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.
Spanish ports see vehicle handling down 5.3% in 2021
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 4, 2022 – Spanish ports see vehicle handling down 5.3% in 2021 to just over 2 million vehicles. The fall in numbers...
Ranking: Top 10 Spanish container ports – January-September 2022
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 26, 2022 – Puertos del Estado has published a list of the top 10 container ports in the first nine months of 2022....
In Q3 2022, cargo of Spanish ports was 425.3 mln tons, up 5%
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 26, 2022 – In Q3 2022, total cargo traffic of Spanish state ports was 425.3 million tons, an increase of...
Spanish car imports by port up 3.5% in Jan-Aug 2022
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 12, 2022 – Spanish car imports by port were up 3.56% in Jan-Aug 2022, compared to the same period of 2021. Car...
Baleà ria launches the first electric ferry in Spain for passengers and cargo
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2022 – Baleà ria has launched the first electric ferry in Spain for cargo and passengers with zero...
British Ambassador visits the Port of Vigo
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 28, 2022 – British Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott, has visited the Port of Vigo. A delegation from the British...
Spanish state ports handled 380.1 million tons of cargo in Jan-Aug 2022
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 27, 2022 – Spanish state ports handled 380.1 million tons of cargo in January-August 2022, up +5.55% on the same...
Indonesian delegation visits Port of Vigo
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) July 6, 2022 – A delegation from the Indonesian Ministry of Development (Infrastructure) has visited the Port of Vigo, a port...
Port of Vigo reports positive container traffic
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2022 – The movement of containerized general merchandise in the Port of Vigo continues to be very positive. As...
Port of Vigo handles record number of containers in April
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) June 3, 2022 – In the first four months of 2022, the Port of Vigo handled 71,361 TEU, up +10.4% on the same period of 2021. By...
Port of Vigo cargo traffic fell by 11% year-on-year in April
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) May 27, 2022 – Total cargo traffic of the Port of Vigo fell by 11% year-on-year in April weighed down by the situation in the...
Port of Vigo has won the IAPH Sustainability Award for Infrastructure
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) May 20, 2022 – The Port of Vigo has won the International Ports and Harbors Sustainability Award for Infrastructure 2022....
Spain: Top 10 container ports Q1 2022
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2022 – In the first three months of 2022, Spain’s state-owned ports handled 46.26 million tons (mt) of cargo...
Spanish ports’ traffic in fruit and vegetables remains stable in 2021
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) April 5, 2022 – Spain’s state-owned ports handled 12.11 million tons of fruits, vegetables and legumes in 2021, an...
Port of Vigo sees February cargo traffic up over 6%
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) March 22, 2022 – Total traffic of the Port of Vigo registered positive figures again during the month of February, which...
Port of Vigo maintains maintaining its leadership in fishing and car traffic in January 2022
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 28, 2022 – The Port of Vigo has started 2022 in the same way it closed 2021: maintaining its leadership of state...
Spain: State ports handle 46.6 million tons of cargo in January 2022, +9.8%
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 24, 2022 – In the first month of 2022, Spain’s state-owned ports handle a total of 46.67 million tons (mt) of...
Port of Vigo sees January growth exceed 2019 cargo
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2022 – The Port Authority of Vigo has reported that total traffic for the first month of the year amounted to...
Port of Vigo hosts the inaugural call of the first hybrid car carrier in the world,
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 28, 2022 – The Port of Vigo has received the inaugural call of the “Auto Advance”, the first hybrid car...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – November 2021
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) December 23, 2021 – In the month of November 2021, Spain’s state-owned ports handled 45.75 million tons of cargo, compared...