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The Port of València calls for tenders for the drafting of the preliminary wind power installation project
The aim of this project is to define the installation of wind turbines to produce electrical energyValenciaport is making progress in its strategy to promote the use of renewable energy with the objective of zero emissions by 2030The Port Authority …
Jul 9, 2021 / Curious
The container ship DJANET makes its first call at the Port of València
The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has handed over the traditional commemorative “Socarrat” to the container ship DJANET, which has made its first call at the Port of Valencia. The 172-metre long ship of the Algerian-flagged CNAM MED company, built …
Jul 7, 2021 / Vessels
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. Acquires Two Modern Ultramax Bulkcarriers
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: EGLE) (Eagle Bulk), one of the world’s largest owner-operators within the Supramax / Ultramax drybulk segment, on Wednesday (Jun 02) announced that it has purchased two high-specification 2015-built scrubber-fitted …
Jun 4, 2021 / Vessels
Grimaldi Group buys five RoPax vessels and two terminals in the ports of Valencia and Barcelona from Armas Trasmediterránea Group
The Grimaldi Group and Armas Trasmediterránea Group announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the sale of some assets and property rights of the Spanish group in Spain, as a first step for a collaboration between the two groups. …
Apr 14, 2021 / Vessels
The Port of València reduces its carbon footprint by 30%
Between 2008 and 2019, Valenciaport’s activity has grown by 42%, while CO2 emissions per tonne managed have been reduced by 30%The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) celebrates and shares the progress of its decarbonisation strategy with all port …
Apr 13, 2021 / Curious
Eco Valencia ready to enter service in the Mediterranean
Exactly one month after her delivery, Monday morning (Nov16) for the first time the Eco Valencia entered the port of Livorno. This is the first of the 12 hybrid ro-ro ships ordered by the Grimaldi Group in 2018 from the Chinese shipyard Jinling …
Nov 17, 2020 / Vessels
The Grimaldi Group takes delivery of ECO Valencia and Grande Florida
Great news for the Grimaldi Group fleet. On 16 October, the Neapolitan company took delivery of the Eco Valencia, the first of 12 hybrid ro-ro ships belonging to the new Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class and ordered from the Chinese Jinling …
Oct 22, 2020 / Vessels
Containership MSC Mia hits gantry crane at Valencia Port, Spain (Video)
MSC Mia, one of the largest container ships in the world hit a gantry crane at while leaving the container terminal at Valencia, Spain, on September 13th in the morning. The crane collapsed injuring its operator who required hospitalization.Able to …
Sep 14, 2020 / Accidents
The APV accepts for study the offer presented by Baleària for the new passenger terminal
Wednesday morning the Contracting Committee of the Port Authority of Valencia met to find out about Baleària’s bid for the tender for the construction and operation of the new passenger terminal in the Port of Valencia and to start studying it. This …
Jul 30, 2020 / Cruise
Strong support from Brussels for the electrification of the terminals in the Port of Valencia
The European Commission’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Committee has approved aid for two projects in the Port of Valencia that will facilitate and accelerate the possibility of connecting ships to the electricity grid. One of the projects is a …
Jul 21, 2020 / Curious