The terminal would cover 89,064 square metres on the Espigón del Turia, between the Perfecto Palacio and Poniente quays. The site includes the former Unión Naval de Levante shipyard and lies next to the area Baleària uses today. The facility would handle passengers as well as vehicles and rolling cargo. MSC first showed interest in the location in 2023, when its general manager in Spain, Francisco Lorente, spoke of a dedicated cruise terminal; the new application instead covers passenger and RoRo traffic.

The application has opened a competitive procedure, published in Spain's Official State Gazette (BOE), which gives other companies one month to submit alternative proposals. The reorganisation of this part of the port follows the Port Authority's revocation of the concession it granted to Baleària in 2022. Work to adapt the area for passenger traffic was approved in July 2026 and is out to tender.

Baleària is planning a terminal of its own at the Muelle Sur, where it has applied for a 35-year concession covering more than 80,000 square metres. The project involves an initial investment of EUR 47.3 million and room for three ferries at the same time and close to 5,000 passengers, and would free the space Baleària now occupies on the Turia quay.

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