Viana do Castelo
Viana do Castelo is a port-city in the northwest of Portugal, located on the Atlantic coast. It is the capital of the Viana do Castelo District and the largest city in the Minho region. The city has a rich maritime history, with a long tradition of shipbuilding and fishing.
Portugal: Mainland seaports cargo report – September 2024
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) December 3, 2024 – In January-September 2024, the mainland’s commercial port system recorded 69.2 million tonnes of...
Portugal: Mainland seaports cargo report – August 2024
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) November 10, 2024 – The mainland’s commercial port system recorded an increase in cargo handling of +8.6% between...
Portugal: Mainland seaports cargo report – July 2024
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 21, 2024 – Cargo handling in the mainland’s commercial port system grew by +4.7% between January and July...
Ranking: Portugal mainland seaports – Cargo handled – June 2024
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 28, 2024 – Cargo handling in the mainland’s commercial port system was 47.3 million in the first half of 2024,...
Portugal: Mainland seaports cargo report – June 2024
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 28, 2024 – Cargo handling in the mainland’s commercial port system was 47.3 million in the first half of...
Portugal: Mainland seaports cargo report – May 2024
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 7, 2024 – The mainland’s commercial port system handled 37.7 million tonnes of cargo in January-May 2024....
Ocean Winds & Martifer joint venture to bid for wind projects
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 25, 2024 – Ocean Winds, owned Engie and EDPR, has formed a partnership with the Portuguese steel...
Portugal: Seaports cargo report – April 2024
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) June 28, 2024 – Cargo handling in the mainland’s commercial port system recorded growth of +7.1% in the first four...
Portugal: Seaports cargo report – January 2024
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 11, 2024 – Portugal’s seaports got off to a positive start in 2024, handling 7.4 million tonnes of cargo in...
Portugal: Seaports cargo report – December & full year 2023
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 14, 2024 – The mainland seaports handled 7 million tonnes of cargo in December 2023, representing growth of +9.7%...
Dredging of Port of Viana do Castelo begins
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 7, 2023 – The dredging of Port of Viana do Castelo has started in the navigation channel. The port...
Portuguese ports report increased cargo traffic of +13.8% in April
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – In April 2023, Portugal’s mainland commercial port system handled 7.8 million tonnes of cargo, an...
Ports have a role to play in renewable energy in Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 13, 2023 – A working group for the planning and operation of power generation centres based on renewable energy...
Port of Viana do Castelo supplies LNG to Baleà ria ship
Port of Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 20, 2022 – Today, the Port of Viana do Castelo secured the supply of liquefied natural gas...
Port of Viana do Castelo handled 377,000 tons of cargo on 2021, up around 20,000 tons
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 7, 2022 – The Port of Viana do Castelo handled 377,000 tons of cargo on 2021, up around 20,000 tons on...
Cargo movements in mainland Portuguese ports grew by 44.9% in June 2021
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 14, 2021 – The volume of cargo handled at national ports in the month of June 2021, compared to the same month...
Portuguese ports see sharp rise in May cargo traffic
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 29, 2021 – Total cargo handled mainland Portuguese ports in totaled 7.6 million tons in May, an increase of 36.4%...
Portuguese ports move over 75 million tons by November 2020
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 21, 2021 – Between January and November 2020, ports on mainland Portugal handled a total of 75.09 million tonnes,...
Leixoes port – the Single Logistics Window – extending digital coverage to logistic chains
The Single Logistics Window – Extending Digital Coverage to Logistic Chains – January 21, 2021 Current JUL context At the moment, the project to...
APDL and ANTRAM sign a protocol for decarbonization of the ports of Leixões and Viana do Castelo
Reducing the number of more polluting trucks circulating in port infrastructures, starting in 2021, will represent a 50% reduction in pollution The...