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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..

New Strategic Plan of Valenciaport prioritizes sustainability, citizen participation and digitalization

Valenciaport will tender this month for €511,000 the development of the new Strategic Plan – July 13, 2020 The new Plan also contemplates the...

Valencia reaffirms leadership as first Spanish port with better connectivity – United Nations

News – Valenciaport – Valencia reaffirms its leadership as the first Spanish port with better connectivity according to the United Nations –...

President of the Port Authority of Valencia meets with Secretary General of ANESCO

Aurelio Martínez (APV) and José Luis Romero (ANESCO) have addressed the current situation of the stowage sector and future challenges – July 8, 2020...

Green C Ports European Project awarded 2020 World Port Sustainability Award

News – Piraeus Port Authority – International Award for Green C Ports Project implemented with the participation of the port of Piraeus –...

Top 10 Spanish ports see cargo down in May, after April fall

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports September 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Puertos del Estado reports May 2020 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports May 2020 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

VCFI experienced a slight rebound in June with growth of 1.62%

The Covid-19 crisis continues to condition commercial activity, which is reflected in an 8.4% increase in freight with the Far East and a 1.56% decrease in the...

VPI Logística awards four companies plots of the Logistics Activities Zone

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 3, 2020 – Valencia Plataforma Intermodal y Logística (VPI Logística) has approved the award of four blocks or plots...

GREEN C PORTS project wins the IAPH World Ports Sustainability Awards 2020

Green C Ports, co-financed by the Connecting Europe Facility of the European Union, has won the award in the category of “Resilient Infrastructure”...

Aurelio Martínez: new North Terminal will double economic impact of Valencia port

The North expansion will double the number of jobs generated by the port to 80,000 by 2030 – June 29, 2020 The €1.4 billion public-private investment...

Valenciaport will invest 136 million in Sagunto port

These investments will allow for key infrastructures such as rail access, the border inspection centre or the management of the northern zone – June 29,...

Valenciaport begins studies for third dock of Sagunto port

The Port Authority of Valencia is responding to the request of the Mayor of Sagunto to begin studying this infrastructure. Aurelio Martinez has put in value...

Valenciaport Foundation gets the approval of 9 European projects in the first half of the year

This morning the ordinary meeting of the board of trustees of the Valenciaport Foundation took place, which was held in the Clock Building of the Port of...

Two projects led by Valenciaport awarded at IAPH World Port Sustainability Awards 2020

Green C Ports and LOOP-Ports are the two European projects that have won the awards in the categories of “Resilient Infrastructure” and...

German Foreign Minister visits Valencia port and talks cooperation with Spanish ports

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas appreciates Valenciaport’s leadership, a port that compared with the Germans, is located between Hamburg and Bremen...

Valenciaport traffic reflects the slowdown in the economy during the months of confinement due to the Covid-19 crisis

Valenciaport managed close to 400,000 containers in May, 19.68% less than in the same month of 2019. In the accumulated index for the year, activity decreased...

Vehicle traffic in Valencia port, the main cause of air pollution during lockdown

During confinement, NO 2 has been reduced by more than 60% thanks mainly to the decrease in urban traffic, which has dropped by around 70%, while the port...

Valencia port to receive mobile hydrogen refuelling station

The mobile Hydrogen Refuelling Station designed within the framework of the H2PORTS project will arrive at the Port of Valencia in early 2021 – June 19,...

Valenciaport puts out tender for GREEN C PORTS project

The Port Authority of Valencia has put out to tender the supply, installation and configuration of environmental control equipment within the framework of the...

PLANET Project Celebrates Kick Off Meeting

Yesterday, the project “Progress towards Federated Logistics through the Integration of TEN-T into a Global Trade Network” – PLANET celebrated its...

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