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 cargo traffic declines in April
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 26, 2017 – Vigo port cargo traffic fell by 6.5% on the year in April, due to the decline in container traffic and fresh fish,...
Spanish government presents measures to improve BIP work at Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – The measures to improve the quality of service in the Border Inspection Post (BIP) in Vigo were presented by the...
Vigo port president says dock strikes affect entire Spanish economy
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 19, 2017 – In Vigo port, which has the largest group of stevedores in the region of Galicia, the consequences of the conflict...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – March 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 18, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports March 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Vigo port containerised cargo traffic declines in Q1 2017
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 15, 2017 – Almost a year after Danish shipping giant Maersk decided to relocate its container hub in Spain to Marin port from...
Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd returns to Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 15, 2017 – German group Hapag-Lloyd returns to the Guixar container terminal of Vigo port. Ships of Hapag-Lloyd have not been...
Repsol leaves Guixar area of Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 11, 2017 – Spanish oil and gas giant Repsol has started dismantling the facilities it has been operating at the Guixar area of...
Vigo port presents its logistics complex, line to Tanger in Munich
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 10, 2017 – The president of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo), Enrique López Veiga, has travelled to Munich to...
Event – Transport Logistics – Munich, May 9-12, 2017
Munich, Germany (PortSEurope) May 3,2017 – “transport logistics” is the world’s leading trade fair for logistics, mobility, IT and...
Puertos del Estado – Spanish ports offer solutions for all types of goods
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) April 30, 2017 – Too big, too heavy, too complicated? 62,743 linear metres for bulk cargo, 17,272 metres dedicated to ro-ro...
Spain’s Suardíaz promotes Vigo-Nantes motorway of the sea at BreakBulk Europe
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) April 27, 2017 – Spanish shipping company Suardíaz was represented by a large team of professionals at BreakBulk Europe fair to...
Vigo port receives innovation award for Blue Growth strategy
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2017 – A little over a year after the official presentation of the Blue Growth initiative that Vigo port launched, the...
Grupo Nogar to participate in BreakBulk Europe Fair in Antwerp
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – Grupo Nogar is one of the three Spanish companies that will be part of the Ports of Spain stand at the BreakBulk...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado aims to attract traffic at BreakBulk Europe 2017 Fair
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Spanish national port agency Puertos del Estado and the main Spanish ports will participate in the BreakBulk...
Puertos del Estado – February 2017 cargo traffic by port
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports February 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Vigo port launches ro-ro ramp at Bouzas terminal
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2017 – Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) has completed the rearangement of the huge parking lot at...
Vigo port announces poor performance
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) April 3, 2017 – Port congestion troubles and problems faced by the operators of Vigo port in the import of goods through the...