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..
Spanish port traffic drops 5.5% in October
Puertos del Estado – November 24, 2020 Goods in transit continue to recover ground, growing by 12.5%. 9 of the 28 Port Authorities (Alicante, Almería,...
Pedro Sánchez highlights the H2Ports project in Valenciaport as a benchmark within the framework of the “Hydrogen Roadmap”
The President of the Government has valued this initiative, coordinated by the ValenciaPort Foundation, “because it will make the Port of València the...
The “ECO Valencia” vessel arrives in Valencia
The ship is the first unit of the Grimaldi shipping company of the Green 5th Generation class, a hybrid vessel that guarantees zero emissions in port –...
United Nations highlights Valenciaport’s role in managing logistics activity to deal with COVID-19
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in its latest report discusses the experience of Valenciaport (APV) during the pandemic It...
Valenciaport sets a new historical record: 508,177 containers in October
This month, the half million containers managed were exceeded for the second time (in August, 503,482 TEUs were reached) – November 16, 2020 It is the...
Global Ports Holding – Valencia Cruise Port agreement
València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 16, 2020 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), a global independent cruise port operator, has issued a press release...
Port Authority of València selects Baleària’s offer to build the new passenger terminal
The proposal complies with the “selection” phase and achieves a score of 93 out of 100 – November 13, 2020 The Board of Directors of the Port...
Valenciaport warns of the danger of not having double track for Valencia-Castellón and Sagunto-Zaragoza trains
The ports of Sagunto and València are strategic intermodal platforms to facilitate connectivity with the Mediterranean corridor – November 11, 2020...
Baleària starts the refit of the ‘Martín i Soler’ to operate on natural gas
València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 10, 2020 – The Baleària shipping company has started the refit of the ‘Martín i Soler’ ferry, which...
Fundación Valenciaport and S2 Grupo launch a new cybersecurity analysis and diagnosis service
The Valenciaport Foundation and S2 Grupo, within the framework of their strategy to support innovation and digital transformation of ports, have combined their...
Valenciaport promotes its wide connectivity and strategic location for Europe-Asia maritime traffic in Shanghai
COVID-19 does not prevent Valenciaport from participating in person with a stand in the China International Import Export (CIIE) contest – November 9,...
Customs tariffs, fall of the pound sterling and changes in export procedures, main effects of Brexit
València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 9, 2020 – Cámara Valencia has held a webinar on the future of Valencian foreign trade after Brexit. The United...
VCFI rises 5.35% in October due to the upward trend of maritime transport
The Valencia Containerized Freight Index (VCFI) for October grew for the third consecutive month, reaching 1,336.95 points – November 9, 2020 The...
Valencia port strike called off
València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2020 – Labour unions representing stevedores have decided to call off the strike that was scheduled for...
Spain’s state-owned port system will invest €1,001 million in 2021
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 6, 2020 – The president of Puertos del Estado, the state-owned organisation responsible for the management of...
Valencian port faces labour strikes next week
València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 4, 2020 – The works council of Centro Portuario de Empleo de Valencia is calling for strike action at the port of...
COSCO Shipping Ports – Overseas terminals – Q1,Q2,Q3 2020 TEU throughput
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) October 29, 2020 – Below is the container (TEU) throughput of COSCO Shipping Ports’ overseas terminals for the first...