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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..

Spain’s Ibaizábal acquires Amarradores del Puerto de Valencia

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2018 – Spanish financial group Ibaizábal has taken control of Amarradores del Puerto de Valencia, the company...

Valencia port to attend Breakbulk Europe event

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2018 – Mar Chao, commercial and development director of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Port...

Valencia port foundation organises cruise promotion event

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2018 – The “Valencia, sustainable cruise destination” event was organized by the Valenciaport...

Spain’s Acciona wins contract to increase draft of Valencia port’s Transversal dock

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 25, 2018 – Valencia port has awarded the works for the increase of draft of the Transversal de Costa dock of MSC Terminal...

Conexus foundation awards prize to Valencia port

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 22, 2017 – The Conexus Madrid-Comunitat Valenciana Foundation has awarded this year its prize to the port of Valencia...

Valencia port takes part in RETE meeting

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 22, 2017 – The deputy general manager of Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia), Manuel Guerra,...

Valencia port seeks to reinforce image in China

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 21, 2018 – Valencia port aims to reinforce its brand image in China, a market in which it already holds a leadership...

Italy’s Grimaldi to launch Valencia-Civitavecchia service

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 17, 2018 – Italy’s Grimaldi Group has announced the launch of a new service between the ports of Valencia and...

Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd to improve Mediterranean-Canada service

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 17, 2018 – German company Hapag-Lloyd AG has announced an improvement of its service between the western Mediterranean and...

Valencia port promotes in Morocco connectivity with North Africa 

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 16, 2018 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) promotes in Morocco, within the framework of the...

Valencia port to take part in transport fair in China

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 15, 2018 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) will participate in the ‘Transport Logistic...

Spanish ports’ cargo traffic with China rises 3.9% in 2017

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 15, 2018 – Cargo traffic in Spanish ports with origin or destination in China reached 18.7 million tonnes in 2017, 3.9%...

Valencia port cruise traffic declines in Q1 2018 

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 14, 2018 – Valencia port is the only port in Spain that lost cruise passengers in the first quarter of 2018. At the end of...

COREALIS project starts in Athens with the aim of defining the challenges of the ports of the future

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 12, 2018 – The kick-off meeting of the COREALIS project, in which the Valenciaport Foundation participates, took place...

Noatum opens office of maritime services unit in Houston

Houston, USA (PortSEurope) May 9, 2018 – Noatum Maritime Services, the maritime services division of Noatum SA, has opened through its subsidiary Marmedsa...

Valencia port consolidates offer to keep ro-ro traffic leadership in Spain

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 9, 2018 – Valencia and Sagunto ports, both managed by the Valencia port authority, have developed in recent years a series...

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

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 5, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports Marc 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

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