The terminal will have a capacity of 5m containers
The Port of Valencia’s (PAV) Board of Directors has approved the construction project for the container quay of the north extension of the port, with a base budget of €540m (US$570m).
To this will be added the €1.02bn (US$1.07bn) to be provided by Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), which is responsible for the construction and operation of the new terminal under an administrative concession.
It is hoped that the public-private investment of €1.56bn (US$1.64bn) will help to deliver one of the most sustainable terminals in the world, with electricity coming from 100% renewable sources.
The facility will have a surface area of some 137 ha and 1,970 m of berthing line, with a capacity to hold 5m containers.
In environmental terms, the new container terminal will be a smoke-free space, supplying electricity to cranes and yard machinery, and to container ships that will connect their engines to the electricity grid during their stay in Valencia.
The project presented by TIL to Valenciaport includes the electrification of 98% of the driving components and installations of the terminal.
In order to minimise energy consumption, the facility will feature automation, the use of advanced traffic prediction systems, the design of the buildings with energy efficiency criteria, and the external lighting system with LED-type luminaires.
TIL will also develop a railway terminal equipped with six 1,000 m tracks, with the capacity to move 305,000 teu annually by rail.
