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.
Vigo port sees increased traffic in first half of 2018
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 4, 2018 – In the first six months of 2018 Vigo port handled total traffic of 2,223,365 tons (+8.2%), with...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – June 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 4, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Spanish competition watchdog confirms fine on Vigo port stevedores
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2018 – Spanish National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC – Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la...
Investors eye construction of second cruise terminal in Vigo
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) July 27, 2018 – Vigo port plans to tender the authorisation and operation of a second cruise terminal, close to the current one,...
Spanish ports increase handling of new vehicles in 2017
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 25, 2018 – Spanish ports handled about 3.3 million new vehicles in 2017, which represents a growth of 1.2% compared...
Vigo company BMC Reformas, Obras y Rehabilitación chooses Porto do Molle for its expansion process
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2018 – The delegate of Consorcio de la Zona Franca de Vigo, David Regades, has signed a contract with BMC Reformas,...
Regades enters office as new delegate of Vigo free trade zone
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2018 – More than 400 people representing the business, economic, cultural, political and social associations attended the...
Fraunhofer carries out first meeting of “Port Forward” project
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) July 12, 2018 – German technology organisation Fraunhofer, specialised in the application of augmented reality and 3D in the...
Spain’s Transglobal delivers crane simulator to Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – Spanish company Transglobal has delivered a virtual reality simulator for crane operations for the workers of Vigo...
Spain’s Inditex takes part in marine garbage reuse project of Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – The participation of Spanish textile group Inditex (Industria de Diseño Textil, SA) in the ML-Style project for the...
Companies may leave Leixões port over BIP problems
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 – Several of the Vigo-based companies that unload their cargo at Portugal’s Leixões harbour are considering...
Galician port shipbuilders start year strongly
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – The private shipyards of Galicia, the Ría de Vigo plus Nodosa in Pontevedra, have started the year strong with...
Port community plans to make Vigo a global repair centre
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – The reformed Federación de Usuarios del Puerto de Vigo (FUPV – Federation of Users of the Port of Vigo),...
Spain’s competition watchdog may impose fine on Vigo port’s stevedoring service
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – Comision Nacional de los Mercados y de la Competencia (CNMC – National Commission of Markets and...
Galician ports see labour shortage in shipyards
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2018 – In the last 10 years, Galician shipyards have signed orders for around 30 vessels at a value of around €1.2...
European Fisheries Agency approves Vigo port’s new policies for fishing management
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2018 – The European Fisheries Agency (EFA) has validated the new policy for the management and activities in fishing...
Vigo port to host FAO training against illegal fishing
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2018 – The United Nations Organisation for Food and Agriculture (FAO) is to use Vigo port as the location for regional...
EC includes Galician rail link into Aveiro port-France corridor
Aveiro, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 15, 2018 – The European Commission has approved the inclusion of the Galician rail link between A Coruña and Palencia in...
Combalia launches direct monthly service for vehicle shipments from Europe to South America
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2018 – Combalia Agencia Maritima has set up a direct monthly service for vehicle shipments from Europe to South...
EU proposes new fund to invest in maritime economy and fishing communities
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 13, 2018 – Under the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the European Commission is proposing €6.14 billion ($7.21...