Viana do Castelo
Viana do Castelo is a port-city in the northwest of Portugal, located on the Atlantic coast. It is the capital of the Viana do Castelo District and the largest city in the Minho region. The city has a rich maritime history, with a long tradition of shipbuilding and fishing.
Portugal to invest €36.8 million in Viana do Castelo port
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 4, 2019 – Portugal plans to invest a total of €36.8 million ($41.7 million) to build a...
Viana do Castelo port to award road and dredging tenders
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 25, 2019 – The Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino, will be in Viana do Castelo, in northern Portugal, this...
Portugal’s Construções Amândio Carvalho to build road access to Viana do Castelo port
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 9, 2018 – The City Council of Viana do Castelo has unanimously approved the contract award of the...
Portugal’s mainland ports traffic rises 1.3% in 2017
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 9, 2018 – Portuguese mainland commercial ports handled a record 89.2 million tonnes of cargo in 2017, 1.3% more than...
Viana do Castelo port wants to join Port Tech Cluster Network
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Viana do Castelo, in northern Portugal, is planning to create an “intelligent”...
European Commission to review the Atlantic Strategy Action Plan
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 20, 2018 – The European Commission is reviewing the Atlantic Strategy Action Plan in cooperation with the five...
Viana do Castelo port receives Gottwald crane
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 3, 2018 – Viana do Castelo port has received a”large size” crane, valued at €5 million...
APDL attended Breakbulk Europe 2018
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 12, 2018 – The Port Authority for Douro, Leixões and Viana do Castelo Ports (APDL) attended once again the...
Portuguese ports maritime trade union calls for strike action June 4-8
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 15, 2018 – The National Union of Workers of the Administrations and Port Boards (SNTAJP – Sindicato Nacional...
Caminha port sees pier extension increasing fishing capacity
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 14, 2018 – The newly expanded fishing pier of Caminha port has been inaugurated, now with 1,660 square...
Portuguese ports plan for global logistics operators and role
Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 14, 2018 – “We will soon have a large logistics operator (ship-owner) in Setúbal, which will change the...
The new board of directors for the Ports of the Douro, Leixões and Viana do Castelo
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 21, 2018 – A new Board of Directors of APDL – Administração dos Portos do Douro e Leixões SA (Ports of...
Portugal’s APDL port authority appoints new board
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 – A new Board of Directors of APDL – Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do...
Portuguese ports see higher traffic 2017
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 11, 2018 – Mainland ports ended the year 2017 with the record of the highest volume of cargo ever, reaching...
Portugal’s AMT approves port tariff increases of 1.6%
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 6, 2018 – The Regulation of the Tariff System of Ports and the “Guidelines for the preparation of proposals...
Nogar to take control of paper traffic at Viana do Castelo port
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – Spanish group Nogar will manage the paper traffic in the Portuguese port of Viana do Castelo in...