Valenciaport (Port of Valencia) News
The traffic indicators recorded during the month of August at the Port of Valencia have once again acted as a precise thermometer of the state of international trade, of the turmoil in the fuel, solid bulk (cereals), and liquid bulk (Liquefied Natural Gas and oil) markets, as well as the world of containers (import/export of manufactured goods) and tourism. In August, Valenciaport’s terminals recorded new drops in transhipment traffic, but registered historic records in import containers,...
Valenciaport has been present at the exhibition that the Albacete City Council has prepared on the occasion of the Albacete Fair, where the Logistics and Intermodal Platform initiative, which aims to centralise the export and import strategy of Castilla La Mancha in the Port of Valencia, is explained. Increased demand At the stand, where the Mayor of Albacete, Emilio Sáez, and the President of the Provincial Council, Santiago Cabañero, were present, the characteristics of t...
The start of the 2022-2023 school year in the Maritime District of Valencia will once again be supported by Aportem – Puerto Solidario Valencia. More than a thousand children from different schools will be able to have the school materials they have requested to start the new school year. Schools included Schools such as CEIP Juan Manuel Montoya, Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados, CEIP Ausias March, CEIP Ballester Fandos, CEIP Nuestra Señora del Carmen or Santiago Ap&oac...
The Port of Valencia has consolidated its position as the foremost connected port in the Mediterranean according to the Port liner shipping connectivity index (LSCI) prepared by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and is in 20th position worldwide in the second quarter of the year in terms of connectivity. A position that reinforces Valenciaport as a benchmark for improving the competitiveness and opportunities of Spanish import/export companies. Maritime connectivit...
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 Head of Business Intelligence of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), Manuel García, participates in the Seminar ‘International Friendship Cities on Marine Economy and Port Cooperation’. China accounts for 15% of Valenciaport’s total container traffic. Over the last 10 years, Valenciaport has handled five million import and export containers (TEUs) with the Asian country. China is Valenciaport’s main trading partner and represents 15% of the total container t...
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...
The Valencia Container Freight Index (VCFI) for June 2022 has broken its upward trend with a decrease of -2.19% compared to the previous month. Since July 2020, when it fell by 2.72%, the trend has been one of constant growth (except for February 2022 with -0.19%). The Index stands at 4,647.32 points, accumulating a growth of 364.73% since the beginning of the series in 2018. As for the different areas that make up the VCFI, the general trend has been downward, with the Central America and Car...
The Clock Building of the Port of Valencia will host next Wednesday 6 July the conference ‘Short Sea Shipping in the Port of Valencia: A competitive, innovative and environmentally responsible option’ in which experts from the maritime-port sector will analyse the logistical and environmental benefits of short sea shipping. The event is organised by the Spanish Association for the Promotion of Short Sea Shipping SPC Spain in collaboration with the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV)....
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...
The Spanish Association of Purchasing, Contracting, and Procurement Professionals (AERCE) has organised a visit to the Port of Valencia, one of the largest economic players in the Valencian Community and Spain. The delegation was made up of some thirty purchasing managers and technicians from different companies who were able to get to know the day-to-day activity of the port and the operation of the commercial area of Valenciaport, as well as the opportunities for companies offered by the Span...