Emissions of VOC’s, NOx and SOx, what is their meaning? VOCs Organic compounds are chemicals that contain carbon and are found in all living elements. Volatile organic compounds, also called VOCs, are easily converted to vapors or gases. Along with carbon, they contain elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, sulfur, or nitrogen. VOCs […]

Although it may seem contradictory or contrary, the fishing sector must contribute to the SOLUTION to create a less impact on the environment and therefore help curb climate change. This is one of the conclusions of the VII International Conference ARVI (Shipowners Cooperative of the Port of Vigo) on the future of Fishing, “Fishing in […]

The seas and oceans are an indisputable source of life and resources. We will end 2020 with a world population of around 7,700 million inhabitants and the estimate according to the United Nations for 2050 will be 9,700 million. Resources are limited, so every day the use we make of it is more important. The […]

A report presented by PYMAR reflects that the Galician shipbuilding sector led the national shipbuilding activity last year, covering 48% of orders in Spain. Throughout last 2019, the national naval sector was commissioned to build 33 ships, which has placed Spain in the second country in the European ranking of countries with the most units […]

VigoIndustria, the solidarity initiative of Vigo’s industry and its area before COVID-19. More than 50 companies in the industrial sector of the Vigo area and its region have already joined VigoIndustria, the alliance of companies that was born with the aim of “awakening the values ​​that have identified our industry, effort, talent and commitment , […]

Good news: Self-cleaning walls. The innovative product that the Vigo Merchant Union wants to bring to Galicia is one of the positive news that creeps in in times of a pandemic. Against bouncing viruses and volatile germs, self-cleaning walls and floors have emerged. The Vigo company Merchant Union has signed an agreement to use the […]

We spoke with the businessman who relied on photocatalysis to create a green lung in Vigo. “It is that today one thing is not understood without the other: betting on the future of the environment is also betting on the future of the company itself, both go hand in hand. There is no sense working […]

A new way of doing things in the largest fishing port in Europe. The port of Vigo, in Spain, strives to keep the fishing value chain active during the days of COVID-19. Almost every day at four-thirty in the morning – while most people are still asleep – the largest fishing port in Europe, in […]

Vigo, 03-13-2020.- Given the evolution generated by the expansion of COVID-19 worldwide and the measures implemented by the Government of Spain, the management of the International Fair of the Naval Industry, NAVALIA, has decided postpone the eighth edition of the event, scheduled for the next May, and move its celebration to October 27, 28 and […]

Feijóo encourages the Galician naval sector to continue betting on innovation as the basis of its competitiveness. The President of the Galician Government, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, today encouraged the Galician naval sector to continue betting on innovation as the basis of its competitiveness. In this regard, he highlighted the launching of the oceanographic vessel Belgium […]