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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’s employment centre names new manager

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 25, 2018 – Daniel Llera has been appointed the new manager of the Port Employment Centre of Valencia, former SEVASA. The...

Spanish ports increase handling of new vehicles in 2017

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 25, 2018 – Spanish ports handled about 3.3 million new vehicles in 2017, which represents a growth of 1.2% compared...

China values ​​the creation of the new VCFI index of Valenciaport

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – The Chinese logistics market has echoed the recent creation of the new Valencia Containerized Freight...

Valenciaport studies opening an intermodal dry port in Teruel

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) plans to study the...

Valencia port eyes expansion into Aragón

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) is analysing various...

Valenciaport Foundation attends “Infrastructure for the integration of Latin America” ​​event

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 21, 2018 – The general director of the Valenciaport Foundation and Chairman of the Group of Corridors, Hubs and...

Spain’s competition watchdog keeps sanctions of ANV, ATEIA OLTRA

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2018 – Spain’s National Commission of the Markets and the Competition (CNMC) has published a new resolution on...

TBS-SDS container depot in Valencia port grows above forecasts

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 19, 2018 – The container base of TBS (TransBase Soler) and SDS (Spanish Depot Service SA) in the northern extension of...

First direct freight train linking Spain to China departs from tmZ maritime terminal

Zaragoza, Spain (Ports Europe) July 18, 2018 – The first export train to China has departed from Spain’s Maritime Terminal of Zaragoza (tmZ),...

Valencia port, Dutch consultancy MTBS finishing northern expansion project design

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 18, 2018 – Valencia port authority and Dutch consultancy MTBS (Maritime & Transport Business Solutions BV) are...

Noatum Port Holdings – June 2018 container terminal statistics

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 18, 2018 – Noatum Port Holdings, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported June 2018 container...

Sagunto local authorities approve urbanisation of port’s northern area

Sagunto, Spain (Ports Europe) July 17, 2018 – Sagunto local authorities have approved unanimously the agreement of Valencia port authority for the urban...

Valencia port tech support to Spanish Customs

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 16, 2018 – The cooperation between public agencies, Customs and Valencia port authority, makes international trade faster...

Valencia port to launch container price index

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 13, 2018 – Valencia port plans to create an indicator that shows the evolution of the freight prices of its containers,...

Puertos del Estado new president unformally enters office

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 12, 2018 – The new president of Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado, Ornella Chacón, named on Friday by the...

Puertos del Estado new president informally enters office

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 12, 2018 – The new president of Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado, Ornella Chacón, named on Friday by the...

Spain names president of Puertos del Estado

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 9, 2018 – Spanish Council of Ministers approved the appointment of María Ornella Chacón as the new president of national...

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