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.
Port of Viana do Castelo makes debut in supplying natural gas to ships
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 31, 2020 – The port of Viana do Castelo has become the first port under the management of Administração dos Portos...
Italy: Total port cargo 2018/2019 by AdSP and port
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 25, 2020 – Assoporti has published total tonnage in ports in 2018/2019 by Autorità di Sistema Portuale (AdSP) with...
Baleària adapts ‘Sicily ferry’ to natural gas fuel
The ‘Sicily ferry’ of Baleària starts the remotorization that will use to natural gas fuel from June – March 3, 2020 Baleària has begun the...
Portuguese ports see 6.2% fall in cargo in 2019
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 26, 2020 – The AMT – Mobility and Transport Authority (Autoridade da Mobilidade e dos Transportes) has...
Viana do Castelo port set for role in the European Atlantis project
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 6, 2020 – Viana do Castelo is to be the headquarters of the European Atlantis project, the first...
Viana do Castelo port reports 19% rise in traffic in Jan-Sep 2019
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (PortSEurope) October 24, 2019 – In the first nine months of 2019, the movement of goods in the port of Viana do Castelo grew...
Portugal’s AMT publishes Port Market Monitoring Report – July 2019
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) October 3, 2019 – Autoridade da Mobilidade e dos Transportes (AMT) has published the Port Market Monitoring Report –...
Porto de Viana do Castelo traffic increases 16.3% in first half 2019
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (PortSEurope) August 6, 2019 – In the first half of 2019, traffic in Porto de Viana do Castelo grew 16.3%. With about 213,000...
Nogar handles largest ship ever docked at Viana do Castelo port
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 6, 2019 – Spanish company Grupo Nogar, through its subsidiary Nogarport, has reinforced its services in...
Portugal to invest €36.8 million in Viana do Castelo port
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 4, 2019 – Portugal plans to invest a total of €36.8 million ($41.7 million) to build a...
Viana do Castelo port to award road and dredging tenders
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 25, 2019 – The Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino, will be in Viana do Castelo, in northern Portugal, this...
Portugal’s Construções Amândio Carvalho to build road access to Viana do Castelo port
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 9, 2018 – The City Council of Viana do Castelo has unanimously approved the contract award of the...
Portugal’s mainland ports traffic rises 1.3% in 2017
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 9, 2018 – Portuguese mainland commercial ports handled a record 89.2 million tonnes of cargo in 2017, 1.3% more than...
Viana do Castelo port wants to join Port Tech Cluster Network
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Viana do Castelo, in northern Portugal, is planning to create an “intelligent”...
European Commission to review the Atlantic Strategy Action Plan
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 20, 2018 – The European Commission is reviewing the Atlantic Strategy Action Plan in cooperation with the five...
Viana do Castelo port receives Gottwald crane
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 3, 2018 – Viana do Castelo port has received a”large size” crane, valued at €5 million...
Nogar acquires Europac Logística in Viana do Castelo port, Portugal
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 17, 2018 – Nogar Group (Grupo Nogar) has acquired Europac Logística (a subsidiary of the Europac Group...
APDL attended Breakbulk Europe 2018
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 12, 2018 – The Port Authority for Douro, Leixões and Viana do Castelo Ports (APDL) attended once again the...
Portuguese ports maritime trade union calls for strike action June 4-8
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 15, 2018 – The National Union of Workers of the Administrations and Port Boards (SNTAJP – Sindicato Nacional...
Caminha port sees pier extension increasing fishing capacity
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 14, 2018 – The newly expanded fishing pier of Caminha port has been inaugurated, now with 1,660 square...