Port Charges

Port charges are payable for the private or special use of the public port area and for the provision of maritime signalling services.

Regulations governing port charges and tariffs:

• The Consolidated Text of the State Ports and Merchant Navy Act, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 2/2011 of 5 September (BOE No. 253 de 20/10/2011)
• Agreement of the Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Valencia in session held on 16 December 2022.
• Law 31/2022, of 23 December, of the General State Budget for the year 2023. (Official State Gazette (BOE) No. 308 of 24 December 2022
• Article 134.4 of the Constitution, according to which, if the Budget Law is not approved before the first day of the corresponding financial year, the Budget of the year shall be considered automatically extended until the approval of the new one.

Port charges

Port Charges in force from 1 January 2024 at the Port Authority of Valencia

Occupation charge

 Activity charge

Usage charge:

• T-1: Vessel charge
• T-2: Passenger charge
• T-3: Goods charge
• T-4: Fishing charge
• T-5: Recreational and leisure craft charge
• T-6: Charge for special use of transit area

 Navigational aids charge

Other years

Newsletter published with port charges in force from 1 January 2023 at the Port Authority of Valencia

Newsletter published with port charges in force from 1 January 2022 at the Port Authority of Valencia

Newsletter published with port charges in force from 1 January 2021 at the Port Authority of Valencia

Newsletter published with port charges in force from 5 July 2018 at the Port Authority of Valencia

Newsletter published with port charges in force from 9 June 2017 at the Port Authority of Valencia

Reduced Port Charges

• Reduction for cruise ships with at least 8 seasonal stops (article 197.1.g) 3rd TRLPEMM):
  • Application form C197-1G3b Coefficient home port of cruise ships seasonal traffic. Vessel charge
• Reduction for cruise ships with at least 12 home port stops (article 197.1.g) 3rd TRLPEMM):
  • Application form C197-1G3a Coefficient home port of cruise ship. Vessel charge
• Reduction in the charge rate for using LNG or electricity (article 197.1.j TRLPEMM):
  • Application form for rebate B197-1j Use of LNG or electricity– Vessel charge

Electronic Office Procedure: 8A11 – General Application

• Reduction for Regular Shipping Service (article 201 TRLPEMM)
  • Service information-Regular line.
  • Joint declaration of a joint operating agreement
• Electronic Office Procedure:
  • 321l– Classification of Shipping Services

Port Charges Rebates

Rebates on the activity and use charges

Occupation charge rebate (art. 181 y 182 of TRLPEMM)

Environmental Vessel Charge and Activity Charge Rebate (art. 245.1 TRLPEMM)

Art. 245.1.A Vessel Charge Rebate

• Procedure to obtain environmental rebate – vessel charge
• Electronic Office Procedure:
  • 321T – Rebate application environmental vessel charge
• Rebate application form B245-1a Environmental – vessel charge

Art. 245.1 B/C Activity Charge Rebate

• Procedure to obtain environmental rebate
• General agreement model
• Good practise guide
• A-2 Form BPA companies.
• Electronic Office Procedure:
  • 321P – Activity charge environmental rebate application
• Rebate application form B245- C197 Environmental – Activity charge

Quality Vessel Rebate and Activity Charge Rebate (art. 245.2 TRLPEMM)

Quality references:

Procedure to follow to obtain rebate for increasing the quality in service provision

List of certification bodies by references.

Criteria for the granting of annual accreditation to certification bodies.

• Quality of service benchmark for shipping companies.
• Quality of service benchmark for container traffic at the Port Authority of Valencia.
• Quality of service benchmark for conventional general cargo traffic.
• Quality of service benchmark for solid and liquid bulk cargo traffic.
• Quality of service benchmark for ro-ro traffic.
• Quality of service benchmark for new vehicle traffic at the Port Authority of Valencia.
• Quality of service benchmark for new vehicle traffic at the Port of Sagunto
• Quality of service benchmark for cruise ship traffic.
• Criteria for the application of quality of service benchmarks for the handling of multi-purpose goods.
• Quality of service benchmark for pilotage services.
• Quality of service benchmark for towing services.
• Quality of service benchmark for mooring and unmooring services.
• Quality of Service benchmark for ship-generated waste reception service.

Electronic Office Procedures:

• 321U – Rebate application quality vessel charge
• Rebate application form B245-2a Quality – Vessel charge
• 8A11 – General Application
• Rebate application form B245- 2b Quality – Activity charge

Commercial Rebates (art. 245.3 and 245.4 TRLPEMM)

• Guide to rebate applications ART. 245.3 and 245.4 TRLPEMM
• Electronic Office Procedures:
  • 3214– Provisional application for rebates of art. 245.3
  • 3215 – Annual rebate regulation art. 245.3 and 245.4
  • 321X– Provisional application for rebates under Article 245.4