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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..

Viking Cruises to operate seven calls at Valencia port in 2017

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2017 – Norwegian group Viking Cruises said it plans to operate a total of seven calls at Valencia port in 2017. The...

EU Commissioner calls on Spanish Congress to ratify stowage reform

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc has called on Spanish Congress of Deputies members to ratify...

Valencia port to take part in Seatrade Cruise Global trade fair

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) plans to participate in Seatrade Cruise Global...

IDC goes before the European Commission

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – The International Dockers Council (IDC) goes before the European Commission and withdraws from the...

Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises present 2017 offer in Valencia

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2017 – Norwegian Cruise Line and Oceania Cruises chose Valencia to launch itineraries, current promotions and new...

EC urges Spanish Congress to approve stowage sector reform

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2017 – European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc has sent an official letter to Spanish Public Works...

Maersk welcomes dockworkers strike suspension

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – Danish company Maersk Line has welcomed the suspension of the strikes of stevedores on March 6 and 8 and...

Spanish government is willing to negotiate on stowage reform

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – Spain’s government is willing to give more time to negotiate on the reform of the stowage sector and to...

Spanish fruit producers association says dockworkers’ strike threatens exports

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – The Spanish Federation of Fruit and Vegetable Exporting Producers (Fepex) has today expressed concern...

Valencia port loses 50,000 containers in February

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – Valencia port has estimated at between 30% and 40% the decline in productivity due to the problems with...

Spanish trade unions call off strike on Mar 6, 8

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 2, 2017 – Spanish dockworkers’ trade unions have called off the first two days of the strike planned, out of...

Spanish dockworkers present reform concerns to European Parliament

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 2, 2017 – A group of dockers today presented to the European Parliament (EP) their concerns about the hiring...

Maersk to divert ships from Spanish ports

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 2, 2017 – Danish shipping company Maersk Line announced that it has designed a contingency plan to divert ships to...

Leixoes port to benefit from Spanish dockworker strikes

Leixoes, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 2, 2017 – What for some is a problem, is an opportunity for others. This is how the port of Leixoes, in the north...

ANESCO calls on unions to ignore strike in stowage sector

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – The Spanish National Association of Stevedoring and Ship Consignment Companies (Asociación Nacional de...

Spain’s Sevasa says trade unions cause severe damage on Valencia port

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – Spanish stevedoring company Sevasa has warned against the severe damage that the opposition of trade...

Mitsubishi Electric representatives visit Valencia port

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – A delegation of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has visited Valencia port to inspect the signalling and...

ANESCO, trade unions agree on basis of talks for future collective bargaining

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – Spanish stevedoring companies association ANESCO and trade unions Coordinadora, UGT and Comisiones...

IDC prepares measures to avoid cargo diversion

Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 28, 2017 – The International Dockworkers Council (IDC) is preparing to announce measures to avoid the diversion of...

Valencia port to upgrade Noatum container terminal railway access

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 27, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) is preparing a plan for the adaptation of...

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