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.
Spain’s Pérez Torres operates ship during dock worker strike at Ferrol port
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2017 – Spanish shipping company Pérez Torres Marítima, S.L. has carried out an operation on a ship loaded with scrap...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – April 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports April 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
MacAndrews considers regular service connecting Ferrol port to northern Europe
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – MacAndrews & Company Limited is considering launching a regular service that connects Spain’s Ferrol...
Ferrol port grants commercial ship consignment services authorisation to Incargo Galicia
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – Ferrol port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao) has granted an authorisation to Incargo Galicia...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – March 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 18, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports March 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Ferrol port awards €72.4 million rail link construction contract
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) May 15, 2017 – Ferrol port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Ferrol-San Cibrao) has awarded a €72.4 million ($79,47 million)...
Spanish port cargo traffic grows disproportionately in Q1 2017
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2017 – The first quarter of 2017 in Spanish port cargo traffic was characterised with a great disparity in the...
Event – Transport Logistics – Munich, May 9-12, 2017
Munich, Germany (PortSEurope) May 3,2017 – “transport logistics” is the world’s leading trade fair for logistics, mobility, IT and...
Puertos del Estado – Spanish ports offer solutions for all types of goods
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) April 30, 2017 – Too big, too heavy, too complicated? 62,743 linear metres for bulk cargo, 17,272 metres dedicated to ro-ro...
Court dismisses appeal by Acciona on Ferrol port railway construction deal
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2017 – The Spanish Administrative Court dismissed the appeal of the consortium of companies Acciona Construction S.A....
Spain’s Puertos del Estado aims to attract traffic at BreakBulk Europe 2017 Fair
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Spanish national port agency Puertos del Estado and the main Spanish ports will participate in the BreakBulk...
Ferrol port starts operating active mooring system
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) April 21, 2017 – Ferrol port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao) has started operating a new active mooring...
Puertos del Estado – February 2017 cargo traffic by port
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) April 18, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports February 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
MacAndrews carries out experimental call at Ferrol port
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) April 13, 2017 – After months of studies, MacAndrews carried out an experimental call at the Ferrol Container Terminal (FCT),...
Ferrol starts operating container terminal with MacAndrews vessel
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) April 7, 2017 – The first operation of container handling at the Ferrol Container Terminal (FCT), located in the outer harbour of...
Event – Intermodal South America – April 4-6, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil (PortSEurope) April 5, 2017 – Intermodal South America is considered by executives of the industry as a strategic platform to do...
Puertos del Estado – January 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) March 29, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports January 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...