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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 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...

CETM rejects employers’ proposal, companies sign separate contracts with trade union

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2017 – Spanish trade union of dockworkers Coordinadora Estatal de Trabajadores del Mar (CETM) rejected on June 20 the...

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...

Valencia regional employers association confident of labour agreement at local port

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2017 – Valencia regional employers association Confederación Empresarial Valenciana (CEV) has expressed confidence...

Only 27.8% of dockworkers participate in strike on Spanish ports on June 21

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2017 – The participation of dockworkers in the strike of stevedores on June 21 has fallen to 27.8% from 97-%100% in...

Steel traffic compensates natural gas decline at Sagunto port in Jan-May 2017

Sagunto, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2017 – The strategy of diversification of traffic at the port of Sagunto, undertaken years ago by Valencia port...

Spanish tile association warns against port strike consequences

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2017 – Spanish association of ceramic tiles (Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Azulejos y Pavimentos Cerámicos...

Spanish stevedoring employers send labour reform proposal to trade unions

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 20, 2017 – The employers association of dockworkers in Spain has sent a proposal to trade unions, including a clause that...

Spanish minister calls on dockworkers to avoid more strikes

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 20, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Minister Íñigo de la Serna has once again called for “an effort” by the...

Gas Natural gets contract to supply electricity to Valencia port authority

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 20, 2017 – Spanish company Gas Natural Comercializadora SA has won a contract to deliver electricity to Valencia port...

Valencia port foundation board meets to inspect project development

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2017 – The management board of the Valencia Port Foundation for Research, Promotion and Business Studies met...

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