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 ship consignment firms to set up association of companies outside ANESCO
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 7, 2017 – The Spanish ship consignment sector has begun to work intensively in a short space of time to create a new...
Spanish docking strike had mixed implications – government offical
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 7, 2017 – The stowage strike carried out during three weeks last June was more harmful for some ports than for...
Puertos del Estado hopes for lowest possible fine for Spain
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 7, 2017 – Spanish national port agency Puertos del Estado’s president José Llorca has said that he hopes that the...
Noatum sends two cranes to Málaga port from Valencia
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) July 7, 2017 – The Bigroll Bering vessel, owned by company Bigroll Shipping, which specialises in the loading and transport...
Valencia port calls tender for construction of access to container terminal
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 6, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has tendered the construction of the new access to...
Valencia port develops smartphone app for terrestrial transport users
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 6, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has developed an application for mobile devices that...
Spain to build Valencia-Castellón line of Mediterranean Corridor with standard gauge track
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 6, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Minister Íñigo de la Serna has said the government plans to build the stretch of the...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – May 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports May 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Valencia port reduces vessel operation fees
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has reduced the fees for vessels operated at the...
Social Dialogue Committee for Ports meeting does not take place
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 2, 2017 – Last March 1, 2017, the Social Dialogue for Ports meeting in Brussels was interrupted after IDC and ETF...
EC approves launch of Ocean Network Express alliance
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2017 – The European Commission (EC) has given the green light to the launch of the Ocean Network Express alliance...
APM Terminals restarts operation of terminals in Barcelona, Algeciras
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2017 – APM Terminals has restarted operations at its terminals in Barcelona and Algeciras after closing them for two...
Spain’s Orbita Ports takes part as exhibitor in TOC Europe
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – Valencia-based company Orbita Ports & Terminals is participating as an exhibitor in the new edition of TOC...
APM Terminals Valencia managers visit TOC Europe conference
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – A delegation of APM Terminals Valencia, made up of half a dozen professionals, is attending a new edition of...
Spanish dockers cancel strike, reach agreement with employers
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – Spanish trade unions of dockworkers and the representatives of Anesco have reached an agreement this morning...
Global cyber attack hits Maersk’s computer systems
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2017 – Danish shipping company A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S has confirmed that its computer systems have failed due...
Spanish stevedores cancel strikes on June 29
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2017 – Spanish stevedores have just issued a statement announcing that they will hold a meeting with union Asociación...