Valenciaport starts out from an already solid position. Nevertheless, to consolidate its leadership it must face a series of new tendencies and challenges among which the following are of special importance:

From the demand side:

-          Dynamic growth in the demand for transport.

-          Importance of logistics as a key factor for competitiveness and business growth.

-          The requirement of frequent, fast, safe and economical door-to-door transport services.

From the supply side:

-          New generations of progressively higher-capacity vessels and the gradual concentration of shipping companies.

-          Appearance and expansion of global port operators.

-          Expansion plans of competitor ports.

On the regulation side:

-          European policies for sustainable development in transport.

-          Promotion of intermodalism and short sea shipping.

-          Construction of the Trans-European Transport Network into which ports will be fully integrated.  

-          Liberalisation and higher competitiveness among transport services, including both intra- and inter-port services.

-          Evolution towards a more advanced Port Authority, managing infrastructures, coordinator and guarantor of service competitiveness while driving marketing actions and port, technological, intermodal and logistics development.