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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.

Valenciaport attends Conxemar fair in Vigo to promote transport of frozen products

The port of Valencia attends this Vigo event for the first time to consolidate the traffic of this type of merchandise and support agrifood companies –...

ANFAC 2018 report highlights port role in automotive industry

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) August 6, 2019 – ANFAC has produced a report for 2018 that includes the assessment of maritime-port logistics in vehicle...

Puertos del Estado reports Jan-Jun 2019 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) August 2, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Italian shipping group Grimaldi meets Spanish authorities to discuss plans

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 19, 2019 – The president of Puertos del Estado is a state-owned company responsible for the management of state-owned...

Vigo port to assume presidency of ESPO-Blue Growth Network

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) July 15, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo (APV – Port Authority of Vigo) has been chosen to assume the presidency of...

Emenasa to gain land concession in Vigo port

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2019 – Spanish company Emenasa (Electromecánica Naval e Industrial, S.A.) is expected to gain the concession for the...

Vigo port drafts business plan for 2020

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2019 – Vigo port authority has approved the initial proposal of the 2020 Business Plan that needs to be ratified by...

FAO’s annual fisheries conference in Vigo port

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 10, 2019 – The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Department is to...

Vasco Shipping Services plans to sell new Cosco Shipping Lines services from Gijón port area

Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2019 – Vasco Shipping Services is to start selling new Cosco Shipping Lines services from Gijón port on June 12....

Spanish authorities allow fishmeal handling at Vigo port

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 4, 2019 – Manufacturers of fishmeal and fish oil can breathe relief after knowing that they will be able to continue exporting...

Vigo port to put up for sale land of logistics platform PLISAN

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 31, 2019 – Vigo port authority plans to put up for sale the land of the Industrial Logistics Platform of Salvaterra As Neves...

Vigo port, BIP analyse better inspections of fishmeal products

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 27, 2019 – The Vigo Border Inspection Point (BIP) management, Vigo port authority and the health inspection services met on May...

Vigo, Nantes ports wish to extend Motorway of the Sea to Dublin

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 17, 2019 – Ireland is the third connection that most interests the ports of Vigo and Nantes-Saint Nazaire for a possible...

Vigo port to invest €50 million in expansion of Bouzas terminal

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 9, 2019 – Vigo port plans to invest €50 million ($56.1 million) in the expansion of the Bouzas terminal to improve service to...

Puertos del Estado innovation director visits Termavi terminal

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) May 1, 2019 – The innovation director of Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado, José Llorca, accompanied by...

Portos de Galicia to start operating large-dimension containers

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) May 1, 2019 – Galicia regional ports agency Portos de Galicia has announced that it will open in the coming months a new...

Vigo port’s Bouzas terminal expansion not to have negative environmental consequences

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) April 26, 2019 – Vigo port authority president Enrique López Veiga has said that the extension of the Bouzas terminal is...

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