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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..

Port Authority of Valencia attends Conxemar, the international fair for frozen seafood products

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) October 5, 2023 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) is present at the XXIV edition of Conxemar, the international fair for...

Valenciaport presents at Fruit Attraction fair

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 5, 2023 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) participates this week in the 15th edition of ‘Fruit...

Valencia hosts SMAUG meeting – underwater threat detection

València, Spain (PortSEurope) October 4, 2023 – Earlier this week, the kick-off meeting of the SMAUG – Smart Maritime and Underwater...

Port of Valencia presents international range of activities

València, Spain (PortSEurope) September 29, 2023 – IMEX and la Cámara de Comercio de Alcoy have invited Mar Chao, president of Valenciaport, to...

Port of Valencia joins criticism of Emissions Trading System (ETS)

València, Spain (Ports Europe) September 21, 2023 – The Port of Valencia has joined the criticism of Emissions Trading System (ETS), following similar...

Port of Valencia sees cargo traffic slightly down in August 2023

València, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – For the third consecutive month, total traffic from Valencian ports shows signs of stabilisation...

Adif improves the Sagunto-Teruel-Zaragoza rail line

València, Spain (Ports Europe) September 12, 2023 – Adif has improved the Zaragoza-Teruel-Sagunto line with the commissioning of the seven sidings for...

Port of Valencia hosts floating solar power trial

València, Spain (Ports Europe) September 12, 2023 – The Port of Valencia is hosting the first unit of an innovative floating solar energy pilot project...

Port of Valencia maintains the downward trend in export freight

València, September 8, 2023.- Export freight rates from the Port of Valencia moderate their fall, but continue to decline. In the month of August the...

First hydrogen-powered container stacker arrives at Port of Valencia

València, Spain (Ports Europe) August 31, 2023 – The Port of Valencia has taken delivery of the hydrogen-powered ReachStacker, as part of the European...

JSV to start new shipping line linking Turkey and Spain in four days

València, Spain (Ports Europe) August 29, 2023 – The JSV group, a multimodal logistics operator specializing in transport to the Canary Islands, will...

Russian invasion reduces imports of Ukrainian grain in Valencia

The war in Ukraine generated by the invasion of Russia put many countries in check on a crucial issue for food: cereals. The ‘granary of Europe’...

Valenciaport shows signs of cargo traffic recovery

València, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2023 – The trend of contraction in Valenciaport’s freight traffic is moderating and the July figures...

Valenciaport increases use of rail transport

València, Spain (Ports Europe) August 14, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, the Port Authority of Valencia (APV) 2,180 trains, an average of 87 per...

Endesa Energía wins Valenciaport tender

València, Spain (Ports Europe) August 14, 2023 – Endesa Energía has won the tender to cover 100% of the energy needs of the Valencia Port Authority...

Valenciaport plans vehicle silo for Port of Sagunto

València, Spain (Ports Europe) August 11, 2023 – Valenciaport plans the construction of a vehicle silo in the South Dock 2 area of ​​the Port of...

Port Authority of Valencia issues dock electrification tender

València, Spain (Ports Europe) August 8, 2023 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has started the award process for the project to install electrical...

Valencia’s Port of Sagunto issues rail safety tender

Sagunto, Spain (Ports Europe) August 8, 2023 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV), as part of the construction project for the inland rail network of...

Valenciaport is the most ‘transparent’ institution in the state sector

Valencia, August 3, 2023 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) is the most transparent institution in the state public sector. This is...

Spanish ports – TEU handled Jan-Jun 2023 – ranking

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 28, 2023 – Puertos del Estado has published figures for container (TEU) by state-owned ports in the first six months of...

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