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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.

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...

Yilport reports increased container throughput in 2017

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 23, 2018 – Yilport Holding Inc has reported a 9.5% year-on-year increase in container throughput for 2017, led...

Yilport’s Portuguese container terminals increase traffic in 2017

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 11, 2018 – Yilport Iberian terminals registered a 5.8% increase in 2017, with a total of 1,176,496 TEUs handled...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – November 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports November 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Reganosa sets up subsidiary to operate Ferrol port LNG terminal

Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – Spanish company Reganosa has established an investee company, named Regasificadora del Noroeste, to operate...

Yilport plans 2018 Iberian investment

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Yilport, part of Turkey’s Yildirim group, is looking to exand its Iberian operations in 2018....

Reganosa receives first shipment of LNG from Yamal at Ferrol port

Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) January 9, 2018 – Reganosa, the Spanish energy company, has received its first shipment of liquified natural gas (LNG) from...

Reganosa supplies first European passenger train powered by LNG from Ferrol port terminal

Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) January 7, 2018 – The first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has just been delivered by means of a truck to Asturias, a...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – October 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 11, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports October cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Ferrol port cargo traffic rises in Jan-Nov 2017

Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) December 6, 2017 – Ferrol port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao) handled 12.2 million tonnes of cargo in the...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – September 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 20, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – August 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 10, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Ferrol port sees potential in development of horticultural products

Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) November 3, 2017 – The traffic of fruits, vegetables and legumes in the Spanish ports increased by 2.3% on the year in the...

Reganosa plans to be marine LNG supplier in Ferrol port region

Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) October 30, 2017 – The Spanish energy company Regasificadora del Noroeste S.A. (Reganosa) plans to supply says LNG as a...

Sojitz Corp purchases Mugardos LNG terminal near Ferrol port

Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) October 30, 2107 – Japan’s Sojitz Corporation has acquired full ownership of First State Regasificadora S.L.U. (FSR),...

Turkey’s Yilport considers Ferrol container terminal to be its most important project

Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) October 24, 2017 – Turkish conglomerate Yilport looks at the Ferrol container terminal in Spain with great enthusiasm, due to the...

Yilport provides Galicia with a new logistics hub in the port Of Ferrol

Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) October 19, 2017 – “We have the opportunity to develop a unique project in a unique port, with incredible features,...

Ferrol port cargo traffic rises 12.3% y/y in Jan-Sep 2017

Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) October 10, 2017 – Ferrol port handled a total of 10.2 million tonnes of cargo in the first nine months of 2017, up 12.27%...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – July 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 10, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports July 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

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