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Financial result strengthens investment case
Valenciaport closed its 2025 consolidated accounts with net turnover of more than €163 million, up more than 8% from 2024, as Spain’s leading Mediterranean container gateway continued to pair traffic growth with tighter cost control.
The figures were presented by Mar Chao, president of the Port Authority of Valencia, during a Board of Directors meeting at the Clock Building in the Port of Valencia.
Consolidated pre-tax income exceeded €43 million, a 47.8% increase year on year. The authority attributed the result to management efforts and cost containment, a point that matters in a sector where ports are being asked to invest heavily while keeping services competitive.
For shippers, carriers and logistics operators, the key issue is not only that Valenciaport earned more. It is what the port now plans to do with that financial position.
Board approves €160m credit facility
The Board approved a financial transaction of up to €160 million to support the port authority’s investment plan for 2026 to 2030.
That facility is intended to help finance infrastructure spending at a time when European ports are under pressure to expand capacity, improve rail access and prepare for more demanding environmental and operational requirements.
A port investment plan is a little like widening the main road into a factory before production increases. If the work is done early, cargo keeps moving. If it is delayed, congestion can become part of the business model.
Valenciaport’s financial result gives the authority more room to continue that investment path, although the approval of credit also shows that future capacity will require significant external funding.
Rail activity continues to grow
The Board also authorized LCR HISPÁNICA S.A. to provide commercial rail shunting services and other train operation services at the ports of Valencia and Sagunto.
With the approval, 11 companies are now authorized to provide rail services across Valenciaport facilities.
Up to May 2026, APV facilities handled 2,187 trains, moving 1,173,481 tonnes of cargo. That represented a 19% increase. Container rail activity reached 125,352 units, up 17%.
For cargo owners, the rail figures are important because they point to a broader shift in port operations. More rail capacity can reduce pressure on road transport, improve hinterland connectivity and support lower emission supply chains.
It also gives forwarders and terminal operators more routing options. In a market where delays can quickly spread through a supply chain, optionality has become almost as valuable as capacity itself.
Sagunto bulk terminal gets more space
The Port of Sagunto will also gain additional operating space after the Board approved a non-substantial amendment to the administrative concession granted to Terminal Marítima de Graneles Sagunto SL.
The amendment allows the bulk terminal operator to expand its area at South Pier One and North Pier Two by 3,376 square metres.
The additional space is modest in absolute terms, but it adds flexibility at a port that plays an important role in bulk and industrial cargo flows. For terminals handling heavy, irregular or high-volume cargo, a few thousand square metres can make a practical difference in storage, staging and berth productivity.
The Board also approved the revised assessment of land and water in the Port of Sagunto’s service area after completion of the public information and stakeholder hearing process.
Port management training extended
The Board agreed to extend the agreement between the Polytechnic University of Valencia and Valenciaport for the Master’s Degree in Port Management and Intermodal Transportation, as well as related specialist courses in port management, intermodal transport, maritime transport and land transport.
The extension will run for four years.
The Board also granted the Valenciaport Foundation the rights to operate the university master’s programme and related specialist courses, including customs management.
Training may not attract the same attention as a new quay or rail terminal, but ports increasingly need people who understand both cargo operations and digital, regulatory and intermodal requirements.
Management changes follow Alicante appointment
The Board approved compulsory leave for Luis Fernando Sánchez, following his appointment as director of the Port Authority of Alicante.
As a result, changes were approved at Infoport and VPI Logística, as well as in the contract management structure for the new container quay in the northern expansion of the Port of Valencia.
Chao informed the Board that Cristina Rodríguez, head of containers, will join Infoport. The Board also appointed Manuela Gras, deputy director of infrastructure, as the new contract manager for the container quay, replacing Sánchez.
Further changes were processed in the Port and Navigation Councils of the ports managed by APV following the departure of Salvador Navarro from the Board and the renewal of José Vicente Morata.
Morata has been appointed chair of the Port and Navigation Council of the Port of Valencia, with Carlos Prades as vice-chair. At the ports of Sagunto and Gandia, Prades will chair the councils, with Morata serving as vice-chair.
