Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) News
The Deputy Mayor of Vienna and responsible for Innovation, Urban Planning and Mobility, Ulrike Sima, has led a delegation from the City Council of the Austrian capital – Vienna, to the facilities of the Port of Valencia. Unlike other visits, on this occasion, those responsible for mobility from Vienna arrived at the Clock Building by bicycle; an emblematic construction of the Port of Valencia, which offered the visitors one of the noblest rooms in the building to hold their work meeting:...
Sustainability, open innovation, and connectivity projects have focused the interest of a delegation from the Port of Cartagena in Colombia who have visited the Port of Valencia where they have held a meeting with representatives of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV). The General Manager of the PAV, Francesc Sánchez, gave a presentation of the facilities and services of Valenciaport, highlighting the infrastructures such as the new container or passenger terminal, the environmental ini...
Valencia, the world cereal capital, celebrates the 62nd edition of the European Commodities Exchange, which brings together more than 3,000 participants and 90 companies from all over the world. The Prior and Consul Major of the Lonja de València, Vicente Ebri points out to his European partners that “A strong port is synonymous with trade and wealth for its people. The new container terminal in the northern extension of the Port of Valencia is more necessary than ever.” Vic...
Valenciaport is ceding an area of 257 m2 of the port public domain for the mooring of the Salvamar Pollux rescue vessel. Modules for offices and a warehouse for workshops or maintenance will also be installed. Aurelio Martínez, President of the PAV: “The function of Valenciaport is to support one of the key services that we can have in all ports: security.” José Luis García Lena, SASEMAR director: “We have a very strong system in the Valencian Community. F...
Valenciaport has positioned itself as a benchmark in the relationship between the port and the city, favouring the harmonisation of the port environment to make it closer to the city with milestones, such as the transfer to the city of the Balcón al Mar in 2013 or more recently the Special Plan of the South Zone 1 for the Nazaret area. The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has been invited by the World Bank to present its good practices in the port-city relationship, digitalisation and de...
The tender has been awarded to the firm COMSA S.A.U. for a value of 5,523,650 euros. The works will begin in the last quarter of this year and have a completion period of 12 months. The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) takes a further step in the port-city integration which will allow the use of this area by the citizens. A further step in the commitment of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) to the Sagunto town council and its neighbours in the port-city integration. Valencia port has awarde...
The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) will present at the Seatrade Cruise Med fair, one of the main world events linked to the cruise industry, its offer of excursions in municipalities in the province of Valencia based on sustainable, safe, non-seasonal, and adapted to the needs of cruise passengers. A differentiated offer that includes a wide range of urban or rural activities, with alternatives for lovers of the outdoors, sport or hiking, with more sustainable options. An offer that adds to...
In the last 12 months, the Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has managed 3,004 containers with shoes destined for 71 countries around the world. The maritime connectivity of Valenciaport allows the footwear industry a greater participation in international trade. America (USA) is the main importer of Valencian and Spanish shoes. Greater maritime connectivity Every day, four containers leave the Valencian docks for 17 American countries. The United States of America (USA) and Mexico lead the ra...
The PAV has put into operation several charging points for electric vehicles in the car park for workers and visitors. Specifically, a charger with two outlets has been installed for visitors to the APV facilities, in addition to four chargers with two outlets each for the Valenciaport employees’ car park. Expanding its fleet of vehicles In addition, the PAV has expanded its fleet of vehicles and now has 10 electric cars, a van and two motorbikes, to which four hybrid cars must be added...
The solar plant will occupy a surface area of 6,420 square metres, with an installed power of 1,461.6 KWp, and a base budget of € 3,018,594.19 (Euros), including maintenance for four years. Companies can submit their bids until 5 September, 2022 at 13.00 hours. This is the first of the solar plants to be installed at the Port of Valencia, in Spain. The second will be in the automobile silo area of Terminal Valencia Europa and will involve an investment of 16 million Euros. Tender for phot...
This morning, the Advisory Committee for the Port of Sagunto, which includes the Sagunto City Council, the Port Authority of Valencia (APV), and the Valencian Regional Government, met, chaired by the Mayor of Sagunto, Darío Moreno. At the meeting, the bases were agreed upon for defining the competition of ideas for the port-city interaction project in the northern area of the Port of Sagunto, with the intention of launching the tender in September. Specifically, the uses and spatial scop...
For 15 days, the Port of Valencia has welcomed a group of students from Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, Bolivia and the Dominican Republic from the ‘Train For Trade’ programme, organised by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), who are being trained in port management by experts from Valenciaport and the Valencia port community. The closing ceremony of this course was attended by the president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), Aurelio Martínez; the...
The president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), Aurelio Martínez, took part in an informative breakfast organised by ASECAM. Martínez indicated that “We are working on a new Strategic Plan for the Sagunto area which will involve the participation of the port community.” He assures that “We have to think about the future needs of the port and begin to study a new expansion of the Port of Sagunto.” The president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV),...
The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) is hosting the ‘Train For Trade’ port management programme, organised by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The programme, which has been given in Spanish since 2007 and in which the ports of Valencia, Gijón and Las Palmas are taking part, is attended by representatives of the port communities of Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia and the Dominican Republic. “It is a training workshop for port managers to prepa...
The company Zeleros presented this morning in the Port of Sagunto its SELF (Sustainable Electric Freight-forwarder) project to develop its sustainable container movement system based on the hyperloop initiative, which will have a test track located in the Sagunto area. The event was attended by the president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), Aurelio Martinez, the mayor of Sagunto, Dario Morena, and the CEO of Zeleros, David Pistoni. Innovation and sustainability The president of Vale...
The president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), Aurelio Martínez, has stressed the importance of supporting “short sea shipping traffic to promote energy transition, the decarbonisation of roads and the fight against climate change. It is vital for the future of maritime transport to encourage this traffic, which implies a great effort from the public administration, but especially from private companies.” During his speech, the president of the PAV made an analysis...
The Port of Valencia has welcomed the Iacobus Maris fleet, the sailing ships taking part in the longest maritime Xacobean route in history, which departed from the port of Genoa bound for Galicia. The President of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), Aurelio Martinez, has held a meeting with the honorary consul of Italy, Adriano Carbone to coordinate the presence of the fleet that will remain in the Port of Valencia until Sunday. Lacobus Maris Route The Iacobus Maris Route commemorates the j...
The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) and the Provincial Council of Valencia have organised the first ‘Cruise Tourism’ training course, aimed at municipal technicians and tourism agents. A meeting point to expand the tourist offer, offered by the destination of Valencia for cruise passengers, with sustainable experiences in municipalities of the province, beyond the city of Valencia, and to work to deseasonalise cruise tourism that calls at the Port of Valencia, in Spain. From the p...