to join in the extension of opening hours to speed up traffic in the Port of Valencia

València, 14 April 2021 – The Valencian Federation of Transport and Logistics Employers (FVET) has asked AMP Terminals to clarify the measures it is...

Valenciaport enables a link on its website to check air quality in real time

On the Valenciaport website you can already check in real time the air quality of the environmental control cabin located on the esplanade of the old Turia...

Grimaldi agrees to purchase the main assets of Naviera Armas in the Mediterranean

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 13, 2021 – Naples-based Grimaldi and Armas Trasmediterránea of Spain have signed a memorandum of understanding...

Port of València reduces its carbon footprint by 30%

Between 2008 and 2019, Valenciaport’s activity has grown by 42%, while CO2 emissions per tonne managed have been reduced by 30% The Port Authority of...

Valencia: New North Terminal does not require new Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

The Port Authority of Valencia expresses its gratitude and satisfaction for the conclusions of the State Ports report and ratifies its environmental commitment...

The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) increased by 17.48% in March

It stands at 1.971,96 points, the highest figure since the series began in January 2018 The price of fuel, the shortage of empty containers or congestion on...

Valenciaport easily manages more than 30,000 additional containers from the Suez Canal delay

València, April 7, 2021.- After the arrival today of the Conti Everest and the CMA CGM Centaurus at the docks of the Port of València, there are now three...

Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – February 2021

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 7, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in February 2021 of 40.43...

Valenciaport is operating normally with the arrival of the first ships that were held up by the blockade of the Suez Canal

València, April 6, 2021- The activity of Valenciaport is proceeding normally after receiving at the docks of the Port of Valencia the first ship that was held...

Valenciaport prepared to manage traffic held back by the blockade of the Suez Canal

Terminals and shipping companies will focus their management on the coordination of empty containers so that they are in the terminal yards for the shortest...

Valenciaport, ready to manage traffic held up by the Suez Canal blockade

The terminals and shipping lines are going to focus their management on coordinating the empty containers so that they are in the terminal yards for the...

COSCO SHIPPING Ports announces FY2020 results

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited, the world’s leading ports operator, today announced full-year results of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) for...

MSC Terminal Valencia and CSP Iberian Terminal Valencia extend operational hours

Both terminals increase from April 13 the opening hours at 6:00 AM for the delivery of import and empty containers – March 29, 2021 The president of the...

Approval for Special Plan for the South Zone 1 of the Port of València

València, March 23, 2021 One more step for the city of València, and especially the Nazaret neighborhood, to have a new green area in the Desembocadura Park,...

Algeria’s El Hamdania deep-water port construction start

Cherchell, Algeria (Ports Europe) March 23, 2021 – The construction of the Algeria’s new commercial port of El Hamdania (between the cities of Cherchell in...

Port of Valencia sees improved cargo figures for February

In the first two months of the year, 13.51 million tons of merchandise and 917,054 TEUs have been handled – March 18, 2021 February continues with good...

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