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.
Spain: Puertos del Estado – August 2018 fish landed by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – August 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Philippine officials express interest in increasing exports through Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Vigo port has received a visit of a delegation of Philippine diplomats in which Lola Rois, the new operations...
Vigo port expects to recover lost cargo traffic through stowage liberalisation
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Vigo port expects to recover part of the cargo traffic lost in recent years through the liberalisation of the...
Portos de Galicia attends Grand Pavois boat show in La Rochelle
La Rochelle, France (Ports Europe) October 1, 2018 – Portos de Galicia has attended the Grand Pavois boat show in La Rochelle with the aim of promoting...
Citroën presents new Berlingo model at Marin port
Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 – The Citroën Dalonga dealership in Pontevedra and Vilagarcía, together with Talleres Bagalones de...
Vigo port presents new strategic plan to port community
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 – The President of Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo (APV – Port Authority of Vigo), Enrique C. López...
Vigo port sees increased traffic in first eight months of 2018
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 – Total traffic in the first eight months of 2018 in the port of Vigo was 2,923,043 tonnes (+6.03%), while...
Portuguese Minister of Infrastructure will address the Salida Sur de Vigo with Spanish counterpart
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 24, 2018 – Vice president of the Eixo Atlántico, Luísa Salgueiro, mayor of Matosinhos, and the general...
5.3 million cruise passengers passed through Spanish ports first 7 months of 2018
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 21, 2018 – President Ornella Chacón of Puertos del Estado, the state agency for ports, is heading the...
Vigo port seeks second cruise terminal operator
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 21, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo (APV – Port Authority of Vigo) met at the beginning of August to finalise...
Portos de Galicia present at UK’s Southampton Boat Show
Vilagarcía, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Portos de Galicia is attending the Southampton Boat Show in the UK as part of efforts to...
Vigo port may benefit from Lisbon stevedores strike
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 12, 2018 – The month-long stevedores’ strike initiated this week in Lisbon could lead to traffic avoiding the...
Vigo port continues advancing in its energy self-sufficiency strategy
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 11, 2018 – Vigo port continues to advance its goal of achieving energy self-sufficiency of all its buildings and...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – July 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 10, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports July 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Vigo port to launch Ritz Carlton Yacht vessel in October
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 9, 2018 – Shipbuilder Hijos de J. Barreras plans to launch a new luxury cruise ship for the Ritz Carlton Yacht...
Traffic in Vigo port increases 7.6% in first seven months of 2018
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 9, 2018 – Total traffic in the first seven months of the year in Vigo port was 2,621,505 tons, up 7.6% on the same...
A Coruña port opposes Valencia’s debt write-off
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2018 – The decision of the Spanish government to write off a €350 million ($404.72 million) debt of the...
Spain’s competition watchdog confirms fines on Valencia port associations
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 9, 2018 – Spain’s National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC – Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y...
Ireland advances in its plans to attract Galician fishing boats
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2018 – Ireland is advancing its offensive to snatch the discharges and sale of the Gran Sol fish catches from...