The shipping platform

Location: Valencia is situated on the eastern Mediterranean coast of Spain, 350km from Madrid. General overview: Great expansion has taken place, with over 13km of quayage available. The main cargoes of the Port of Valencia include: the furniture and timber industries, textiles, footwear, agriculture and foodstuffs (grain and fodder, wine and beverages, tinned food, fruit, etc.), fuel products (diesel fuel, petrol, coal, etc.), chemical and motor vehicles (Ford, Fiat, Land Rover, Jaguar, etc.), the construction industry (cement and clinker, ceramic tiles, marble, etc.), machinery, etc. The Port of Valencia also has regular passenger traffic to and from the Balearic Islands and Italy. In recent years the Port of Valencia has experienced a continued and solid growth in Mediterranean cruise traffic. Located on the Eastern coast of Spain, the port controls 2 satellite ports located on the Mediterranean Sea- the Port of Sagunto (10% traffic) and the Port of Gandia (1.5% traffic).The Port of Valencia offers 12,6000m2 or yard area, 9 ro - ro ramps, 3 mobile cranes and 2 rechastackers. Valencia port offers specialized facilities for all kinds of cargo. It has over four thousand meters of berthing space with depths of at least 14 meters to handle the largest containers and general cargo. It also has more than three thousand meters of berthing space at depths between 9 and 16 meters and storage capacity for more than 300 thousand cubic meters of solid and liquid bulk cargoes. The modern Valenciaport contains more than 12 thousand meters of docks with alongside depth up to 17 meters. It has 30 gantry cranes for handling containerized and non-containerized goods and about 300 hectares of tank area. These facilities are complemented with a sophisticated network of road and rail links to the area’s main production centers and to the rest of Spain and Europe and to the local international airport. The general goods terminals at the Port of Valencia include 3.9 thousand meters of berthing line with alongside depths from nine to 14 meters. The public container terminal includes 1.8 thousand meters of berthing line with alongside depth of 16 meters. The multi-purpose terminals have 1.8 thousand meters with alongside depth of from seven to 14 meters. The solid bulk terminals offer 1.5 thousand meters of berthing line with alongside depths from 11 to 16 meters. The Port of Valencia’s combined passenger, cruise, and roll-on/roll-off terminals have 916 meters of berthing line with alongside depths from seven to 11 meters. The roll-on/roll-off terminals offer 577 meters of berthing line with alongside depths from 16 to 17 meters. Liquid bulk terminals’ berthing lines are 435 meters long with alongside depth of 12 meters. The Port of Valencia has other docks for trade and navigation support with a total of 1.4 thousand meters of berthing line with alongside depths from seven to 14 meters. Finally, the fishing docks offer 835 meters of berthing line with alongside depths from three to eight meters. Traffic figures: Approx 7,300 vessels, 65,475,000 t cargo, 4,327,000 TEU and 475,000 passengers handled annually. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: -Breakbulk: Depth 16.0 m. -Passengers: Depth 12.0 m. -Bulk: Depth 16.0 m. -Tankers: Depth 16.0 m. Largest vessel handled: LOA: 399 m, draught: 15.5 m, deadweight: 228,406 t.