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       The port of Valencia is the biggest and most important in all Spain if you measure it by container traffic, it is ranked top 3 0 worldwide and Europe’s top 5 only behind the likes of Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg and Piraeus. Despite being pretty big, the port will be enlarged in the upcoming years, boosting even more its actual position; it is already planified and approved by the pertinent authorities, the construction process hasn't started yet, but it is a matter of time. Thanks to the enlargement the port will climb up some positions in the rankings, both global and European. It has a traffic above 5 million containers each year and the numbers show it will keep growing. It has a lot of container traffic coming from China thanks to the Suez Canal. They have the Mediterranean port leadership based on: Its privileged location: this provides various advantages, it is the the closest commercial port to Suez Canal which is the main route for interoceanic shi...

The most important companies like MCS, Maerks, Cosco Lines, CMA CGM includes Valenciaport for his maritimes routes.  The port of Valencia is Spain’s leading Mediterranean port in terms of commercial traffic, mostly containerised cargo, due to its dynamic area of influence and an extensive network connecting it to major world ports. Valenciaport boasts a tightly-linked Port Community, due to innovative elements such as its Quality Mark and the Valenciaportpcs.net technology platform. Additionally, Valenciaport is not only a key element in promoting the Valencia Region abroad, but also the maritime gateway for production and consumer goods to and from the entire Iberian Peninsula.​​​ Valenciaport is the first and last port of call for regular shipping lines operating in the Western Mediterranean, providing the following advantages: The closest commercial port to the Suez-Gibraltar axis – the main route for inter-oceanic shipping lines . High capacity for concentrating and di...

  WHO ARE THEY AND WHAT DO THEY DO? It is a public body responsible for the operation and management of three state-owned ports on the Mediterranean coast of eastern Spain: Valencia, Sagunto and Gandía. They have made it their mission to improve competitiveness by providing services. In order to achieve this, they are guided by the following steps:  Economic sustainability Social sustainability Environmental sustainability Alignment with European transport policies One of their best projects is the one they have with the European Union, where they manage the flow of energy while the quality is the same, thus reducing energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions and changing the effect it has on the planet. LOCATION It has a privileged location being in the center of the Mediterranean coast, in line with the east-west maritime corridor that crosses the Suez Canal and the Strait of Gibraltar. The port lands are structured in areas that have the necessary characteristics to accommo...

As a result of Royal Decree 2100 , in 1985, the ports of Sagunto and Gandía became part of the management area of the then Autonomous Port of Valencia, currently the Port Authority of Valencia. The coastline of Valencia, lacking any natural shelter, was a serious obstacle to the start of maritime trade exchanges. It all began in 1483, when King Ferdinand the Catholic granted Antonio Joan the privilege to build a wooden bridge on the Grao beach, known as the " Pont de Fusta ".  From the time of its construction until the 19th century, various projects were carried out to build and improve the facilities, but they were not very successful due to the Turia river and the growth of the beach. However, the port's traffic did not stop growing and in 1679 it obtained the privileges to trade with other kingdoms and with America in 1791.  The growth was so strong that it became established as the sixth maritime province of Spain.   During the 20th century, improvement works continu...