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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..

Valencia port to invest €1 billion in northern extension

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 11, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia)’s board of...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – July 2018 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 10, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports July 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Valenciaport reports increased traffic in year to end-July 2018

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 11, 2018 – Valenciaport ended the month of July 2018 with traffic of 2,924,394 TEU, which represents a growth...

Hapag-Lloyd adds new vessel to Mediterranean-Mexico service

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 10, 2018 – Hapag-Lloyd has incorporated an additional vessel in the MGX service, the connection that links weekly...

Valencia, Tianjin ports to enhance cooperation 

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 10, 2018 – Valencia’s regional Parliament has ratified a memorandum of understanding between the regional...

A Coruña port not receiving the same state support as other ports

A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) September 9, 2018 – In recent years, the Spanish state has contributed in recent years €2,000 million to make the new...

CMA CGM optimises EURAF 4 service between Valencia port and West Africa

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) September 7, 2018 – French company CMA CGM has decided to improve its EURAF 4 service between the Mediterranean and West...

Gefco completes acquisition of Spain’s GLT

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 6, 2018 – France’s Gefco, a global player in industrial logistics and automotive logistics, has completed the...

ESPO asks to recognise the cross-border dimension of EU ports and to strengthen the maritime connectivity in CEF II

Press Release – ESPO – September 5, 2018 The investment needs of European ports over the next ten years amount to €48 billion. Many port...

Event: Synchro-NET Final Conference | SYNCHRO-Modal Supply Chain Eco-NET – Valencia, September 27, 2018

Press Release – Synchro-NET Final Conference – September 27, Valencia The Horizon 2020 project Synchro-NET is demonstrating how powerful and...

ANESCO presents its proposals to the president of Puertos del Estado to improve the port system

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2018 – A delegation of ANESCO (Asociación de Empresas Estibadoras/National Association of Stevedoring...

A Coruña port opposes Valencia’s debt write-off

A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2018 – The decision of the Spanish government to write off a €350 million ($404.72 million) debt of the...

COSCO interim results 2018 – Piraeus, Kumport, Noatum, Vado terminals information

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 28, 2018 – China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has announced results for the six months ended 30 June 2018. Key...

Spain’s Aragón prefers to use Catalan ports for Mediterranean Corridor links

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 23, 2018 – Spain’s Aragón regional government has said it prefers to use the Catalan ports for linking the...

Norway’s Höegh celebrates 10th anniversary of Spanish unit at Valencia port

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 24, 2018 – Norwegian ro-ro company Höegh Autoliners has celebrated the tenth anniversary of the constitution of its...

Valencia port handles 2.3% of OPE traffic in exit phase

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 23, 2018 – Valencia port handled 2.3% of the vehicles included in the exit phase of Operación Paso del Estrecho (OPE)...

Valencia port analyses potential locations for new offices

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 21, 2018 – Valencia port is studying to expand its hinterland and has commissioned a study to detect the ideal places...

Noatum invests €26.5 million to expand its terminal in Valencia port

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 20, 2018 – The recently-announced extension of Noatum Ports’ concession licence for its Valencia container...

Terminales Portuarias applies to extend Valencia port concession period

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 20, 2018 – Terminales Portuarias SL (Tepsa) has applied to Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV –...

Valencia port officially approves Noatum concession upgrade

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 20, 2018 – Valencia port has approved the project for the extension of the Noatum Container Terminal Valencia...

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