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.
Portos de Galicia invests €1 million in A Mariña ports
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) April 2, 2018 – Portos de Galicia, the ports agency of Galicia region, has invested some €1 million ($1.23 million) in various...
Morocco becomes Vigo port’s leading trade partner
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) March 29, 2018 – Vigo launched a Motorway of the Sea (MoS) to Morocco’s Tanger Med in April 2017. The statistics for...
Puertos del Estado reports figures for fish landed at Spanish ports in January 2018
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 25, 2018 – The state-owned authority for ports, Puertos del Estado, has reported fish landed by Spanish ports in...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – January 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 25, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports January 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Vigo port warns against fee reduction
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) March 16, 2018 – Well-intentioned but “noxious” for small ports like Vigo. The port authority of Vigo (Autoridad...
Vigo port responds to Greenpeace accusations
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) has denied the entry of a shipment of illegal wood from Brazil,...
Western Mediterranean: a management plan to fortify the fishing sector of the region
European Commission – Press Release – March 8, 2018 Brussels A multi-annual plan to bring more stability, transparency and sustainability to...
Puertos del Estado continues to invest in the local cruise industry
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 5, 2018 – In 2017 Spanish ports exceed 9.2 million cruise passengers, a result of a long-standing commitment by the...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – December 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 25, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports December 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Vigo port cargo traffic rises 11% y/y in January
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2018 – Vigo port cargo traffic rose by 10.99% on the year in January to 329,017 tonnes. The data was presented by...
Galician court rules in favour of Vigo port in dispute with Audasa
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 15, 2018 – Vigo port won the first phase of the litigation undertaken by Spanish toll-road operator Audasa against the...
Vigo port committed to reduce truck traffic in nearby towns
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2018 – The local government of Redondela has transferred the problems that exist in the urban centre of the Chapela...
Spain’s OHL reunifies its maritime division’s fleet at Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2018 – Spanish construction company Obrascón Huarte Lain (OHL) has chosen the port of Vigo to reunify the entire...
Puertos del Estado appeals against sentence of National Court
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 12, 2018 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado plans to appeal against the sentence of the National Court...
Vigo port still seeks for tenant of general cargo warehouse
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 12, 2018 – The Civil Guard of Vigo port has been using its new premises in El Tinglado area for months, but the works...
Vigo port to launch project for construction of car dock
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 12, 2018 – The Infrastructure Master Plan will design all the actions that Vigo port needs to carry out until 2030 to...
Spanish companies bidding in Vigo port’s logistics zone urbanisation tender
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2018 – Eighteen of the biggest Spanish construction companies applied for the tender called by the Consortium of the...
Algeciras port presents bunkering, innovation activities in Rotterdam
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – Algeciras port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Algeciras) has participated in the Seminar on...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – November 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports November 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Event: 1st Spanish Ports Seminar – Rotterdam, February 1, 2018
Rotterdam, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – Atlantico Business Development is holding the first edition of its Spanish Ports Seminar, February...