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 targets 15 million tonnes of cargo in 2022
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) July 12, 2018 – To continue growing without haste but without pauses and achieve more muscle within the national and...
Port Authority of Ferrol reports 6.5 million cargo tonnes in first half 2018
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) July 6, 2018 – According to provisional data, the companies operating at the docks of the Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San...
Spain’s Endesa activities boost Ferrol port’s cargo traffic in H1 2018
A Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – Spanish utility Endesa’s thermal power plant in As Pontes has played a vital role for the increase...
MacAndrews makes first call of POSS service in Ferrol port
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2018 – After making its first call on May 11 to position equipment, the Yilport container terminal at the port of Ferrol...
Gas Natural Fenosa unloads in Reganosa first ship of 37 that will arrive annually with LNG of Yamal
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) June 22, 2018 – The vessel Fedor Litke has arrived at Ferrol port, Galicia, Spain, carrying 172,600 m³ of liquefied...
Galician ports see labour shortage in shipyards
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2018 – In the last 10 years, Galician shipyards have signed orders for around 30 vessels at a value of around €1.2...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – April 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports April 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
MacAndrews starts operating container line including calls at Ferrol port
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) June 4, 2018 – Shipping company MacAndrews has started operating a regular container line linking Ferrol port to Seville and the...
Ferrol port cargo traffic rises in Jan-Apr 2018
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) May 14, 2018 – Ferrol port has resumed the path of growth of its traffic confirming in April the change of trend noted in March....
Ferrol port registers best April month for cargo traffic
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) May 13, 2018 – After scoring the best April in its history and after a good March, and manages to close the first four months...
MacAndrews starts weekly container line with northern Europe and Canary Islands from Ferrol port
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) May 12, 2018 – The External Port of Ferrol (El Puerto Exterior de Ferrol) will have a regular line of container traffic,...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – March 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 5, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports Marc 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Ferrol increases number of authorised consignees to 13
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) April 24, 2018 – Spanish entrepreneur Gabriel Torrente Rodríguez has joined the group of consignees authorised to operate in the...
Ferrol port cargo traffic rises 9.9% y/y in Q1 2018
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) April 20, 2018 – The companies that operate the installations of Ferrol port authority handled in March about 1.3 million tonnes,...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – February 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 15, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports February 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Ferrol’s outer port handles 35,000 tonnes of wood
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) April 13, 2018 – The “Feyha” ship has made in the outer harbour of Ferrol the second shipment of Galician wood...
Puertos del Estado reports figures for fish landed at Spanish ports in January 2018
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 25, 2018 – The state-owned authority for ports, Puertos del Estado, has reported fish landed by Spanish ports in...
South European ports head for Intermodal South America logistics exhibition
São Paulo, Brazil (Ports Europe) March 20, 2018 – The 25th edition of Intermodal South America, an international exhibition for logistics, cargo...
Yilport seeks to attract container operators to Ferrol port
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) March 16, 2018 – The strategic location of the port of Ferrol in the Atlantic is an opportunity that its port authority and...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – December 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 25, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports December 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...