Vilagarcía
The seaport is located in Northwest Spain. It has direct access to the AP-9 motorway (Autoestrada do Atlántico) and the A-52 dual carriageway (Autovía da Rías Baixas), as well as its own recently extended rail connection which reaches all the quays and is linked to the national rail network. The modern Border Inspection Post (BIP) allows all kinds of goods to be inspected quickly. Its adaptability and flexibility, which allow it to meet the needs of its customers and users, as well as a business culture based on quality and respect for the environment, are two major features of this port. The port is managed by Autoridad Portuaria de Vilagarcía (APV – Port Authority of Vilagarcía). 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 seaports – January 2022 – ranked by total TEU handled
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – In January 2023, state-owned Spanish seaports handled 1.26 million containers (TEU), down -13.2% from...
State-owned Spanish ports – cargo handled in 2022 – by port
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2023 – State-owned Spanish ports saw cargo traffic up +3.5% in 2022 to 563,373,981 tons, compared to 544,419,737...
Ranking: Top five Spanish container ports January-October 2022
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – Puertos del Estado has published a list of the top Spanish ports by containers (TEU) handled in the...
Spanish ports cargo traffic up 4.56% in Jan-Oct 2022 (statistics)
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – State-owned ports handled 472.82 million tons in January-October 2022, with traffic up +4.56% compared to...
In Q3 2022, cargo of Spanish ports was 425.3 mln tons, up 5%
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 26, 2022 – In Q3 2022, total cargo traffic of Spanish state ports was 425.3 million tons, an increase of...
Spanish state ports handled 380.1 million tons of cargo in Jan-Aug 2022
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 27, 2022 – Spanish state ports handled 380.1 million tons of cargo in January-August 2022, up +5.55% on the same...
Spain: State ports cargo traffic Q1 2022 by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2022 – In the first three months of 2022, Spain’s state-owned ports handled 136.7 million tons of...
Spain: State ports handle 46.6 million tons of cargo in January 2022, +9.8%
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 24, 2022 – In the first month of 2022, Spain’s state-owned ports handle a total of 46.67 million tons (mt) of...
Spain’s top performing cargo ports in 2021 – ranking
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2022 – The 46 Spanish, state-managed ports handled 544.53 million tons in 2021, up +5.6% compared to 515.57...
Port Authority closes the year 2021 with an all-time record: more than 1.5 million tons handled and an increase of 25%.
Vilagarcía, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2022 – Autoridad Portuaria de Vilagarcía (APV – Port Authority of Vilagarcía) closed 2021 with an...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – November 2021
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) December 23, 2021 – In the month of November 2021, Spain’s state-owned ports handled 45.75 million tons of cargo, compared...
The Port of Vilagarcía rcords record 11-month cargo figures
Vilagarcía, Spain (PortSEurope) December 13, 2021 – The port of Vilagarcía has just set a new annual record for the movement of goods in the...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – October 2021
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 26, 2021 – In the month of October 2021, Spain’s state-owned ports handled 47.26 million tons of cargo, compared...
Xunta de Galicia aims to double the transport of goods by rail by 2030
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) November 17, 2021 – The Xunta de Galicia plans to double the transport of goods by rail before 2030 with the incorporation of...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – September 2021
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 25, 2021 – In the month of September Spanish state ports handled 45.03 million tons of cargo, up +3.9% on September...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – August 2021
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 27, 2021 – In the month of August Spanish state ports handled 48.53 million tons of cargo, up +0.7% on August...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – June 2021
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 1, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in July 2021 of 45.99...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – June 2021
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 26, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in June 2021 of 44.82...
Port of Vilagarcía closes first half with cargo up over 30%
The Vilagarcía Port Authority is going to close this first semester of the year exceeding 725,000 tons of port traffic, a milestone in the history of this...
Spanish ports see cargo traffic up 3.18% in May 2021
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 1, 2021 – In May 2021, Spain’s state-owned ports (Puertos del Estado) handled cargo traffic of 45.34 million...