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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..

Valenciaport prepared to manage traffic held back by the blockade of the Suez Canal

Terminals and shipping companies will focus their management on the coordination of empty containers so that they are in the terminal yards for the shortest...

Valenciaport, ready to manage traffic held up by the Suez Canal blockade

The terminals and shipping lines are going to focus their management on coordinating the empty containers so that they are in the terminal yards for the...

COSCO SHIPPING Ports announces FY2020 results

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited, the world’s leading ports operator, today announced full-year results of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) for...

MSC Terminal Valencia and CSP Iberian Terminal Valencia extend operational hours

Both terminals increase from April 13 the opening hours at 6:00 AM for the delivery of import and empty containers – March 29, 2021 The president of the...

Approval for Special Plan for the South Zone 1 of the Port of València

València, March 23, 2021 One more step for the city of València, and especially the Nazaret neighborhood, to have a new green area in the Desembocadura Park,...

Algeria’s El Hamdania deep-water port construction start

Cherchell, Algeria (Ports Europe) March 23, 2021 – The construction of the Algeria’s new commercial port of El Hamdania (between the cities of Cherchell in...

Port of Valencia sees improved cargo figures for February

In the first two months of the year, 13.51 million tons of merchandise and 917,054 TEUs have been handled – March 18, 2021 February continues with good...

Fundación Valenciaport organizes event on sensor networks and engineering of environmental IT platforms for ports

The Valenciaport Foundation (Fundación Valenciaport), as coordinator of the Green C Ports project, has organized an online event on sensor networks and...

Planning and Optimization of Maritime-Port Operations working group meets in Valencia port

Today a new meeting of the working group on “Planning and Optimization of Maritime-Port Operations” was held, created within the framework of the...

Valenciaport receives the EnerTIC award for its commitment to environmental sustainability

News Release – Valenciaport receives the EnerTIC award for its commitment to environmental sustainability and efficiency in port operations – March...

The Spanish port system closes 2020 with a result of €104 million

Spain’s state-owned port system, made up of 46 ports managed by 28 Port Authorities and coordinated by Puertos del Estado, closed the 2020 financial year...

València loses €56 million due to the inactivity of cruise tourism

A study of the Economic Impact of the cruise sector conducted by the Valenciaport Foundation puts the expenditure of each cruise passenger who disembarks at...

VCFI continues to rise in February and grows by 6.83%

The dynamism of maritime traffic, the shortage of empty containers or the increase in fuel prices mark the start of 2021 The Valencia Containerised Freight...

High Commissioner presents in the Port of València the strategy of España Nación Emprendedora

The Strategy includes 50 measures to support talent and innovative entrepreneurship – March 4, 2021 Francisco Polo has presented the roadmap to transform...

APM Terminals Valencia assembles three new Rubber Tyred Gantry cranes

The project is part of the company’s investment plan to upgrade the fleet, its capacity, productivity and sustainability – March 4, 2021 APM...

Port of Sagunto will reduce energy consumption in roads by 54% with installation of LED streetlights

500 sodium vapor luminaires will be replaced by LED type before this summer – March 2, 2021 The Port Authority of Valencia has put out to tender this...

Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – January 2021

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in January 2021 of...

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