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 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 RotterdamÂ
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – Algeciras port authority (Autoridad Portuaria BahÃa 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...
Vigo port takes part in Atlantic Ports of Spain Seminar in Rotterdam
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – A delegation of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo), led by its director, Beatriz Colunga, will...
Vigo port seeks to improve ties with Tanger Med
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2018 – Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) received the visit of a delegation from Tanger Med port,...
Vigo port cargo traffic rises 2.5% in 2017
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – Vigo port’s cargo traffic in 2017 amounted to 3.96 million tonnes, 2.54% more than in 2016, the president...
New project reinforces fishery control and monitoring in the Black Sea
European Fisheries Control Agency Vigo, Spain, January 24, 2018 The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) has recently issued a...
Vigo port profit nearly doubles in 2017
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – Vigo port closed 2017 with “quite positive” financial results, having recorded a profit of €2...
Vigo port to dredge seabed of Bouzas dock
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) January 15, 2018 – The shipyard dock of Bouzas will overcome the obstacles that have caused so many troubles for operators so far...
Galicia yacht clubs to apply for extension of port concessions
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) January 11, 2018 – Spanish yacht clubs Sanxenxo and Portonovo plan to initiate a process for extending their concessions at ports...
UKÂ ports join Ireland in efforts to gain fishing cargo market share from Spain
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) January 9, 2018 – The United Kingdom has joined measures taken by Ireland to lure the handling of fresh fish cargo from...
A Coruña port posts largest rise of fresh fish cargo in Jan-Nov 2017
A Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) January 3, 2018 – A Coruña port posted the highest growth of fresh fish handled in the first eleven months of 2017 among the...
Ireland aspires to steal fish traffic from Spain’s Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) January 3, 2018 – Ireland’s government has chosen Castletownbere to build a warehouse for the storage of fresh and frozen...
Spain’s Termicar applies for concession at Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) January 3, 2018 – Spanish company Termicar Vigo SL, the operator of the ro-ro terminal of Vigo port, has applied for a concession...
Vigo port presents Blue Growth strategy to FAO in Rome
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) December 4, 2017 – Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) president Enrique López Veiga presented the...
Spain’s Progeco gets concession at Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) December 1, 2017 – Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) has given the green light to a concession to Spanish...
Vigo port announces measures to address water shortage
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) November 24, 2017 – Vigo port plans to adopt measures to restrict water consumption in the face of the drought suffered by the...
Vigo port cargo traffic grows 16.6% y/y in October
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) November 24, 2017 – Vigo port cargo traffic grew by 16.6% on the year in October, the president of Vigo port authority (Autoridad...