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..
Spain’s Mercadona considers purchase of land plot from Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 17, 2018 – Valencia port has decided to extend the closing date of the auction for sale of land it acquired ten...
Noatum Port Holdings – July 2018 container terminal statistics
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 16, 2018 – Noatum Port Holdings, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported July 2018...
Spain’s Baleària acquires “Visemar One” ferry for €55 million
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 15, 2018 – Spanish shipping company Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas SA has acquired the vessel “Visemar...
Valencia port awards €4 million contract to Dragados
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 10, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has awarded a €4...
Spain’s TRN Taryet to draft Valencia port’s Intermodal Development Plan
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 8, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has awarded the...
Spain’s Merchant Navy supports promotion of natural gas as marine fuel
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2018 – Spain’s Merchant Navy supports Gasnam (Asociación Ibérica de Gas Natural para la Movilidad), the...
Valencia port launches pilot test called “E-Bike Sharing System at the Port of Valencia”
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2018 – In the framework of the European project “SUMPORT – Sustainable Urban Mobility in MED Port...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – June 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 4, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Spanish ports cruise traffic rises in H1 2018
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2018 – Spanish ports serviced 4.47 million cruise passengers in the first half of the year, which is 23.56% more...
Transfesa applies for launch of freight rail line linking Valencia port to France
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2018 – Spanish logistics and freight company Transfesa, in alliance with Valencia port...
Valencia port presents hinterland expansion plans to Aragón government
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2018 – Valencia port authority’s president Aurelio Martínez has presented a Plan of Intermodal Development of...
Valencia port’s Ecoport II project members hold semiannual meeting
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 27, 2018 – The group of companies that make up the Ecoport II project of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV –...
Valencia port to host final conference of Synchro-NET project
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 26, 2018 – Valencia port will host on September 27 the final conference of the European Synchro-NET project, a programme...
Valencia port launches pilot e-bike project for cruise passengers
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 26, 2018 – Valencia port has launched a pilot programme to implement a new service of electric bicycles for cruise...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado includes 25 ports in SAMOA project
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 25, 2018 – The new president of Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado, Ornella Chacón, informed the members of...
Valencia port’s employment centre names new manager
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 25, 2018 – Daniel Llera has been appointed the new manager of the Port Employment Centre of Valencia, former SEVASA. The...
Spanish ports increase handling of new vehicles in 2017
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 25, 2018 – Spanish ports handled about 3.3 million new vehicles in 2017, which represents a growth of 1.2% compared...
China values the creation of the new VCFI index of Valenciaport
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – The Chinese logistics market has echoed the recent creation of the new Valencia Containerized Freight...
Valenciaport studies opening an intermodal dry port in Teruel
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) plans to study the...
Valencia port eyes expansion into Aragón
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) is analysing various...