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 sees signs of recovery in July
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 5, 2017 – After an adverse first half in terms of cargo traffic, marked by the announcements of the strike of dockers...
Vigo port president says harbour resists to stowage, BIP problems
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 1, 2017 – The president of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo), Enrique López Veiga, has presented...
Vigo port mulls concession of wholesale fish market
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 1, 2017 – The president of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo), Enrique López Veiga, has said that...
Vigo port to show greater interest in MSC
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – The president of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo), Enrique López Veiga, has said the...
Vigo handles largest container ship in its history
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 25, 2017 – The arrival of Cezanne ship today will mark another milestone in the history of Vigo port. 300 metres in length,...
Vigo port trade unions committee snubs wholesale market privatisation proposal
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 23, 2017 – The trade unions committee of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) has rejected the proposal of the...
Vigo port president hails Maersk’s decision to rely on the harbour in links to Canada
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2017 – The president of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo), Enrique Lopez Veiga, has praised the...
Vigo port mulls over privatisation of wholesale market
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2017 – Vigo port’s wholesale market (lonja in Spanish) is deficient and the president of the port authority...
Spanish ports to attend Seatrade Europe Hamburg Fair
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2017 – Around 30 companies, including port authorities and service and product providers, will unite at...
Spain: 3.6 million cruise passengers in the first six months of 2017
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2017 – Cruise passenger traffic through Spanish ports has once again set a new historic record in the first...
Maersk Line confirms launch of Med-Montreal service
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 21, 2017 – Maersk Line has confirmed the launch of a new service that will link Mediterranean ports with Canada. The...
Galicia regional government ensures safety of Ribadeo port access road
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 18, 2017 – Galicia regional government’s sea council, through Portos de Galicia, invested €200,000 ($234,768) in...
Vigo port aims to include four more ports to MoS with Nantes
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 17, 2017 – The president of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo), Enrique López Veiga, has said that the...
Galicia extends maximum port concession term to 50 years
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 16, 2017 – The validity of the concessions of ports in Galicia region is expected to rise to 50 from 30 years under the law...
Vigo is only Galician port to lose cargo traffic in H1 2017
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 11, 2017 – Vigo is the only port in the northern Spanish region of Galicia that lost traffic in the first half of the year....
Spain: Puertos del Estado – June 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Vigo port completes remodelling of administrative offices
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 8, 2017 – With the objective of improving the user experience and facilitating its accessibility, the port authority...