Valencia
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..
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...
Spain’s Noatum launches overhaul project at Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 8, 2018 – Noatum Container Terminal Valencia, concessionaire of the container terminals of the Prince Felipe and...
Mega-ships saturate port terminals
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) October 9, 2018 – The construction of mega-ships, container vessels capable of transporting more than 20,000 TEUs, is...
Valencia port reports benefits from study of “Economic Impact of the ports of the Port Authority of Valencia in 2016”
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 7, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has presented...
Valencia, Sagunto, Gandia port generate €2.5 billion economic impact
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 4, 2018 – Valencia, Sagunto and Gandia ports generate an economic impact of €2.5 billion ($2.9 billion) in the...
Valencia port to use blockchain technologies in its smart port strategy
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 4, 2018 – Valencia port has taken advantage of its participation in the “Smart Ports & Supply Chain...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – August 2018 fish landed by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by...
Puertos del Estado launches new body to help ports
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – The president of Puertos del Estado, Ornella Chacón, accompanied by the director of Exploitation,...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – August 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Valencia port to build four wind turbines, reduce CO2 emissions
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 27, 2018 – Valencia port plans to install three onshore wind turbines and natural gas stations, in order to reduce...
Japanese ports managers visit Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Valencia port received on September 28 the visit of a group of managers from the ports of Tokyo, Yokohama,...