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Four contenders are competing for the opportunity to construct the container quay in the Port of Valencia’s northern extension.

The Spanish Government is set to approve Valencia Port Authority’s (APV) plan to develop a new container terminal in its northern extension area.

Spain’s Grupo Alonso is preparing a legal appeal against the decision by Valencia Port Authority to exclude it from bidding for a new multi-purpose terminal at the Port of Sagunto

Hamburg-headquartered Hapag-Lloyd and Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) are to start a new service connecting Europe and ports on the Atlantic seaboard of South America in September. Nine ships with the capacity to load up to 9,000 TEU, and with the ability to carry 1,325 reefer containers, will be deployed in the operation. Hapag-Lloyd will contribute four of the vessels.

Barcelona Port Authority has awarded a €5.1M contract to the Vías-Infesa UTE (ad hoc joint venture) for the second phase expansion of the railway terminal on Muelle Príncep d’Espanya. The work, which will take 13 months, will considerably expand the terminal’s rail intermodal capabilities.

In the West African port sector, Ghana is on the rise, while terminal development in Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, has stalled.