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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 expects difficulties in ship handling on June 16

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – Vigo port expects difficulties in handling all ships scheduled for June 16, due to the congestion of the vessels...

Spanish minister says government has no responsibility for dockworkers strike

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Minister Íñigo de la Serna said all the responsibility for the strikes of dockworkers is on...

Vigo port president warns that strikers rights have limits

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) president, Enrique López Veiga, today stressed that the right to...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – April 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports April 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Spanish port strike may cause supply problems to Citroën plant in Galicia

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – The second of the six days of strike announced by the stowage trade unions in Spain has also been carried out...

No accidents at dockworkers strike in Vigo port on June 7

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – The second day of a strike by dockers in Vigo port was carried out “without accidents,” sources from...

Vigo port laments damage caused by dockers strike

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2017 – The president of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo), Enrique López Veiga, lamented the...

Study results confirm poor functioning of BIP at Vigo port

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 30, 2017 – The president of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo), Enrique López Veiga, informed the Board last...

Vigo port cargo traffic declines in April

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 26, 2017 – Vigo port cargo traffic fell by 6.5% on the year in April, due to the decline in container traffic and fresh fish,...

Spanish government presents measures to improve BIP work at Vigo port

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – The measures to improve the quality of service in the Border Inspection Post (BIP) in Vigo were presented by the...

Vigo port president says dock strikes affect entire Spanish economy

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 19, 2017 – In Vigo port, which has the largest group of stevedores in the region of Galicia, the consequences of the conflict...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – March 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 18, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports March 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Vigo port containerised cargo traffic declines in Q1 2017

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 15, 2017 – Almost a year after Danish shipping giant Maersk decided to relocate its container hub in Spain to Marin port from...

Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd returns to Vigo port

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 15, 2017 – German group Hapag-Lloyd returns to the Guixar container terminal of Vigo port. Ships of Hapag-Lloyd have not been...

Repsol leaves Guixar area of Vigo port

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 11, 2017 – Spanish oil and gas giant Repsol has started dismantling the facilities it has been operating at the Guixar area of...

Tanger Med managers to visit Vigo port

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 11, 2017 – The recent extension to Tanger Med of the Motorway of the Sea connecting Vigo port to Nantes has attracted the...

Vigo port presents its logistics complex, line to Tanger in Munich

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 10, 2017 – The president of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo), Enrique López Veiga, has travelled to Munich to...

Event – Transport Logistics – Munich, May 9-12, 2017

Munich, Germany (PortSEurope) May 3,2017 – “transport logistics” is the world’s leading trade fair for logistics, mobility, IT and...

Puertos del Estado – Spanish ports offer solutions for all types of goods

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) April 30, 2017 – Too big, too heavy, too complicated? 62,743 linear metres for bulk cargo, 17,272 metres dedicated to ro-ro...

Spain’s Suardíaz promotes Vigo-Nantes motorway of the sea at BreakBulk Europe

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) April 27, 2017 – Spanish shipping company Suardíaz was represented by a large team of professionals at BreakBulk Europe fair to...

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