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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..

Valènciaport reports total cargo and containers traffic down in 2022

València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2023 – The Port of València has reported total cargo and containers traffic down in 2022, although the port...

State-owned Spanish ports – cargo handled in 2022 – by port

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2023 – State-owned Spanish ports saw cargo traffic up +3.5% in 2022 to 563,373,981 tons, compared to 544,419,737...

COSCO SHIPPING Ports (Spain) – TEU handled – 2018-2022

València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2023 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has published the final TEU handling figures for COSCO Shipping Ports...

Guatemala ministers visit Port of València

València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2023 – The Minister of Economy, Janio Rosales and the Minister of Public Finance, Edwin Martínez of...

Port Authority of Valencia awards a contract for a second solar plant

València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2023 – The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has awarded a contract for the construction and maintenance of...

Valencia, Port of Hydrogen

València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 17, 2023 – The Port of València has received the first load of hydrogen (H2) to supply the refuelling station....

2022 closes with a 13.1% drop in the cost of export freight from Valenciaport

The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) closes the year 2022 with a fall of -13.10% in December compared to November – January 13, 2023 This is...

Grupo Alonsa appeals against Port of València decision

València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2023 – Grupo Alonso has filed an appeal against the Port Authority of València which excluded its...

Container traffic by train in the Port of Valencia grows by 10.24%

Container traffic by train in the Port of Valencia has grown by more than 10% in the first eleven months of the year – January 4, 2023 A symptom of the...

First hydrogen test for the refuelling station in Valencia port

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 2, 2023 – In January, the first hydrogen loading tests will be carried out at the Port of Valencia’s Hydrogen...

Port approves “Consorcio València  2007 en Liquidación” extension

València, Spain (Ports Europe) December 30, 2022 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has approved a one-year extension to the “Consorcio...

Total cargo at Valenciaport down in November

València, Spain (PortSEurope) December 19, 2022 – Total cargo handled at Valenciaport was down in November by -6.12% at 73 million tonnes (mt) in the...

iTerminals project tests standard digital language for container terminals in real operations

Valencia, 15 December 2022 – On 13 December, the European consortium of the iTerminals 4.0 project, an initiative led by Fundación Valenciaport and...

PAVASAL-PAVENER awarded solar contract at Port of Valencia

València, Spain (PortSEurope) December 14, 2022 – PAVASAL–PAVENER has been awarded a solar contract by the Port of Valencia (PAV) for the...

Cost of export freight falls for third consecutive month: in November it fell by 6.28%

València, December 5th, 2022 – The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) registers for the third consecutive month a decrease in the cost of...

Port Authority of València approves new container terminal

València, Spain (PortSEurope) December 2, 2022 – The Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has approved the Construction Project of...

Valenciaport to submit north terminal plan to its council

València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 30, 2022 – Valenciaport will soon submit its north terminal plan to the council. This will present details of the...

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