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..
Spanish trade unions call off strike on Mar 6, 8
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 2, 2017 – Spanish dockworkers’ trade unions have called off the first two days of the strike planned, out of...
Spanish dockworkers present reform concerns to European Parliament
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 2, 2017 – A group of dockers today presented to the European Parliament (EP) their concerns about the hiring...
Maersk to divert ships from Spanish ports
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 2, 2017 – Danish shipping company Maersk Line announced that it has designed a contingency plan to divert ships to...
Leixoes port to benefit from Spanish dockworker strikes
Leixoes, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 2, 2017 – What for some is a problem, is an opportunity for others. This is how the port of Leixoes, in the north...
ANESCO calls on unions to ignore strike in stowage sector
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – The Spanish National Association of Stevedoring and Ship Consignment Companies (Asociación Nacional de...
Spain’s Sevasa says trade unions cause severe damage on Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – Spanish stevedoring company Sevasa has warned against the severe damage that the opposition of trade...
Mitsubishi Electric representatives visit Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – A delegation of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has visited Valencia port to inspect the signalling and...
IDC prepares measures to avoid cargo diversion
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 28, 2017 – The International Dockworkers Council (IDC) is preparing to announce measures to avoid the diversion of...
Valencia port to upgrade Noatum container terminal railway access
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 27, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) is preparing a plan for the adaptation of...
Spanish Public Works Minister urges trade unions, employers to negotiate
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2017 – Spanish Minister of Public Works, Inigo de la Serna, has called on employers and stevedores unions to...
Spanish Council of Ministers approves stowage sector reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2017 – Spanish Council of Ministers has approved the Royal Decree Law reforming the stowage sector. The...
Coordinadora again asks government to postpone stevedoring sector reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2017 – Spanish dockworkers trade union Coordinadora has called on the government to include a clause...
Spanish government to approve stevedoring reform despite trade unions
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2017 – Spanish government plans to approve the royal decree introducing reforms in the rules for stevedoring...
Valencia port presents at Cevisama trade fair
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 22, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) is participating in the international fair...
Unions press Spanish government to negotiate stowage system with workers – IDC
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – A press release from the International Dockworkers Council (IDC). International protest rises...
Global dockworkers trade union expresses support to longshoremen in Spain
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2017 – Global trade union International Dockworkers Council (IDC) has expressed its support to Spanish...
Intercontainer applies for concession at Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2017 – Valencia-based company Intercontainer has applied with Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria...