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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..

Top Spanish cargo ports in 2019 – winners and losers

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2020 – Puertos del Estado (PdE) has reported that the 46 ports of general interest in Spain handled 564,611,193...

Spanish ports increase cargo in 2019, a record high

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2020 – Puertos del Estado (PdE) has reported that the 46 ports of general interest in Spain handled 564,611,193...

Valenciaport – New container terminal will create 14,453 jobs

When the four container terminals are operational, the employment impact of the Port of Valencia will be greater than 53,000 jobs. The Port of Valencia will...

Valenciaport presented in Fruitlogistica last week in Berlin

Good maritime connectivity and refrigerated logistics services and infrastructure have been two of the aspects that international operators have been most...

Valencia Container Freight Index (VCFI) records 5.01% growth in January

The freight increase, calculated by the Valencia Container Freight Index (VCFI) indicator, was 5.01% during the month of January The international maritime...

Valenciaport presents in Fruitlogistica its potential for the international fruit and vegetable sector

Good maritime connectivity and refrigerated infrastructure and logistics services have been two of the aspects that international operators have been most...

Valenciaport presents support of local ceramics industry

The general director of the APV has committed himself in Cevisama (ceramics sector) to more than 200 businessmen to continue working in the north enlargement,...

Valenciaport promotes port-city development

The deputy director general of the APV participates in the City-Port debate organized by the College of Architects of Valencia – February 5, 2020 The...

International reach of Valenciaport allows local ceramic sector to reach 188 countries

Until November, Valenciaport has enabled the export of 3.5 million tons of ceramic products, 4.3% more than the previous year. On Thursday, February 6, APV...

Prat Pier (Hutchison Ports BEST) & Madrid-Abroñigal lead intermodal rail traffic in Spain

News Release – Hutchison Ports BEST – January 10, 2020 The Annual Report of the Railway Sector prepared by the National Commission of Markets and...

Logista increases operating profit by 7.3%, up to €47.5 million, in first 3 months

29/01/2020 ​Economic Sales grew by 4.1%, up to €292.4 million Net Profits rose by 3.3%, up to €37.2 million The company increased its 2018 dividend by...

Valenciaport places shippers at the center of its competitiveness strategy

The day is part of the objective of Valenciaport to approach the companies and managers responsible for generating cargo as a key element for improving their...

Valenciaport will collaborate in a FERRMED study on the current state of railway infrastructure

Representatives of FERRMED visit the port of Valencia to learn about its infrastructures and rail access to the intermodal and logistics terminal Font de Sant...

Japanese delegation from the Mie Prefecture Assembly visits Valenciaport

News Release – Japanese delegation from the Mie Prefecture Assembly visits Valenciaport – January 23, 2020 A delegation from the Mie Prefecture...

Valencia port seeks environmental support for expansion

Aurelio Martínez is very satisfied with the responses received to the north extension project and says says he would like the environmental groups to support...

Gandía port to open south access to port, improving the environment

On January 31, the South access to the Port of Gandía will be finally opened, freeing heavy vehicles from transit to the Grau neighbourhood and surroundings...

95% of replies support the new terminal of the port of Valencia

The Port Authority of Valencia will answer each of the allegations and try to incorporate the improvements that can be assumed. 205 out of a total of 216...

Unanimous support of the Valencian Community to the new container terminal of Valencia port

Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has registered up until 14.00 today more than 200 replies from...

ANESCO calls for tax cut at ports

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 15, 2020 – The executive committee of ANESCO (Asociación de Empresas Estibadoras, dockworkers association) has...

Call for new Spanish State Secretariat of State Ports

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 13, 2020 – The Spanish Chamber Port Commission (Comisión de Puertos de la Cámara España), chaired by José...

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