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..
Social Dialogue Committee for Ports meeting does not take place
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 2, 2017 – Last March 1, 2017, the Social Dialogue for Ports meeting in Brussels was interrupted after IDC and ETF...
EC approves launch of Ocean Network Express alliance
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2017 – The European Commission (EC) has given the green light to the launch of the Ocean Network Express alliance...
APM Terminals restarts operation of terminals in Barcelona, Algeciras
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2017 – APM Terminals has restarted operations at its terminals in Barcelona and Algeciras after closing them for two...
Spain’s Orbita Ports takes part as exhibitor in TOC Europe
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – Valencia-based company Orbita Ports & Terminals is participating as an exhibitor in the new edition of TOC...
APM Terminals Valencia managers visit TOC Europe conference
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – A delegation of APM Terminals Valencia, made up of half a dozen professionals, is attending a new edition of...
Spanish dockers cancel strike, reach agreement with employers
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – Spanish trade unions of dockworkers and the representatives of Anesco have reached an agreement this morning...
Global cyber attack hits Maersk’s computer systems
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2017 – Danish shipping company A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S has confirmed that its computer systems have failed due...
Spanish stevedores cancel strikes on June 29
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2017 – Spanish stevedores have just issued a statement announcing that they will hold a meeting with union Asociación...
Valencia port to analyse sale of land plot in Parc Sagunt
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 26, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) is analyzing offers of two logistics operators, one...
Spanish ports’ labour dispute suspended
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 26, 2017 – The labour dispute has taken a breather after trade unions suspended three of the nine days of the strike...
EU Court of Justice to announce second sentence against Spain on July 13
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 22, 2017 – The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) said it plans to announce the second sentence against Spain...
Solution of Spanish dockers conflict depends on consolidation of Anesco
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 23, 2017 – It looks like the labour conflict in the stowage sector has also created an internal division in dockworker...
Valencia urges government to provide better port links to Mediterranean Corridor
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 22, 2017 – Valencia regional government public works councillor María José Salvador recommended that the central...
Spain’s Ership abandons Anesco
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 22, 2017 – The president of Spanish shipping company Grupo Ership S.A., Juan Alvargonzález Figaredo, said the firm has...
Spanish trade unions cancel strikes on June 23, 26
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 22, 2017 – Spanish trade unions have cancelled the strikes called for June 23 and 26, as a sign of goodwill and to give...
Drewry expects ONE to become fifth largest container company globally in 2021
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 22, 2017 – UK consultancy Drewry Shipping foresees a new wave of mergers and acquisitions in the container shipping...
Most Spanish dockworkers do not join strike on June 21
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2017 – Many stevedores have decided not to join the strike called for today in most of the Spanish ports. As trade...