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 boosts car traffic in April
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2018 – Valencia port closed the month of April with 22% more car traffic than in April 2017. The success among...
Baleària expands Valencia-Ibiza offer
Ibiza, Spain (PortSEurope) June 11, 2018 – Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. has scheduled four daily connections between the Valencia region and Ibiza...
EC praises Spain for allowing rescue ship to dock in Valencia after Italy, Malta refuse
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 11, 2018 – The European Commission has assessed positively the decision of the Spanish government to allow the handling in...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – April 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports April 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Valencia port eyes expansion of its hinterland in Aragón region
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2018 – Valencia port’s president Aurelio Martínez has met with government officials of the Aragón region...
Valencia port president recommends appointment of public works minister from the region
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2018 – Valencia is already the biggest port in the Mediterranean in terms of container traffic, and is among the 30 top...
Ford Spain’s Almussafes plant to export 45% of overseas vehicles via Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2018 – Ford Spain has begun to use its new facilities in the port of Valencia, a terminal of 100,000 square metres in...
Spain’s Anesco wishes to participate in development of port business plans
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2018 – Spanish employer organisation of the stowage sector Anesco (Asociación Nacional de Empresas Estibadoras) has...
José Luis Ábalos set to become Spain’s Public Works Minister
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2018 – José Luis Ábalos will be the Minister of Public Works in the new government that is being formed by new...
Valencia port president says public financing is best way for port infrastructure development
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 4, 2018 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia), Aurelio Martínez, has said that public financing is...
Valencia port awards project for relocation of Noatum terminal doors
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 1, 2018 – The project for the relocation of doors from the Noatum Container Terminal Valencia terminal has been recently...
Saggas applies for extension of Valencia port concession
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 30, 2018 – One of the energy majors of the Valencia region and one of the main concessions of the port of Sagunto, the...
Valencia port’s container traffic rises 4.77% y/y in Jan-Apr 2018
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 30, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (Valencia port authority) ended the first four months of the year with container...
Environmental sustainability becomes latest trend in cruise industry
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 30, 2018 – The concern for environmental sustainability has become the latest trend in the cruise industry. Regardless of...
Valencia port attends to advertise Sagunto at Breakbulk Europe 2018 Fair
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2018 – Valencia port attends, in the period between May 29 and 31, the Breakbulk Europe 2018 Fair in Bremen, the most...
Spain’s Ibaizábal acquires Amarradores del Puerto de Valencia
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2018 – Spanish financial group Ibaizábal has taken control of Amarradores del Puerto de Valencia, the company...
Valencia port to attend Breakbulk Europe event
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2018 – Mar Chao, commercial and development director of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Port...
Valencia port foundation organises cruise promotion event
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2018 – The “Valencia, sustainable cruise destination” event was organized by the Valenciaport...
Spain’s Acciona wins contract to increase draft of Valencia port’s Transversal dock
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 25, 2018 – Valencia port has awarded the works for the increase of draft of the Transversal de Costa dock of MSC Terminal...
Conexus foundation awards prize to Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 22, 2017 – The Conexus Madrid-Comunitat Valenciana Foundation has awarded this year its prize to the port of Valencia...