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.
Port of Vigo breaks record for daily fish landing
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – Yesterday, Vigo Fishing Port recorded the best night of the year in terms of fish landings. A total of...
Spain’s Port of Vigo reports best ever cargo figures
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) December 2, 2024 – With one month to go before the end of the year, the Port of Vigo has exceeded all its forecasts and has...
Stellantis plans huge solar plant in Port of Vigo
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) November 29, 2024 – International car maker Stellantis wants to convert its concession at the Bouzas Ro-Ro terminal into a...
FAO’s Blue Ports Initiatives continues to make steady steps
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) November 27, 2024 – The Blue Ports Initiative, led by FAO since 2019, continues to show its strength. It is aimed at promoting...
Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – Jan-Oct 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 25, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container (TEU) numbers for Spanish ports in January-October 2024. TEUs...
Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – Jan-Oct 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 25, 2024 – Between January and October 2024, Spanish general interest ports handled a total of 468.399.486 tons, an...
Cocaine seized in Port of Vigo, Galicia
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) November 20, 2024 – On Tuesday, the Customs Surveillance Service (SVA) and the Civil Guard discovered suspicious packages on...
Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – Jan-Sep 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 24, 2024 – Between January and September 2024, Spanish general interest ports handled a total of 422,109,603 tons,...
Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – Jan-Aug 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 24, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container numbers for Spanish ports in January-August 2024. TEUs...
Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – Jan-Aug 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 24, 2024 – In January-August 2024, general interest ports handled a total of 376.44 million tons, an increase of...
Moroccan trade delegation visits Port of Vigo
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2024 – The Port of Vigo received yesterday a visit from a delegation from Morocco that is currently on a trade...
Strikes at Leixoes and Lisbon, cruise ships divert to Vigo
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – The strike called by Portuguese port pilots for today and Tuesday will directly affect several...
Port of Vigo invests against illegal goods
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 8, 2024 – Last May, construction work started on a new infrastructure that will house the technical inspection...
Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – Jan-Jul 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 27, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container numbers for Spanish ports in January-July 2024. TEUs...
Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – Jan-Jul 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 27, 2024 – In January-July 2024, Spanish general interest ports handled a total of 330,322,598 tons, an increase of...
Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – H1 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container numbers for Spanish ports in January-June 2024. Spain’s ports...
Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – H1 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2024 – Spanish ports handled a total of 283.24 million tons (Mt) between January and June, which represents an...
Port of Vigo hosts delegation from Uruguay
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) July 16, 2024 – The President of the Port of Vigo Authority, Carlos Botana, held a working meeting yesterday with the General...
Stellantis expands concession in Port of Vigo
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) July 4, 2024 – The Port Authority of Vigo has approved a new concession for Stellantis España to occupy an area...
Spanish fishing ports see landings down -5.5% in Jan-May 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – In January-May 2024, Spanish ports handled 53,321 tons of fish, down -5.5% on the same period of 2023. In...