- The president of Valenciaport participated in the 10th World Forum of Logistics Cities and Platforms, held on 24 and 25 September in Valencia.
- Chao pointed out that the Port of Valencia’s activity with Latin America accounts for 9.3% of its traffic and expressed her conviction that this figure could rise above 10%.
- Situations such as the floodings (DANA), have demonstrated that when it has been necessary, the port has responded with responsibility and resilience, because if the port had come to a standstill, so would the entire business community,’ she stated.
Valencia, 24 September 2025 – The president of Valenciaport, Mar Chao, has highlighted the importance of port facilities not only as logistics hubs but also as “facilitators in areas such as energy transition, the digitalisation of the economy and the ongoing search for innovation. Innovation is no longer an option for our sector, but a requirement that we must integrate into our way of operating,” she said.
Chao participated in the opening of the 10th World Forum of Cities and Logistics Platforms, held on 24 and 25 September at the facilities of the Port Authority of Valencia (APV), with the participation of companies and institutions from the sector and from different parts of the world, with a special presence of representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean. The president introduced Valenciaport’s strategic positioning as a logistics link between Europe and these areas to those in attendance.
During her speech, Chao pointed out that Valenciaport’s activity with Latin America amounts to 7.5 million tonnes, representing 9.3% of its traffic operations, a figure that she is convinced they are in a position to raise above 10%. ‘We collaborate, but we can collaborate more, we can generate more value, we can be more dynamic,’ she affirmed.
In her opinion, the way to exceed that 10% is by ‘improving speed, traceability, energy efficiency and safety’.
Sharing knowledge to evolve
The president of Valenciaport took the opportunity to stress the importance of the different agents involved in the logistics and the port world; ‘sharing knowledge, because this will be the only thing that will save us’ in an increasingly uncertain environment, in which the challenges are growing, both at the geopolitical level and in foreign trade.
‘In a globalised world where everything is connected and where all links in the logistics chain are therefore involved, individual solutions do not solve many problems, and it is therefore necessary to think about solutions that are useful for everyone as a group. As our Strategic Plan states: Together, further,’ she said.
In this regard, she also referred to the challenge of sustainability, highlighting Valenciaport’s contribution to the development of solutions to address needs in areas such as energy transition. ‘Efficiency is the key to saving energy,’ said the president of the APV.
Valenciaport, an example of resilience
Chao took the opportunity in her speech to highlight the ‘responsibility and resilience’ with which Valenciaport has acted in challenging situations such as the one experienced by the Valencian Community after the floodings (DANA). ‘We are fully aware of what the port represents, because if the port had stopped, people and businesses would have been even more affected than they already were at that time due to the lack of supplies,’ she said. She has thus defended the role of ports as ‘efficient, resilient and accessible logistics chains’.