Vigo
Vigo is a port in Galicia, Northwest Spain, and is Spain’s leading fishing port. Vigo is one of the largest and most important fishing ports in all of Europe and is known for its freezing and canning industry. It is managed by Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo (APV – Port Authority of Vigo). State ports are managed by Puertos del Estado which executes port policy of the government; made up of 28 port authorities that manage the 46 ports.
Vigo port presents new strategic plan to port community
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 – The President of Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo (APV – Port Authority of Vigo), Enrique C. López...
Vigo port sees increased traffic in first eight months of 2018
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 – Total traffic in the first eight months of 2018 in the port of Vigo was 2,923,043 tonnes (+6.03%), while...
Portuguese Minister of Infrastructure will address the Salida Sur de Vigo with Spanish counterpart
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 24, 2018 – Vice president of the Eixo Atlántico, Luísa Salgueiro, mayor of Matosinhos, and the general...
5.3 million cruise passengers passed through Spanish ports first 7 months of 2018
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 21, 2018 – President Ornella Chacón of Puertos del Estado, the state agency for ports, is heading the...
Vigo port seeks second cruise terminal operator
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 21, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo (APV – Port Authority of Vigo) met at the beginning of August to finalise...
Portos de Galicia present at UK’s Southampton Boat Show
Vilagarcía, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Portos de Galicia is attending the Southampton Boat Show in the UK as part of efforts to...
Vigo port may benefit from Lisbon stevedores strike
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 12, 2018 – The month-long stevedores’ strike initiated this week in Lisbon could lead to traffic avoiding the...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – July 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 10, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports July 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Vigo port to launch Ritz Carlton Yacht vessel in October
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 9, 2018 – Shipbuilder Hijos de J. Barreras plans to launch a new luxury cruise ship for the Ritz Carlton Yacht...
Traffic in Vigo port increases 7.6% in first seven months of 2018
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 9, 2018 – Total traffic in the first seven months of the year in Vigo port was 2,621,505 tons, up 7.6% on the same...
A Coruña port opposes Valencia’s debt write-off
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2018 – The decision of the Spanish government to write off a €350 million ($404.72 million) debt of the...
Spain’s competition watchdog confirms fines on Valencia port associations
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 9, 2018 – Spain’s National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC – Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y...
Ireland advances in its plans to attract Galician fishing boats
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2018 – Ireland is advancing its offensive to snatch the discharges and sale of the Gran Sol fish catches from...
Vigo port sees increased traffic in first half of 2018
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 4, 2018 – In the first six months of 2018 Vigo port handled total traffic of 2,223,365 tons (+8.2%), with...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – June 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 4, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Spanish competition watchdog confirms fine on Vigo port stevedores
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2018 – Spanish National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC – Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la...
Spanish ports increase handling of new vehicles in 2017
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 25, 2018 – Spanish ports handled about 3.3 million new vehicles in 2017, which represents a growth of 1.2% compared...