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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..

Valencia port agrees to sell land plot in Parc Sagunt to Tempe

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 4, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has signed an...

Valencia entrepreneurs support construction of northern access to harbour

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2019 – The Valencian Business Confederation (CEV) has stressed the importance of the construction of the northern...

Antonio Torregrosa Maicas appointed General Director Fundación Valenciaport

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2019 – Antonio Torregrosa Maicas has been appointed General Director of Fundación Valenciaport (La Fundación...

Valenciaport presents its Innovation Plan in the European Parliament

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2019 – The deputy director of strategic planning of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport,...

Noatum Port Holdings sees 2018 container throughput up 11.5%

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2019 – Noatum Port Holdings, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported total 2018...

South European port authorities attend Berlin Fruit Logistica fair

Berlin, Germany (Ports Europe) January 25, 2019 – A number of southern European port authorities will be attending the 2019 Fruit Logistica fair, taking...

Valencia port reviews investment activities

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2019 – The president of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig, and the president of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV...

Analysis – China on port shopping spree in Europe and globally

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 24, 2019 – Since the start of the 21st century, Chinese companies have acquired stakes in some 15 ports in Europe,...

Valencia port to build €400 million tunnel under the sea

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2019 – Valencia’s regional government, Spain’s Public Works Ministry and Autoridad Portuaria de...

VPI Logística awards Tempe the plot Z1 of Parc Sagunt property of Port Authority of Valencia

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 15, 2019 – The Board of Directors of Valencia Intermodal Platform and Logistics (VPI Logística) has agreed,...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – November 2018 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 13, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports November 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Spain’s government opposes European Commission, defends port tax exemptions

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 10, 2019 – The warning of the European Commission for Spain to put an end to exemptions to the payment of corporate...

Spain’s cruise market continues to expand

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – Spain continues to gain market share in the world cruise industry, with Barcelona as a reference in the...

Valenciaport closes 2018 with the best month of December in container traffic

News – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia – January 9, 2018 Valenciaport closed the year 2018 with the best month of December in its history in...

Valenciaport Foundation develops the Innovation Plan of the logistics community of the Port of Valencia

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 8, 2019 – The Valenciaport Foundation has undertaken the development and implementation of an R + D + i Plan of the...

EU Commission adopts two decisions recommending taxation of ports in Italy and Spain

EU Commission Press Release – State aid: Commission adopts two decisions recommending taxation of ports in Italy and Spain Brussels, 8 January 2019 The...

Valencia port to introduce hydrogen-fuelled cargo handling operations

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 2, 2019 – Valencia may become the first port in Europe to incorporate hydrogen energy to reduce the environmental...

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