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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..

Spain’s leading ports suffer reduced traffic in April 2020

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 3, 2020 – State-owned Puertos del Estado has reported April 2020 cargo statistics for ports, which shows that the...

Spain’s Puertos del Estado reports April 2020 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 3, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports April 2020 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Cosco Shipping Ports Spain to invest €62 million in Valencia port

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) June 2, 2020 – Cosco Shipping Ports Spain (CSP Spain) has announced that it will invest over €62 million ($69.30...

Valenciaport will focus celebration of Environment Day on “2030, zero emissions”

Valenciaport and the participating companies of the port community have made a virtual presentation through a specific website. On June 5, people will be able...

Cosco Shipping Spain obtains the OEA

Agencia Tributaria (Tax Agency) has graned COSCO SHIPPING Lines Spain the status of Authorized Economic Operator in the AEOS category of Protection and...

Fundación Valenciaport participates in the NEMO project

The NEMO project involves eighteen partners from eleven countries and has a budget of around €6.5 million – May 26, 2020 The solutions developed during...

Electrical substation for port of Valencia receives approval

News – The Conselleria d’Agricultura, Desenvolupament Rural, Emergència Climàtica i Transició Ecològica gives its approval to the transformer...

Valenciaport staff to start returning to office work

Incorporation will be progressive and dynamic, according to the needs, norms, and evolution of the pandemic. Teleworking will continue in most positions that...

Valenciaport sees over 5% fall in April container traffic

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) May 19, 2020 – In the period January-March 2020, the port of Valencia handled 1.725 million containers and a total volumes...

COSCO’s European container terminals see fall in April traffic

Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) May 17, 2020 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited has published container throughput for April 2020 showing a global 5.3% fall...

Valenciaport pays around €10 million to support port against virus impact

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) May 14, 2020 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has reported that it...

Fundación Valenciaport participates in European project to design supply chains of the future

Twenty-one partners from eight European countries have joined together with the common goal of designing the next generation of IOT (Internet Of Things)...

APM Terminals Valencia deploys scalable virtual 4G wireless network

As part of a global roll-out, APM Terminals Valencia, Spain has launched a new Virtual Private LTE provided by Telefonica Spain. LTE (network are a...

Valenciaport – VCFI rises 4.78% in April, reaches highest value began

The idle fleet caused by the coronavirus pandemic has led to a reduction in capacity of 3.4 million TEUs until the second quarter. The Far East is the area...

Valenciaport port community reach 2019 environmental objectives of the ECOPORT II project

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) May 8, 2020 – The Ecoport II project, operated by Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port...

Spain: Total port traffic Q1 2020 by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 6, 2020 – Puertos del Estado (PdE) has published port authority cargo numbers for January-March 2020, showing that total...

Spanish port traffic fell by 4.7% in first quarter of the year

The economic measures for port companies facilitate a saving of €100 million in reduction of rates and an injection of liquidity of another €250 million in...

APM Terminals merges Valencia, Barcelona, Castellón and Gijón teams experience into new structure

APM Terminals has started a process to unify its terminal teams into a combined structure that involves the company’s four import and export terminals in...

APM Terminals Valencia certified as Authorised Economic Operator

APM Terminals Valencia received the internationally recognized security status, Authorized Economic Operator for customs simplification (AEOC) from the EU last...

Valencia City Council approval for ZAL development will create jobs

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) May 4, 2020 – Valencia City Council has approved the project for the repair and sanitation of the Logistics Activities...

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