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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 to boost cooperation with China under Belt & Road Initiative

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – At the “Business Opportunities for Spanish Companies under the Belt and Road Initiative”...

Spanish ports total cargo traffic rises 2.6% y/y in Jan-Apr 2017

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2017 – The total cargo traffic at Spanish ports rose by 2.61% on the year in the first four months of 2017 to 171.3...

APM Terminals Valencia acquires 11 terminal tractors

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2017 – APM Terminals Valencia S.A. has incorporated 11 terminal tractors in its facilities, bringing its fleet to 63...

Truck traffic at Valencia port almost totally blocked during dockworker strike

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2017 – The first day of strike of Spanish dockworkers ended with the almost total stoppage of trucks carrying cargo...

Noatum, MSC extend working hours of terminals at Valencia port

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2017 – Noatum Container Terminal Valencia and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) have extended the working hours of...

Spanish food exporters call on dockworkers to end strike

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2017 – Several agri-food and agricultural export associations called for an agreement in the stowage sector in order...

Spanish dockworkers complete first day of strike without accidents

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2017 – The first day of strike of Spanish dockworkers was completed without incident and with a massive follow-up,...

Spanish road freight companies estimate dockworkers strike to cost €2.4 million a day

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2017 – Truck drivers estimate that the stoppages called at ports by dockworkers will generate a loss of up to...

Valencia port to reduce CO2 emissions by 4% in 2015-2020 period

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) aims to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by...

Algeciras port president expresses worries about losing traffic due to strike

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2017 – Algeciras port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Algeciras) president, Manuel Morón, has expressed his...

EC urges trade unions, employers to negotiate and avoid strikes at Spanish ports

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope), June 2, 2017 – European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc has urged the operators and stevedores’ trade unions at...

Spanish trade unions call port strikes on five more days

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope), June 2, 2017 – Spanish stevedoring trade unions have called strikes for five more days in June, adding to the three planned...

Spanish government sets up commission to ensure minimum services during port strikes

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope), June 2, 2017 – The Spanish Public Works Ministry has set up a commission to monitor the strike at ports called by the...

Valencia port aims to become Mediterranean hub for China’s New Silk Road project

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope), June 2, 2017 – Valencia port brings together all the assets and conditions to be a strategic hub of the Mediterranean part of...

Puertos del Estado president calls for decarbonisation of ports

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – The president of Spanish ports agency Puertos del Estado, José Llorca, called for the reduction of logistical...

Valencia port in talks with logistic operators interested in Parc Sagunt

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) is in talks with at least two large logistic operators...

Valencia port authority to open BIP at Sagunto port in stages

Sagunto, Spain (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) plans to open in the Border Inspection Post (BIP) at...

Spanish trade unions to stage strikes at ports on June 5, 7, 9

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – Spanish trade union of dockworkers Cetm (Coordinadora Estatal de Trabajadores del Mar) said it plans to carry...

Anesco, trade unions to meet on June 1 in effort to resolve port sector labour problems

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 31, 2017 – Trade unions of the stevedoring sector and leaders of the association of dockworkers association...

Valencia port hosts start-up meeting on SAURON project

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 31, 2017 – Valencia port is hosting the start-up meeting of SAURON (Scalable Multidimensional Situation Awareness Solution...

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