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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..

Valencia hosts a CLIMATHON to bring innovative ideas in CO2 capture

Fundación Valenciaport (Valenciaport Foundation) – October 23, 2019 The Valenciaport Foundation and Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV –...

Valenciaport promotes reefer services at Fruit Attraction Fair in Madrid

Fruit and vegetable traffic is growing at a rate of 21.49% at the end of September and could exceed 800,000 tons at the end of the year Since last week, the...

COSCO Shipping Ports’ overseas terminals see 13.3% rise in September 2019 traffic

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 24, 2019 – In September 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw container...

Spanish ports have strong representation at the Fruit Attraction Fair in Madrid

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 22, 2019 – Spanish ports are well represented at the Fruit Attraction Fair in Madrid with a powerful offer of...

Traffic of fruit and vegetable products in Spanish ports grows by 12.5% in 2018

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 22, 2019 – State-owned ports moved more than 563 million tons of cargo in 2018, of which 11.5 million were fruits,...

Valencia port exceeds 4 million containers in September

Until September, the ports of the Port Authority of Valencia exceed 4 million containers (4,136,146 TEU). In interannual terms, Valenciaport needs less than...

MSC launches new reefer rail service with high-tec power supply

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 21, 2019 – MSC, a global transport and logistics company, has successfully completed the first service in a new...

Revolution 4.0: Interconnectivity and cybersecurity, the main challenges of Spanish ports

Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia – October 18, 2019 The process of digitization and the need to adapt to the digital revolution currently presents...

Green light for the 2020 Business Plan of the Port Authority of Valencia

The document has been agreed with Puertos del Estado and contemplates the most important strategic investment, personnel and sustainability decisions for next...

Representatives of Spanish ports debate cybersecurity in Valenciaport

Víctor Giner, head of information technology at the APV has been in charge of opening the conference held today and tomorrow in the Clock Building of the port...

Valenciaport and EIT Climate-KIC create the #SuperLabPorts to be a world reference against climate change

The Port Authority, the Valenciaport Foundation and EIT Climate-KIC create a laboratory for innovation and entrepreneurship to connect demand with supply and...

Valencia: More than a hundred companies join conference on Brexit

Cámara València (Chamber of Commerce València) – October 4, 2019 More than a hundred Valencian companies have attended a Brexit conference organised...

Valenciaport plans to double its rail traffic over the next five years

In the last five years, Valenciaport has already doubled its rail traffic, which currently represents 8% of import-export container traffic. In 100 days, the...

TIC 4.0 Association will facilitate digital transformation of ports sector

Valencia, October 10, 2019 Last Tuesday, the meeting took place in Marseille to formalize the creation of the Terminal Industry Committtee 4.0 (ICT 4.)...

Puertos del Estado reports August 2019 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 14, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Valenciaport celebrates COSCO’s commitment to the Cantabrian-Mediterranean Corridor

Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) ratifies its commitment to increase the competitiveness of this railway...

Valenciaport presents at China International Logistics and Supply Chain Fair

Valenciaport adheres to the Shenzhen Declaration to promote competitiveness, innovation and best working practices in ports – October 10, 2019 Autoridad...

Cosco drives improved performance in Valencia port terminal

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 5, 2019 – In June 2017, China’s Cosco Shipping Ports acquired Noatum Ports SLU and the latter was rebranded...

Rise in oil boosts growth of the freight price of Valenciaport in September 2019

The VCFI index advances 1.83% in September and accumulates a growth rate of 7.79% since January 2018.The withdrawal of ships for the installation...

Valenciaport will publish quarterly reports on the global economic environment

These reports, prepared by Vicente Pallardó, a researcher at the Institute of International Economics, are framed in the indicators prepared by the APV to...

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