| Port of Valencia | |
|---|---|
 Harbour | |
| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Location | Valencia |
| Coordinates | 39°26′45″N 0°19′12″W / 39.4457°N 0.3199°WCoordinates: 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 harbor | Natural/Artificial |
| Size | 600 ha (6 sq km) |
| Available berths | 40 |
| Wharfs | 72 |
| Employees | 15,000 people[2] |
| General manager | Rafael Aznar Garrigues |
| Statistics | |
| Vessel arrivals | 7,287 (2007)[3] |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 81 million tonnes (2019)[4] |
| Annual container volume | 5.4 million TEU (2019)[5] |
| Passenger traffic | 474,814 pasajeros (2007) [ cita requerida ] 199,335 pasajeros (2008) [6] |
| Sitio web www.valenciaport.com | |
El Puerto de Valencia es un puerto marítimo ubicado en Valencia , España . Es el quinto puerto marítimo más activo de Europa y el puerto más activo del Mediterráneo . A partir de 2019, mueve un tráfico de carga anual de alrededor de 81 millones de toneladas y 5,4 TEU , ocupando el primer lugar en España y el segundo en la cuenca del Mediterráneo en transporte de contenedores (después del Puerto del Pireo ), [7] y el segundo en España en carga anual. tráfico, después del Puerto de Algeciras .
El puerto también es un importante empleador en la zona, con más de 15.000 empleados que prestan servicios a más de 7.500 barcos cada año.
History[edit]
The history of the Port of Valencia began in 1483, when King Ferdinand the Catholic granted Antoni Joan the privilege of building a wooden bridge on the beach of the Grao district, called the Pont de Fusta.
Desde 1483 hasta el siglo XIX, se realizaron varios proyectos de construcción en el puerto, pero debido a las crecidas periódicas del río Turia y los continuos movimientos de arena en la playa, el puerto no tuvo un éxito notable. Sin embargo, el tráfico aumentó gradualmente con el tiempo y el rey finalmente otorgó privilegios comerciales con otros reinos y estados soberanos en 1679 y para las Américas en 1791, convirtiéndose Valencia en la sexta provincia marítima de España .
Descripción [ editar ]
The three ports controlled by the Port Authority of Valencia are in Valencia, Sagunto and Gandía. They are located on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, along an 80 km stretch of Spain’s eastern coastline.
The Port of Valencia is the centre of economic activity in an area of influence encompassing a radius of 350 km, which generates 51 percent of Spain's GDP and includes half the entire working population of the giant country. The port has a quay length of 12 km and a total storage area of 300 acres (1.2 km2).
Valencia Port Authority (PAV) has announced plans for the construction of a new container terminal in the northern expansion by 2030.[8]
Satellite ports[edit]
Port of Sagunto[edit]
This port has an annual traffic capacity of 10% of the entire port – its main cargo is liquefied natural gas; three million tonnes of gas are shipped per year due to the regasification plant located nearby.
Around 70% of the port's current traffic consists of iron and steel products and the rest of fertilizers, construction materials, timber and perishable products.
Port of Gandía[edit]
This port has an annual traffic capacity of 1.5 % of the entire port, and specialises in the export and import of forestry products: timber, reels, pulp, paper and furniture.
Statistics[edit]
In 2007 the Port of Valencia handled 53,592,859 tonnes of cargo and 3,042,665 TEU making it the second busiest cargo port in Spain and the largest container port in the country.[9]
| Year | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Fishing* | 254,603 | 339,324 |
| Liquid bulk* | 4,355,965 | 5,543,232 |
| Dry bulk* | 7,148,231 | 7,322,671 |
| Nr of passengers | 345,063 | 474,814 |
| Containers (TEU) | 2,612,049 | 3,042,665 |
| Containers* | 28,157,269 | 32,526,654 |
| Other cargoes* | 7,624,309 | 7,860,978 |
| Vessels (nr) | 7,046 | 7,287 |
| Total*' | 47,540,374 | 53,592,859 |
- * figures in tonnes
See also[edit]
- List of ports in Spain
- List of busiest ports in Europe
- List of world's busiest container ports
- Valencia Street Circuit
References[edit]
- ^ "UNLOCODE (ES) - SPAIN". service.unece.org. Retrieved 28 April 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Port of Valencia number of employees Archived 2007-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Port of Valencia vessel arrivals Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "El puerto de Valencia bate su récord de tráfico y abre una brecha histórica con el de Barcelona". ABC. 12 February 2020.
- ^ Top 50 World Container Ports - World Shipping Council
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2009-01-01. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "El Pireo supera a Valencia como primer puerto del Mediterráneo en contenedores". Expansión. 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Valencia plans construction of new container terminal". Global Cargo News. Retrieved 2 July 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Annual report Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Official figures Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Port of Valencia. |
- Official website (in English and Spanish)
