Four bidders vie for construction of Port of Valencia’s North Terminal
NewsFour contenders are competing for the opportunity to construct the container quay in the Port of Valencia’s northern extension.
APV investment plan…
Spain’s Valencia Port Authority (APV) is set to invest €55.19M in its three ports (Valencia, Sagunto and Gandia) this year, and is looking to invest a further €177M in continuing infrastructure improvements during 2018-2020.
In Valencia, the business plan for 2017 sets aside more than €25M for new berths and backlands, as well as €18.5M to dredge the Príncipe Felipe and Levante docks down to 18m, to accommodate the biggest ULCVs, and €3.9M to repave the old bulk terminal. Around €5M has been earmarked for improvements to road and rail access.
In Sagunto, €6.3M will be spent this year – on paving, a new dry cargo warehouse, new offices for APV staff, as well as the first stage of a new border inspection post. Up to 2020, APV wants to invest almost €30M to improve rail access to the port. Finally, the 2017 plan commits €1.9M for various improvements at the port of Gandia.
At the national level, Spain’s minister of development, Íñigo de la Serna, has done a U-turn on earlier plans to (part) privatise Puertos del Estado and the national air traffic controller, Aena. He has not only ruled out privatisation, but announced a “ring-fenced” investment budget for Puertos del Estado ports of €1.418B for the period 2017-21, split between port infrastructure development and improvements (€514M ) and port connectivity to the hinterland (€904M).
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