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 liberalises railway manoeuvre services
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 3, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has approved the schedule for the delivery of...
Alicante port works to attract container traffic from Valencia
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) March 31, 2017 – The president of Alicante port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante), Juan Antonio Gisbert, explained...
Puertos del Estado – January 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 29, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports January 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Chinese delegation visits Mediterranean ports
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 28, 2017 – A delegation from state-owned China Railway International visited Livorno port last week with an interest...
Valencia port faces historical decline in container traffic in Feb 2017
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 28, 2017 – Valencia port is witnessing an historical decline with the low productivity of the stowage workers,...
India’s Sarjak reinforces presence on Spanish market
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 27, 2017 – Indian shipping company Sarjak Containers Lines, specialising in project cargo, has reinforced its...
India’s SCI to restart import, export service to Spain
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 27, 2017 – Indian state shipping company Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), plans to restart its import and export...
Valencia port receives visit of foundation for support of railway operations between China, Spain
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 24, 2017 – Valencia port received this week a visit of a delegation from the Foundation for Exchange between Yiwu and...
Valencia port designs management structure targeting simplification
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 24, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has designed a management chart aiming at a...
Dockworkers, employers’ association fail to strike deal on stowage agreement
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 22, 2017 – The meeting between the stevedoring unions and the employers’ association ANESCO on the collective...
Spanish dockworkers ask government to adopt retirement plan
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 22, 2017 – Representatives of Spanish dockworkers have asked the government to adopt a preliminary retirement plan...
Valencia port calls power supply tender
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 21, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has tendered the contract for the electricity...
IDC calls off strike on March 23
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 21, 2017 – The International Dockworkers Council (IDC) announced the cancellation of the strikes planned for March 23...
Israel’s Zim to introduce new network of transatlantic services in April
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 21, 2017 – Israeli company Zim Integrated Shipping Services plans to introduce its new network of transatlantic...
Spanish minister says rejection of stowage reform in Congress is surprising
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 17, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Minister Inigo de la Serna expressed his surprise with the result of the voting in...
Spanish trade unions call off strikes of dockers
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 17, 2017 – Spanish trade unions have called off the strikes of dockworkers in the country, envisaged for March 17,...
Spanish Congress rejects decree on stowage sector reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 16, 2017 – Spanish Congress has rejected the government’s decree regulating the reform in the country’s...