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..
Transfesa holds market share of up to 30% in Spain
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – With a total of 1.13 million tonnes of cargo handled in 2017, Spanish logistics operator Transfesa (Transportes...
Maritime transport services prices in Spain fall 3.8% y/y in Q1 2018
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – Spain’s National Institute of Statistics (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) published the prices of the...
Valenciaport reports increased traffic in the first five months of 2018
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) handled 2,065,808...
Noatum Port Holdings – May 2018 container terminal statistics
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – Noatum Port Holdings, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported May 2018 container...
Valencia port’s stowage company president to resign
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – Román Ceballos, a former senior official of the Economy Council of Valencia’s regional government, has...
Valencia port aims to increase intermodal traffic
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – Valencia port aims to increase the integration of cargo traffic between ships and trains, although there is...
Baleària LNG ferry start operations at Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 17, 2018 – The Abel Matutes ferry belonging to Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas SA, which uses liquified natural gas a...
Grimaldi starts shortsea service linking Sagunto to Cagliari, Salerno
Sagunto, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2018 – Sagunto port has taken a new step forward in its strategy of diversification with the start of the “Short...
Spain’s Transfesa agrees payroll increase in 2018, 2019
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2018 – Spanish logistics and freight transport company Transfesa (Transportes Ferroviarios Especiales SA) and trade...
Valencia port seeks to strengthen position on Chinese market
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2018 – Valencia port continues to strengthen its presence in the Chinese market and its participation in the New...
Kalmar Crane to repair crane at Noatum Container Terminal Valencia
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2018 – Kalmar, a provider of cargo handling equipment, will carry out specialised repair work on a ship-to-shore...
Valencia port boosts car traffic in April
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2018 – Valencia port closed the month of April with 22% more car traffic than in April 2017. The success among...
Baleària expands Valencia-Ibiza offer
Ibiza, Spain (PortSEurope) June 11, 2018 – Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. has scheduled four daily connections between the Valencia region and Ibiza...
EC praises Spain for allowing rescue ship to dock in Valencia after Italy, Malta refuse
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 11, 2018 – The European Commission has assessed positively the decision of the Spanish government to allow the handling in...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – April 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports April 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Valencia port eyes expansion of its hinterland in Aragón region
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2018 – Valencia port’s president Aurelio Martínez has met with government officials of the Aragón region...
Ford Spain’s Almussafes plant to export 45% of overseas vehicles via Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2018 – Ford Spain has begun to use its new facilities in the port of Valencia, a terminal of 100,000 square metres in...