The Port of Valencia tests the use of innovative technologies in emergencies

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The RESPOND-A project aims to improve the information management systems of the emergency teams by combining different cutting-edge technologies.  Drones, robots and intelligent waistcoats have been used in a demonstration to validate the use of innovative tools. Technicians from Valenciaport, Valenciaport Foundation, Local Police and Fire Brigade took part in this pilot project Robots with …

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Valenciaport and Guardia Civil reinforce their commitment to strengthen port safety and security

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Both institutions sign a pioneering agreement in the port system on port and maritime transport security for the ports of Valencia, Sagunto and Gandia The first training day for the Guardia Civil has been held within the framework of this agreement The Port Authority of Valencia will contribute with infrastructures and materials for the development …

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Aurelio Martínez: “The Natzaret Plan is one of the most important interactions between a port and a city that have been carried out in Spain”

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The Levante UD sports city, which today received the green light from the Council of Ministers, is included in the initiative of the Special Plan for the South Zone 1 of Natzaret in which the Port of Valencia has made 230,000 square metres of port land available to the citizens. The president of the Port …

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Valenciaport lends its know-how in the construction of caisson quays to the Port of Rotterdam

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A delegation from the Dutch site has visited Valencia to learn about the construction techniques of the Valencian docks that they want to implement in the Port of Rotterdam Officials from the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) explained how the caisson quays work and the technical and administrative characteristics for carrying out this type of …

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The 100% electric truck is already on the move in the Port of Valencia

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The firm Volvo and the Valencian company Grupo Torres are putting a 100% electric HGV through its paces in a Spanish port area The companies operating in Valenciaport continue to join in the “2030, Zero Emissions” commitment of the Valencian port València, February 13th, 2023.- A new milestone in the decarbonisation of Valenciaport, on this …

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Valenciaport presents new products for the fruit and vegetable sector at Fruit Logística

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The Port of Valencia has 3,250 connections to the electricity grid  for containers exclusively for refrigerated products which allow fruit and vegetables to be handled in optimum conditions. The Port of Valencia has rail connections for perishable traffic and warehouses exclusively for these articles. In 2022, Valenciaport  handled more than 3 million tonnes of refrigerated …

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Valenciaport facilitates the training of Peruvian port managers

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The head of Infrastructure Planning and Port Development of the PAV, Arturo Monfort, has explained the organisation of the Port of Valencia to managers and middle management of the Peruvian port community This training action is part of the ‘Train For trade’ programme of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in which …

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The ambassador of the Netherlands highlights the good practices of the Port of Valencia in environmental sustainability

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Roel Nieuwenhuis visited the hydrogen plant of the Valencian precinct, a pioneering project in the port system which has aroused the interest of the Dutch ambassador The president of Valenciaport, Aurelio Martínez, explained to the Dutch representative other initiatives such as the solar plants or the proposal to install wind turbines València, February 6th, 2023.- …

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The cost of export freight continues to fall and starts the year with a drop of 10.88%

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The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) stands at 4,267.75 points in January, 1,000 less than in January 2022 In this first month of the year, it is worth highlighting the fall in freight rates in Atlantic Europe (-30.47%), the Eastern Mediterranean (-17.76%), Latin America Pacific (-14.76%), Africa West Coast (-12.03%) and the USA and Canada …

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The Port of Sagunto doubles its natural gas traffic by 2022

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The Sagunto site handled 9,362,069 tonnes of goods last year, 24.38% more than in 2021 Sagunto reaffirms its position as a strategic infrastructure for natural gas with 4,118,516 tonnes handled, double the figure for 2021 It is followed in importance by iron and steel traffic, which handled 2,232,941 tonnes, 11.5% less. In third place came …

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