The Port of Valencia has released specifications for the construction and operation of a new container terminal in the Northern Extension of the Port of Valencia, through an administrative concession. The terminal is expected to have been built at the port of Valencia by 2050.
The new container terminal aims to improve the Port of Valencia as an import/export and transit port, by adding to the existing terminals’ capacity to accommodate the expected container traffic at the port of Valencia by 2050.
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The new terminal will have the latest technology for sustainable operations and aspires to provide more competitive services to reinforce the role of the port of Valencia in the western Mediterranean.
The terminal will have the following characteristics:
- Capacity to service the largest ships in the future (ULCS,> 24,000 TEU);
- Greenfield development, suitable for the concept of an automated terminal;
- Offer the highest standards in terms of innovation, flexibility and sustainability;
- Offer excellent connectivity to the import/export and transit markets, positioning itself within the mixed port market.
The terminal will also have a berthing line of up to 1970 m, as well as a draft of 20 metres, an compacted yard of about 137 hectares, and a maritime access channel with a draft of 22.50 m.
Moreover, the new terminal will include connecting roads and railways between the site and the general port network, in order to improve its accessibility to the port area. The quay will be granted as a concession.
Finally, the tenderers wanting the terminal must consider that it must include a minimum of 800 m berthing line and 49 hectares.