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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.

Spanish company to build covered warehouse at Vigo port

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2019 – Spanish company Desarrolla Obras y Servicios has won a contract for the construction of a facility...

Spain’s Incargo Galicia may relaunch ferry links to UK from Vigo port

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 18, 2019 – Vigo-based Incargo Galicia SL is looking to restart a regular ferry service between Vigo and the United...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – 2018 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 14, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports December 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics...

Leixões port aims to compete with Barcelona, Valencia

Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 13, 2019 – Vigo is not the only target of Leixões port’s offensive in container traffic. Until now it was...

Free Trade Zone and Director of Groupe PSA plant in Vigo meet to discuss progress

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 12, 2019 – With the aim of contributing to consolidate the activity and employment of the French automotive Groupe...

Vigo port sees record cargo traffic in 2018

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 8, 2019 – Total traffic through Vigo portin 2018 amounted to 4,362,334 tons, a 2.99% increase compared to 2017, with...

Tanger Med port to strengthen maritime links with Vigo

Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – Tanger Med port is committed to strengthening its maritime connection with Vigo port to increase...

Portos de Galicia presents promotional strategy at Fitur 2019

A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) January 28, 2019 – The president of Portos de Galicia, José Juan Durán Hermida, has presented the organisation’s...

Ranking – Vigo top Spanish fishing port in November 2018

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 13, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports November 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – November 2018 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 13, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports November 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Orange, Vodafone to test 5G applications at Vigo port

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) January 7, 2019 – Telecoms groups Orange and Vodafone plan to test at the port of Vigo the possibilities of 5G technology in very...

Marín port to invest €20,000 in overhaul of PV plant

Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) January 4, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Marín y Ría de Pontevedra (APMRP – Port Authority of Marin) has awarded a...

Vigo port seeks storage space to cope with rising aluminium traffic

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) January 4, 2019 – Vigo port has started a desperate search for free land to offer to operators for the storage...

Spanish state ports to receive another €68.2 million of EU aid

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 1, 2019 – Puertos del Estado has negotiated, as an intermediary body for European aid, with the Spanish Ministry of...

Suardíaz drives Vigo port’s traffic growth in 2018

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) December 31, 2018 – The Suardíaz group, headquartered in Madrid, ends the year as the growth generator of traffic at the port of...

Galician recreational ports see improved traffic in 2018

Pontevedra, Spain (PortSEurope) January 1, 2019 – The autonomous ports of the Rías Baixas, the coastal estuary between Muros and Tui, received 7,400...

Spanish ports to receive €68.2 million of EU funding

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) December 25, 2018 – Twelve Spanish port authorities will distribute more than €68.2 million ($77.6 million) of...

Volkswagen to keep exports via Vigo despite end of Setúbal port strike

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) December 21, 2018 – German carmaker Volkswagen AG has said it plans to continue the export of cars produced at its Palmela factory...

Vigo port to receive €13 million EU funding for Ro-Ro terminal overhaul

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – Vigo port will receive €13 million ($14.9 million) of financing from the European Union (EU) to upgrade its...

Portos de Galicia promotes its marinas at Salon Nautique International de Paris

Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) December 14, 2018 – Portos de Galicia is present at Salon Nautique International de Paris to promote its marinas and...

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