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València

València 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 will reduce the energy consumption of its buildings by 23%

The PAV has put out to tender the project to improve the energy efficiency of the air conditioning plant at the offices of the Port of Valencia – April...

Hydrogen Reach Stacker within the framework of the H2PORTS project is in full development at Hyster

Valencia – 23.04.21. The hydrogen Reach Stacker is in development at Hyster as part of the H2PORTS project for the Port of Valencia. This Reach Stacker,...

Valenciaport consolidates its position as the best-connected Spanish port and the fourth in Europe

The Port of València, among the 20 port enclosures with the best connections, according to the index drawn up by the United Nations Conference on Trade and...

Valenciaport is managing normally 32,313 containers affected by the Suez Canal blockage

Between 6 and 16 April, the docks of the port area have assumed the loading and unloading operations of 10 vessels detained in the Suez Canal with complete...

Spain: 33 ideas will receive a total of €500,000 in grants from the “Ports 4.0” Fund

The Distribution Committee of the Interport Compensation Fund, in which the presidents of the 28 Port Authorities are integrated, has approved the proposal...

Sagunto civil representatives discuss pier project with port authority

València, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2021 – Valencia Port Authority (APV) is to analyze the proposals put forward by the representatives of the...

Valenciaport will advise El Salvador in the development of its port system

València, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2021 – Valenciaport has received a visit from a delegation from El Salvador with the aim of learning about the...

Valenciaport: Goods and container traffic grew in March by 12.96% and 9.22% respectively

Valenciaport is the driving force behind economic activity, facilitating the export activity of companies. Cargo TEUs grew by 24.38% in March (accumulating 8...

Grimaldi-Armas Trasmediterranea agreement for the sale of assets

Naples, 13 April 2021 The Grimaldi Group and Armas Trasmediterránea Group announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the sale of some...

Valenciaport to tender update of the economic impact study

The port precincts of València, Sagunto and Gandia generated 2,500 million euros of added value and 39,000 jobs according to the data of the last report with...

FVET asks the APM terminal to join in the extension of opening hours to speed up traffic in the Port of Valencia

València, 14 April 2021 – The Valencian Federation of Transport and Logistics Employers (FVET) has asked AMP Terminals to clarify the measures it is...

Valenciaport enables a link on its website to check air quality in real time

On the Valenciaport website you can already check in real time the air quality of the environmental control cabin located on the esplanade of the old Turia...

Grimaldi agrees to purchase the main assets of Naviera Armas in the Mediterranean

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 13, 2021 – Naples-based Grimaldi and Armas Trasmediterránea of Spain have signed a memorandum of understanding...

Port of València reduces its carbon footprint by 30%

Between 2008 and 2019, Valenciaport’s activity has grown by 42%, while CO2 emissions per tonne managed have been reduced by 30% The Port Authority of...

Valencia: New North Terminal does not require new Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

The Port Authority of Valencia expresses its gratitude and satisfaction for the conclusions of the State Ports report and ratifies its environmental commitment...

The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) increased by 17.48% in March

It stands at 1.971,96 points, the highest figure since the series began in January 2018 The price of fuel, the shortage of empty containers or congestion on...

Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – February 2021

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 7, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in February 2021 of 40.43...

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