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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..

Valenciaport closes the third quarter of the year with 4.54% increase in container traffic

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 20, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) closed the...

Grimaldi, MSC Terminals, Eurogate present emissions strategy at GreenPort event in Valencia

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – At the GreenPort Cruise & Congress in Valencia port, three terminal operators at Valencia port have...

Valencia port approves the expansion of the new terminal

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 21, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has taken the...

Valenciaport publishes details of proposed container terminal expansion

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 21, 2018 – The board of directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of...

Valencia port hosts first technical meeting of LOOP-Ports project

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – Valencia port hosted the first internal technical meeting of the European project “LOOP-Ports –...

Valencia port renews PERS certification

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 18, 2018 – Valencia port has renewed its Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certification granted by the European...

Spanish government replaces representative on Valencia port’s board

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 16, 2018 – Patricia López Ruiz de Salazar has replaced María Durá Rivas on the board of directors of Autoridad...

Noatum Port Holdings – September 2018 container terminal statistics

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 16, 2018 – Noatum Port Holdings, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported September 2018...

Sines port linked to China’s Silk Road via new MSC rail link

Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company is to launch a new rail service linking Spanish exporters, including...

Spain’s Tepsa applies for extension of concession at Valencia port

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – Spanish company Tepsa (Terminales Portuarias SL) has asked Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV –...

MSC Cruises to bring 82 calls to Valencia ports in 2018, 2019

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – MSC Cruises confirmed last Thursday during the ceremony of exchange of “metopes” with Autoridad...

EU approves Spain’s bill on reduction of tax for ships linked to power grid

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado has said that the Council of the European Union...

Valencia port, capital of sustainable cruises

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – The cruise industry is a sector in continuous expansion throughout the Mediterranean, including large ports...

Valencia port to host ESPO, MedPorts and Greenport events this week

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 14, 2018 – This coming week, Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of...

Venezuela delegation visits Valencia port

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 14, 2018 – Valenciaport has received a visit of the president of the Foreign Trade Commission of the Chamber of...

Government to reduce tax on electricity use by vessels docked in Spanish ports

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – The Council of the EU has authorized Spain to reduce the tax applied to electricity supply to ships at...

MSC launches rail freight line linking Seville port to Córdoba

Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) October 11, 2018 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), a world leader in transport and logistics, has announced the...

EC qualifies Spain’s Baleària LNG project as “excellent”

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 11, 2018 – The European Union has described as “excellent” the project that Spanish ferry company...

Spanish ports present their offer at the Barcelona International Boat Show

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 10, 2018 – A Spanish delegation, led by Puertos del Estado, is present at the Barcelona International Boat Show...

Valencia port to host Cool Logistics Global conference in 2019

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 10, 2018 – Valencia port will host in September 2019 the annual Cool Logistics Global conference, one of the most...

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