Joan Calabuig: “The ports are facing important challenges and hence the need for well-trained professionals”

The closing ceremony of the Master was presided over by Joan Calabuig, president of Valenciaport, who affirmed that training is a key tool in the management of the ports and a fundamental element as a lever for change.  Together with Calabuig, Esther Gómez, Vice-Rector for Students and Entrepreneurship at UPV; Antonio Torregrosa, General Director of …

Export freights from the Port of València to the Far East fall by 33.07% in June

This is reflected in the València Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) which recorded a significant fall not only in the Far East but also in its general index with a drop of 25.57%  The indicator is now below 1,500 points, at 1,403.47%  The VCFI – which measures the trend and evolution of the cost of container …

Valenciaport calls for tenders for the electrical substation that will connect its docks to green energy

The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has put out to tender the electrical substation that will allow ships entering the Valencian docks to switch off their engines, reducing their CO2 emissions to zero  This infrastructure, with a planned investment of 11 million euros, will supply green electricity to the first OPS (Onshore Power Supply) electrification …

The Port of Valencia tests the use of innovative technologies for the detection of terrorist threats or attacks

The Valenciaport Foundation, La Fe Hospital, Aena and the Valencia Provincial Fire Brigade Consortium, in collaboration with the Port Authority of Valencia, have organised this demonstration to test the four tools developed within the framework of the project  The pilot consisted of a simulation of a combined terrorist attack (physical and cyber) on the Port …

Valenciaport and Illescas Town Council sign the start-up of the multimodal station

José Manuel Tofiño, Mayor of Illescas Town Council, and Joan Calabuig, President of the Valencia Port Authority (PAV), signed a protocol this morning with the aim of promoting the future multimodal station  According to Joan Calabuig, president of the PAV, “investing in this initiative is a strategic decision. Illescas is in an enclave of great …

Valenciaport becomes a benchmark in decarbonisation for Germany

The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) and the German Chamber of Commerce have organised the conference ‘Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies in the Port Industry’ with the aim of explaining to German companies and institutions the initiatives implemented within the framework of the Decarbonisation Plan of the Valencian docks  Joan Calabuig, president of Valenciaport, has …

Joan Calabuig: “We hope that the processing of the new terminal will be concluded as soon as possible”

Joan Calabuig: “We hope that the processing of the new terminal will be concluded as soon as possible” València, 30th June 2023.- The president of the València Port Authority (PAV), Joan Calabuig, stated this morning after the meeting of the Valenciaport Board of Directors that work is being done to ensure that the Spanish Government …

New step to the construction of the logistics-intermodal platform in Alcázar de San Juan

Valencia, 29th June 2023 – One of Valenciaport’s main strategic projects in the short term is progressing steadily and surely: the development and implementation of the logistics-intermodal platform of Alcázar de San Juan. With this objective in mind, the mayoress of Alcázar de San Juan, Rosa Melchor; the Minister of Development of the Government of …

Valenciaport opens the hydrogen pathway in European ports

València, 28th June 2023.- Valenciaport paves the way for the deployment of hydrogen in Europe. The plan of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) to convert its docks into a ‘zero emissions’ zone by 2030, places the Valencian ports as pioneering enclaves in the application of this fuel technology. As a pioneering port institution in …

Valenciaport Foundation joins the Alliance for Dual Vocational Education and Training (Dual VET)

València, 26th of juny de 2023.- The Valenciaport Foundation has joined today the Alliance for Dual Vocational Training in a ceremony held at the facilities of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) and chaired by Manuel Gomicia, General Director of Vocational Training and Special Regime Education of the Generalitat Valenciana; Joan Calabuig, President of the …