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 and local government discuss Brexit and rail investment
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2021 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo (APV – Port Authority of Vigo), Jesús Vázquez...
Port of Vigo sees over 9% rise in cargo traffic in January 2021
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2021 – The Port of Vigo located in Pontevedra, Galicia, registered an increase of +9.47% in merchandise traffic...
Vigo port traffic rises in January 2021
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 22, 2021 – The Galician port of Vigo has reported January 2021 cargo traffic increased by 9.47%. Noteworthy was a...
Vigo port sees cargo traffic up over 4% in 2020
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) January 25, 2021 – According to provisional data from 2020, the northwest port of Vigo reports a record year for merchandise...
Vigo port confirms works worth around €4 million
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) January 5, 2021 – During the past month of November, works worth around €4 million ($4.91 million) were certified, among...
Spanish ports traffic down over 9% Jan-Nov year-on-year
The 46 state-owned ports, coordinated by Puertos del Estado, moved 43.5 million tons during the month of November, registering a slight variation of -0.4%...
Spain will invest €1,001 million in ports in 2021
The president of Puertos del Estado (PdE), Francisco Toledo, has presented the budgets of the state-owned port system which will amount to €1,001 million in...
Puertos del Estado reports October fall in ports’ cargo traffic
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 25, 2020 – The 46 ports of general interest of the State, coordinated by Puertos del Estado (PdE), moved 45.9...
Spanish port traffic drops 5.5% in October
Puertos del Estado – November 24, 2020 Goods in transit continue to recover ground, growing by 12.5%. 9 of the 28 Port Authorities (Alicante, Almería,...
EU job-search aid worth €2 million for 500 former shipbuilding workers in Spain
Former shipbuilding workers from Galicia will receive €2,054,400 in EU aid to help them re-integrate into the labour market, following a plenary vote on...
ANFAC values very positively the proactivity of Spanish ports
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 7, 2020 – The President of Puertos del Estado, Francisco Toledo, attended the online presentation of the 2019 edition...
Puertos del Estado reports July 2020 cargo traffic statistics by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) September 8, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports July 2020 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Puertos del Estado reports June 2020 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 30, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2020 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Puertos del Estado reports May 2020 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports May 2020 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Rodman Group’s Metalships to invest €10 mln in Vigo port marine repair centre
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2020 – Metalships & Docks, a division of the shipbuilder Grupo Rodman, is to invest €10 million ($112.45...
Vigo port sees auto transport down over 6% in March
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) May 22, 2020 – In the month of May, Vigo port saw a decrease in car traffic of -6.67% – vehicles manufactured locally...
Vigo port to restart Nantes-Saint Nazaire motorway of the sea service
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) May 22, 2020 – Following a two-month suspension due to the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, the “Motorway of the Sea”...
Vigo port reports best quarter in 12 years
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) April 27, 2020 – Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo (APV – Port Authority of Vigo) has reported traffic figures for the first...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado reports February 2020 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 1, 2020 – Puertos del Estado reports February 2020 cargo figures by port authority. The state-owned Puertos del...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado reports January 2020 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 9, 2020 – Puertos del Estado reports January 2020 cargo figures by port authority. The state-owned Puertos del Estado...