Valenciaport’s Plan for a Sustainable Commuting Shift

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As the call for sustainability grows louder, the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) is embarking on a transformative journey to reduce the reliance on private vehicles for commuting to the Valencian port. In a bid to create a more eco-friendly and accessible port, Valenciaport has initiated a ‘Sustainable Transport to Work Plan.The valenciaportsource.

  • Valenciaport is launching a ‘Sustainable Transport to Work Plan’ to reduce private vehicle commuting and enhance accessibility,...

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Valenciaport promotes Sustainable Transport to Work Plan

The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) is developing a plan to reduce the use of private vehicles when heading to the Spanish port.

Valenciaport conducted a preliminary diagnostic study in which 24% of the staff (office staff, stevedores, and carriers) participated.

The findings showed that the facility needs to be rearranged to facilitate access by bicycle, personal mobility vehicles (such as electric scooters), and even walking more easily and securely.

Moreover, Valencia is the residence of...

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Port of Valencia begins electrification of its docks

The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has put out to tender the drafting and execution of the works for the electrical connection to ships for the Transversal Costa-MSC quay in the first electrification or Onshore Power Supply (OPS) project to be carried out by Valenciaport in the Valencian precinct.

The port authority has begun the process of awarding the contract for the drafting and execution of the project for the construction of electrical connections for ships and their maintenance at the...

https://container-news.com/port-of-valencia-begins-electrification-of-its-docks/

Port of Valencia to be connected to solar energy

Joan Calabuig, president of Valenciaport, has visited the works of the installation of the photovoltaic power plant located on the Principe Felipe dock.

More specifically, these works are already 85% completed in the case of the structure on which the panels are fixed and 15% completed in the case of the installation of the panels that will provide the Port of València with solar energy from this autumn onwards.

The photovoltaic plant being built on the Club Náutico breakwater and on the Príncipe...

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Colombian transport minister plans to apply Valenicaport’s hydrogen knowledge to Colombian ports

William Camargo, Minister of Transport of Colombia, expressed his interest in applying the hydrogen […]

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Valenciaport and Illescas Town Council ink multimodal station deal

José Manuel Tofiño, mayor of Illescas Town Council, and Joan Calabuig, president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), signed a Protocol for the collaborative promotion of the Iberum multimodal central platform’s future rail freight terminal.

The initiative includes the intention of the parties to form a majority public company (50% between the City Council and the Port Authority of Valencia) for the future development and viable operation of this project. It also provides for the future...

https://container-news.com/valenciaport-and-illescas-town-council-ink-the-start-up-deal-of-the-multimodal-station/

Nature restoration: Europe’s ports ask for a coherent and flexible framework to ensure port development and (re)building nature can go hand-in-hand

ESPO very much welcomes the aim of enhancing biodiversity and preserving nature. ESPO therefore support the aims set out in the Nature Restoration Law, but believes this new proposal must act as a complement to existing EU legislation, rather than introducing another layer of complexity in nature...

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Valenciaport becomes the first port in the world to operate hydrogen-powered 4×4 trucks at its terminals

The Port of Valencia received the hydrogen-powered Terminal Tractor, one of the pilots to be tested within the framework of the European H2PORTS project. It will be tested in real operations at the VALTE terminal of the Grimaldi Group. The 4×4 RORO Tractor is the first hydrogen powered unit in the...

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