Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) News
Saggas and Valenciaport have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in the identification of innovation and development projects linked to renewable gases and CO2. The agreement was signed by Rosa María Prieto, President of Saggas, and Mar Chao, President of the Port Authority of València (PAV). Through this memorandum, Saggas and the PAV undertake to work together to identify innovation projects to accelerate the development of storage, generation and logistics solut...
On Saturday 9 November, land operations at all the container terminals of the Port of València: MSC Terminal Valencia, APM Terminals Valencia, and CSP Iberian Valencia Terminal will start at 8:00 a.m. and work will be uninterrupted until 13:00 hours. This schedule guarantees the functioning of the logistics chain and the supply of essential products while allowing workers to combine their working hours with volunteer work in cleaning, distribution, and aid to the citizens of the towns...
Connectivity, quality, safety and infrastructures. These are the strengths of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) in the international fruit and vegetable fair ‘Fruit Attraction’, which is being held at the IFEMA exhibition centre in Madrid from 8 to 10 October. Located in the stand of Puertos del Estado, Valenciaport has attended this event with a sales team led by Cristina Rodríguez, head of containers. Thus, during these three days, the PAV is highlighting its excellent i...
The Port Authority of Valencia is committed to hydrogen research through the signing of an agreement with CNH2 (C.N.E. Hydrogen and Fuel Cells) to promote the technological development and implementation of this fuel in the Valencian docks. At the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Port Authority of València (PAV) gave the go-ahead to the signing of this agreement whose purpose is to give continuity to the authorisation for the occupation of an area of 446m2 of the port public do...
The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) for the month of June decreases slightly in a scenario in which the activity of the maritime sector is marked by the geopolitical situation, but in which an improvement in the world economy is observed. Thus, in the sixth month of the year, this price index, which is based on export prices recorded by the Port of València in 13 geographical areas around the world, stood at 1,585.67 points, representing a monthly decrease of -1.30% and...
Seven nationalities, twenty-one students, twelve days and more than seventy hours of training. These are the figures of the course hosted by the Port of Valencia in the framework of the ‘Train For Trade’ programme, organised by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Under the name ‘Training of Trainers' workshop. Course on modern port management’, its content -developed by experts from Valenciaport and the port community of Valencia- focuses on...
Strengthening trade relations and promoting collaboration between Valenciaport and China. This is the objective with which the Port Authority of València has traveled to China to participate in the 8th edition of the Maritime Silk Road Port International Cooperation Forum 2024, held from June 26 to 28, 2024 in Ningbo (China). The value proposition of the Valencian enclosure as a green, intelligent and innovative HUB of the Mediterranean has been the common thread of the presentation of t...
260 registered participants and 115 institutions from 41 different countries. These are the main figures of the IAME 2024 Annual Conference whose inauguration was held at the Port Authority of Valencia this morning. The Conference was inaugurated by Francesc Sánchez, president of the Valenciaport Foundation; Antonio Torregrosa, director of the Valenciaport Foundation; Rosa María Donat, vice-rector of Innovation and Transfer of the University of València; Enrique Belda...
ICEX Spain Export and Investment is firmly committed to companies working in the field of logistics and supply chain and, as part of its internationalisation strategy, is organising a ‘Conference on Technological Solutions for Global Value Chains’, with the collaboration of the Port Authority of València (PAV). The conference, which is being held today 30 May in València, is the third in a series of travelling sessions throughout Spain that began last year in Madrid an...
Valenciaport reinforces with Brazil its commercial services and its actions in the field of sustainability and training in the framework of the ‘Intermodal South America’ fair. The commercial team of the Port Authority of València held working meetings with logistics and supply chain representatives at what is the pioneering trade fair for the sector in Latin America. In addition to their participation in the Fair, the representatives of the Port Authority of Valènci...
The Council Port Authority of València has approved an Extraordinary Board of Directors meeting the specifications that include the legal and economic conditions for the tender of the new terminal located in the northern extension of the Port of València. This meeting was held after receiving the ‘green light’ (authorising the contracting) – on Tuesday of this week – from the Spanish Government so that the PAV could approve the specifications which will a...
Valenciaport once again encourages the promotion of female talent and the creation of inclusive opportunities in the maritime and port sector. As a sponsor of the #LIFE event, a training programme that promotes the power of women in the port industry, the Port Authority of València (PAV) has collaborated in the development of the activities organised to train 45 female managers from various shipping companies, port operators and administrations. Maritime-port sector Held this week in...
Joan Calabuig, president of Valenciaport, has visited this morning the works of the installation of the photovoltaic power plant located on the Principe Felipe dock. These works are already 85% completed in the case of the structure on which the panels are fixed and 15% completed in the case of the installation of the panels that will provide the Port of València with solar energy from this autumn onwards. Emission neutral port During the visit, Calabuig stressed the importance of thi...
Innovation and care for the environment are two transversal strategies in the management of Valenciaport. And it is precisely their practical implementation that has aroused the interest of the delegation of representatives of the training programme ‘Train For Trade’ (Port Management Programme) – of the UN (United Nations Organisation) – who have visited the Valencian precinct and have taken an interest in its organisational and operational model. The facilities of the P...
The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has collaborated in a scenario of the MARSEC-23 maritime security exercise, organised by the Navy. The training consisted of training against a supposed terrorist threat and subsequent action on a ship with illegal immigrants. PAV hosts MARSEC-23 exercise The resources that participated in this exercise were the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) through the Port Police, the Valencia Maritime Captaincy, the Civil Guard, the Red Cross, the Health Department o...
The President of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), Joan Calabuig, will present at the World Ports Climate Action Program (WPCAP) summit the commitment to expand the leadership in decarbonisation and the fight against climate change that Valenciaport is carrying out ‘to the whole of our hinterland’. The head of Valenciaport will defend the tractor effect of the Port of Valencia for the companies of the port community but also for all the agents in its area of influence. Decarbon...
The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has presented at the Transport Logistic Fair held in Munich, Germany, its logistics offer and its catalogue of services as Europe’s main container port in the Mediterranean and the best connected precinct, according to data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The Head of Commercial and Business Development of the PAV, Mar Chao, has led the delegation of Valenciaport in this event that returns to host the German city af...
The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) delivered the traditional “socarrat” commemorating the arrival of the cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway to the Port of Valencia. The head of Marketing and Cruises of the PAV, Francesca Antonelli, presented the gift to those responsible for the ship, which has docked for the first time in the Valencian precinct from Malaga. Exploring the city of Valencia The Norwegian Breakaway has arrived with 3,596 passengers on board, with reservations to get...
The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) participated in the 4th International Congress on Energy Engineering (iENER’23) organised by the Spanish Association of Energy Engineers (AEE Spain Chapter). The Head of Environmental Policies of Valenciaport, Raúl Cascajo, explained, at a table on solutions in the ports, the pillars of the APV in decarbonisation: renewable energies, use of alternative/clean fuels, energy efficiency or digitalisation. Port of Valencia committed to the 2030 Agen...
The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has delivered this morning the traditional socarrat – which replaces the metope – commemorating the arrival at the Port of Valencia of the cruise ship - MSC Seashore, one of the most advanced ships in environmental technologies. The Head of Marketing and Cruises of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), Francesca Antonelli, presented the socarrat to the Captain of the MSC Seashore vessel, Giuseppe Galano. The General Manager of MSC Cruises in Spai...
The President of Valenciaport, Joan Calabuig emphasised his commitment to three strategic dimensions for 2030: economic, environmental and social. Valenciaport is going to be up to major investments and challenges for the Valencia Region such as the Power-Co gigafactory, and to the needs of sectors such as ceramics, agri-foodstuffs or textiles to provide them with an agile, solid and efficient response. Environment is an essential element The ports belong to all the citizens and must be a fac...
The Port of Valencia has trained 2,600 hauliers operating in the Valencian precinct on the ValenciaportPCS App for mobile devices. The aim has been to promote the use of this application, to actively listen to lorry professionals, to improve the operability of the logistics chain, to promote environmental sustainability and to reduce the number of incidents that drivers may encounter when accessing the site. This training has been carried out by ValenciaportPCS technicians at the entrance and...
The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has presented at Eco Mobility Expo, its projects to become an emission-neutral port in 2030: railways, electrification of the docks or the use of fuels such as hydrogen. The PAV is earmarking more than 131 million Euros of public investment in decarbonisation projects, with the strategic objective of becoming an emission neutral port by 2030. The services, connectivity and infrastructures of Valenciaport facilitate the attraction of industrial projects to th...
The 1st ValenciaportPCS Shippers’ Conference was held with the aim of listening to import/export companies, in order to improve the digital services offered by the technological platform – ValenciaportPCS digital platform. ValenciaportPCS ValenciaportPCS has shown itself to be an effective and efficient tool that saves costs and time for all companies linked to the port community. Valenciaport adds new actors to its commitment to the digitalisation of the logistics value chain Va...
Clean energy, railways, digitalisation, sustainable infrastructures or innovation are some of the actions that the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) is carrying out within the framework of its objective Valenciaport 2030, zero emissions. The aim is to position itself as the green, intelligent and innovative hub of the Mediterranean. This project will be presented at the Eco Mobility Expo, which is to be held between 21 March and 23 March, 2023, at Feria València, in Valencia, Spain, a mee...
The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) was present at the International Logistics and Transport Fair ‘Logistics Spain’ - Logistics Spain 2023 held in Guadalajara, Mexico. A forum aimed at promoting brands, presenting new products and services, disseminating investment opportunities in different territories or addressing new challenges in logistics. PAV present at Logistics Spain 2023 The commercial area, represented by Rafael Romero at this fair, continues with its intense agenda of...
The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) continues its work of training port managers within the framework of the ‘Train For Trade’ port management programme, which is organised by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Álex Sánchez, the Head of PCS Systems at the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), delivered the Digital Port Management module in Makassar (Indonesia), in which he explained the projects and tools that Valenciaport is developing in th...
Representatives of the Spanish maritime and river transport sector met at the Clock Building of the Port of Valencia with the Board of Directors of the Waterborne Technology Platform, at a meeting organised by the Valenciaport Foundation, in collaboration with the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), with the aim of discussing the next steps in the transition to a zero-emission and at the same time, competitive sector, and to address the benefits that the different European funding mechanisms make...
Everything is now ready for the Port of Valencia to become the first European port to deploy hydrogen technology in its activity. Next Tuesday, on 17th January, 2023, the loading test of this clean fuel will be carried out at the hydrogen plant located on the Xità quay. The tank that will receive the hydrogen and the mobile re-fuelling station that will charge it are already at the Port of Valencia facilities. Leak and pressure tests carried out on storage tank During the previous days...
Representatives of the port community took part in the delivery of toys to the Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Santiago Apóstol and Ausias March schools. The action was promoted by Aportem-Puerto Solidario of Valencia. The Three Wise Men and their pages visited several schools in the Maritime District of Valencia to distribute, with the help of Aportem-Puerto Solidario de Valencia, illusion and toys to 350 children. Distribution of toys to children in Valencia’s schools Profess...