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..
Spanish minister prepares new decree on port stowage sector reform
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Minister Inigo de la Serna has presented a report to the Council of Ministers detailing...
Spanish port cargo traffic grows disproportionately in Q1 2017
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2017 – The first quarter of 2017 in Spanish port cargo traffic was characterised with a great disparity in the...
Spain’s Baleària reinforces Valencia-Ibiza ferry services
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2017 – Spanish ferry group Baleària plans to strengthen its services connecting the Valencia region to the Ibiza...
South European maritime ports freight and passenger statistics
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 5, 2017 – The latest (2015) available statistical data on freight handling and passenger traffic in ports in...
Puertos del Estado – Spanish ports offer solutions for all types of goods
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) April 30, 2017 – Too big, too heavy, too complicated? 62,743 linear metres for bulk cargo, 17,272 metres dedicated to ro-ro...
Valencia region, Basque country demand improvement of Valencia-Bilbao ports railway
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) April 27, 2017 – Valencia regional government president Ximo Puig said he will hold a working meeting with Basque counterpart...
Valencia port container traffic declines due to labour conflict
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2017 – In the first three months of the year, total cargo traffic at Valencia port fell by 1.2% and container...
Valencia port recovers cruise traffic in 2017
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) and the region’s tourist organisation said...
Spain braces for another storm of stowage strikes
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – After the truce declared on March 16 with the rejection in the Congress of Deputies of the stevedoring...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado aims to attract traffic at BreakBulk Europe 2017 Fair
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Spanish national port agency Puertos del Estado and the main Spanish ports will participate in the BreakBulk...
Spanish government to invest €137 million in Sagunto port
Sagunto, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – Sagunto port remains one of the economic engines of the Valencia region and attracts more state investments...
Valencia port names board member
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has appointed Gustavo Ferrer as a board member....
Spain’s Noatum Ports names business development director
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – Spanish group Noatum Ports has appointed Juan Orti as business development director. Orti has almost 20...
Spanish government still not ready with mediation rules on stevedoring dispute
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – After Holy Week, the complete wording of the normative text that will shape the proposal for mediation in...
Puertos del Estado – February 2017 cargo traffic by port
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports February 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
MSC improves two services including calls in Valencia
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced the improvement of two of its services linking Northern...
Noatum starts operating six new cranes at Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 11, 2017 – Noatum Container Terminal Valencia, the operator of container terminals at the Principe Felipe and Costa del...
Chinese ambassador visits Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 10, 2017 – Valencia port has received a visit of the Chinese ambassador to Spain, Lyu Fan. The meeting, which was also...
Valencia port handles 13% of Spanish port traffic with South America
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) participates in Intermodal South America as part...
Silk Road International mulls over Valencia headquarters
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 7, 2017 – Valencia port was visited by representatives of Silk Road International (SICO), one of the most important...