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 Ship Repair relaunched in Galicia
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) November 18, 2021 – The Vigo Ship Repair platform has been relaunched by over 20 local companies, businesses and associations...
Xunta de Galicia aims to double the transport of goods by rail by 2030
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) November 17, 2021 – The Xunta de Galicia plans to double the transport of goods by rail before 2030 with the incorporation of...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – September 2021
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 25, 2021 – In the month of September Spanish state ports handled 45.03 million tons of cargo, up +3.9% on September...
Vasco Shipping Services has started new services for COSCO Shipping to West Africa and USA
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 20, 2021 – Vasco Shipping Services, a company belonging to the VASCO group, has started the commercialization of a...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – August 2021
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) September 27, 2021 – In the month of August Spanish state ports handled 48.53 million tons of cargo, up +0.7% on August 2019,...
Orange to install 5G into Port of Vigo
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) September 15, 2021 – Orange España is to install two innovative 5G communications systems in the Port of Vigo. The first is...
Terminales Atlánticas de Vigo is the new stevedore in the port of Vigo
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) September 6, 2021 – Terminales Atlánticas Vigo (TAV) has started operations as the new stevedore providing port services and...
Port of Vigo reports improved first half cargo rise
Despite the uncertainty that the global health crisis continues to generate as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and other temporary problems such as the...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – June 2021
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 26, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in June 2021 of 44.82...
President of Vigo Port Authority promotes fishing trade
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2021 – Speaking at the international seminar “The challenges of sustainable fishing”, organized by the...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – May 2021
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 22, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in May 2021 of 45.34 million...
Port of Vigo sees record cargo traffic in May
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 22, 2021 – In the month of May this year, the Port of Vigo exported a total of 211,915 tons of merchandise. This is the...
Port Authority of Vigo awards PLISAN contract
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 22, 2021 – The Vigo Port Authority has awarded GOC SA a contract for technical assistance for the study and implementation...
Vigo Port organizes conference “Without Blue, there is no Green”
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 20, 2021 – The president of the Vigo Port Authority, Jesús Vázquez Almuiña, announced in the conference “Without...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – April 2021
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 26, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in April 2021 of 45.45...
Port of Vigo reports positive March cargo figures
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 3, 2021 – The Port of Vigo cargo traffic grew by 4.56% during last March, compared to the general fall of -2.98% in cargo...
Atlantic Vigo Cruise Terminal: First terminal in Europe to obtain the biological risk control certification
During this cessation of activity due to the pandemic, which has severely affected the cruise sector, the shipping companies have taken advantage of this time...