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 traffic rises in January 2021
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 22, 2021 – The Galician port of Vigo has reported January 2021 cargo traffic increased by 9.47%. Noteworthy was a...
Vigo port sees cargo traffic up over 4% in 2020
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) January 25, 2021 – According to provisional data from 2020, the northwest port of Vigo reports a record year for merchandise...
Vigo port confirms works worth around €4 million
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) January 5, 2021 – During the past month of November, works worth around €4 million ($4.91 million) were certified, among...
Spanish ports traffic down over 9% Jan-Nov year-on-year
The 46 state-owned ports, coordinated by Puertos del Estado, moved 43.5 million tons during the month of November, registering a slight variation of -0.4%...
Spain will invest €1,001 million in ports in 2021
The president of Puertos del Estado (PdE), Francisco Toledo, has presented the budgets of the state-owned port system which will amount to €1,001 million in...
Atlantic Maritime Ecosystem Network (MarENet) receives award in marine training and ocean literacy
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) December 1, 2020 – The Atlantic Maritime Ecosystem Network (MarENet) project has received the 2020 Atlantic Project Award in...
Vigo port collaborates with GMV for European Space Agency
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) December 1, 2020 – The Vigo Port Authority is collaborating with the GMV business group in a program for the European Space...
Spanish port traffic drops 5.5% in October
Puertos del Estado – November 24, 2020 Goods in transit continue to recover ground, growing by 12.5%. 9 of the 28 Port Authorities (Alicante, Almería,...
Traffic in Vigo port increases by 14.39% in September
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) October 29, 2020 – Total traffic in September in Vigo increased by 14.39% over the same month in 2019, doubling the figure...
EU job-search aid worth €2 million for 500 former shipbuilding workers in Spain
Former shipbuilding workers from Galicia will receive €2,054,400 in EU aid to help them re-integrate into the labour market, following a plenary vote on...
Vigo organises second workshop on blue fishing ports “Towards Sustainability”
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) October 17, 2020 – Vigo organized its second workshop on blue fishing ports, under the slogan “Towards sustainability” and...
ANFAC values very positively the proactivity of Spanish ports
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 7, 2020 – The President of Puertos del Estado, Francisco Toledo, attended the online presentation of the 2019 edition...
Vigo port to present green plan
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) October 3, 2020 – The Blue Growth strategy by Vigo become an example to follow in Europe. The port was the first to apply...
Vigo port will participate in a virual event related to green cities
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) September 26, 2020 – The president of the Vigo Port Authority, Enrique C. López Veiga, will participate in a virtual event on...
Puertos del Estado reports July 2020 cargo traffic statistics by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) September 8, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports July 2020 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Vigo port releases traffic figures and plans for future
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) August 5, 2020 – In Vigo, traffic in the first semester of 2020, closed with a decrease of 7.75%, compared to the same period...
Experts in clean energy and biodiversity are advising Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) July 24, 2020 – Numerous experts in clean energy and biodiversity, from private companies, the administration and organized...