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The port of Ferrol is located in Northwest Spain. Ferrol is located on the maritime routes connecting Northern Europe to other continents and has excellent connections with the Iberian Peninsula and Europe’s road and rail network. Its outer harbour is one of the largest on the Iberian Peninsula with a 1500-metre quay and its multi-purpose inner harbour spans 1450 metres. The Port of San Cibrao is a terminal which specialises in dry bulk and is used by the multinational Alcoa. The port is operated by Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao (APF – Port Authority of Ferrol). 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 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...

Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – May 2021

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 22, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in May 2021 of 45.34...

Irish ambassador of Spain visits port of Ferrol

Ferrol-San Cibrao, Spain (Ports Europe) June 20, 2021 – The president of the Ferrol-San Cibrao Port Authority, Indalecio Seijo, received an institutional...

Irish ambassador to Spain visits Port of Ferrol

Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) June 7, 2021 – The president of the Ferrol-San Cibrao Port Authority, Indalecio Seijo, has received a visit from the Irish...

Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – April 2021

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 26, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in April 2021 of 45.45...

Ferrol port seeks help to cover costs of energy transition

Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) May 13, 2021 – The president of the Ferrol-San Cibrao Port Authority held a meeting in Madrid with his counterpart in...

Newly built green ship stops in Ferrol port to stock up on LNG on its way to Norway

Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) April 28, 2021 – The port of Ferrol has hosted its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply operation to a large live fish...

Port of Ferrol cargo traffic slightly down in Q1 2021

Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) April 13, 2021 – Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao (APF – Port Authority of Ferrol) has closed the first...

Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – February 2021

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 7, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in February 2021 of 40.43...

Port of Ferrol-San Cibrao sees cargo traffic exceed business plan for 2020

Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) March 9, 2021 – The Ferrol-San Cibrao Port Authority ended 2020 with a substantially better result than expected in its...

Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – January 2021

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in January 2021 of...

Spanish ports see total cargo traffic down 8.6% in 2020

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 27, 2021 – The Spanish port system ended the 2020 financial year with 515,682,392 cargo tons moved, a decrease of...

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%...

Traffic in Ferrol-San Cibrao port increases in November

Ferrol-San Cibrao, Spain (PortSEurope) December 19, 2020 – The transit of raw materials and products in the docks of the Ferrol-San Cibrao Port Authority...

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...

Containerships starts Ferrol-Canary Islands service

Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) November 18, 2020 – Containerships, part of CMA CGM, is to commence a weekly service linking the Galician port of Ferrol with...

Ferrol port starts approves renovate of old Naval Command

Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope_ October 3, 2020 – The board of directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao (APF – Port Authority of Ferrol)...

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