Ferrol
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.
Ferrol port hosts LNG refueling operations for first time
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) February 26, 2019 – For the first time, Ferrol port has hosted liquefied natural gas (LNG) refueling operations to ships. Two...
Puertos del Estado reports 2018 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 25, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 14, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports December 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics...
Seven cruise companies agree to visit Ferrol port in 2019
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) January 28, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao (APF – Port Authority of Ferrol) has closed an agreement...
Portos de Galicia presents promotional strategy at Fitur 2019
A Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) January 28, 2019 – The president of Portos de Galicia, José Juan Durán Hermida, has presented the organisation’s...
Ferrol port reports cargo growth in 2018
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) January 15, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao (APF – Port Authority of Ferrol) has reported that the...
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...
Alcoa offers six-month extension to Galician plants
Avilés, Spain (PortSEurope) January 10, 2019 – U.S. aluminium producer Alcoa has offered to turn off the electrolysis series at its plants in A Coruña...
Alcoa generates 43% of Ferrol port’s traffic
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) January 10, 2019 – US industrial company Alcoa Corporation generated 43% of the total traffic of Ferrol port in 2018, or 5.85...
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...
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...
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...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – October 2018 fish landed by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports October 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – October 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports October 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics...
Ferrol port competing on international container market
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) November 15, 2018 – Spain’s Ferrol port has been competing since June in the international container market as MacAndrews...
Ferrol port reports increased cargo traffic in Jan-Oct 2018
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) November 15, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao (APF – Port Authority of Ferrol) has reported Jan-Sept...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – September 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports September 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics...