Port of Valencia
The Port of Valencia is a seaport in Valencia, Spain. It is the fifth busiest seaport in Europe and the busiest port in the Mediterranean. As of 2019, it moves an annual cargo traffic of around eighty-one million tonnes (eighty million long tons; eighty-nine million short tons) and 5.4 million TEU, ranking first in Spain and second in the Mediterranean basin in container shipping (after the Port of Piraeus), and second in Spain in annual cargo traffic, after the Port of Algeciras.
| Port of Valencia | |
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Harbour | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Location | Valencia |
| Coordinates | 39.4457°N 0.3199°W |
| UN/LOCODE | ESVLC |
| 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 |
| General manager | Joan Calabuig Rull |
| Statistics | |
| Vessel arrivals | 7,521 (2022) |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 79.3 million tonnes (2022) |
| Annual container volume | 5.0 million TEU (2022) |
| Passenger traffic | 1,73 million passengers (2022) |
| Website www.valenciaport.com | |
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.
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