Port of Valencia
Port of Valencia | |
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Location | |
Country | Spain |
Location | Valencia |
Coordinates | 39°26′45″N 0°19′12″W / 39.4457°N 0.3199°W |
UN/LOCODE | ESVLC[1] |
Details | |
Operated by | Port Authority of Valencia |
Type of harbour | Natural/Artificial |
Size | 600 ha (6 sq km) |
No. of berths | 40 |
No. of wharfs | 72 |
Employees | 15,000 people[2] |
General manager | Joan Calabuig Rull[3] |
Statistics | |
Vessel arrivals | 7,521 (2022)[4] |
Annual cargo tonnage | 79.3 million tonnes (2022)[5] |
Annual container volume | 5.0 million TEU (2022)[6] |
Passenger traffic | 1,73 million passengers (2022)[7] |
Website www.valenciaport.com |
The Port of Valencia is a
The port is also an important employer in the area, with more than 15,000 employees who provide services to more than 7,500 ships every year.
History
The history of the Port of Valencia began in 1483, when
From 1483 until the 19th century, various construction projects were built in the port, but because of periodic
In December 2023, the northern expansion of the port of Valencia was approved. It involves the construction of a new terminal with a capacity of 5M TEU, with a public investment of about €660 million.[9] The operator of the infrastructure, MSC, will invest about €1,050 million.[9]
Description
The three ports controlled by the Port Authority of Valencia are in
The Port of Valencia is the centre of economic activity in an area of influence encompassing a radius of 350 km. The port has a
Valencia Port Authority (PAV) has announced plans for the construction of a new container terminal in the northern expansion by 2030.[10]
Satellite ports
Port of Sagunt
This port has an annual traffic capacity of 10% of the entire port – its main cargo is
Around 70% of the port's current traffic consists of
Port of Gandia
This port has an annual traffic capacity of 1.5 % of the entire port, and specialises in the
.Statistics
In 2022 the Port of Valencia handled 79,365,321 tonnes of cargo and 5,052,272 TEU making it the second busiest cargo port in Spain and the largest container port in the country.[11]
2021 | 2022 | ||
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Liquid Bulk * | 3,867,779 | 5,818,821 | |
Solid Bulk * | 2,159,064 | 2,255,164 | |
Conventional General Cargo * | 14,806,681 | 14,763,010 | |
Continerised General Cargo * | 64,017,231 | 56,125,555 | |
Fishing * | 1,057 | 1,053 | |
Supplies * | 417,914 | 401,718 | |
Total traffic (t)* | 85,269,726 | 79,365,321 | |
Vessels number | 7,295 | 7,521 | |
Containers (TEU) | 5,604,478 | 5,052,272 | |
Passengers | 635,689 | 1,373,552 |
- * figures in tonnes
See also
- List of ports in Spain
- List of busiest ports in Europe
- List of world's busiest container ports
- Valencia Street Circuit
References
- ^ "UNLOCODE (ES) - SPAIN". service.unece.org. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Port of Valencia number of employees Archived 2007-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "BOE.es - BOE-A-2023-8756 Orden TMA/343/2023, de 1 de abril, por la que se publica el nombramiento del Presidente de la Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia".
- ^ "Traffic Statistics".
- ^ "Traffic Statistics".
- ^ "Traffic Statistics".
- ^ "Traffic Statistics".
- ^ "El Pireo supera a Valencia como primer puerto del Mediterráneo en contenedores". Expansión. 25 February 2020.
- ^ eldiario.es. 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Valencia plans construction of new container terminal". Global Cargo News. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Annual report Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Statistical Report Port Authority of Valencia - December 2022" (PDF).
External links
- Official website (in English and Spanish)