Funchal
Funchal is a port in the south of the island of Madeira. Madeira, an autonomous region of Portugal, is an archipelago comprising 4 islands off the northwest coast of Africa. The port is frequently used as a stop-over by transatlantic ships, en route from Europe to the Caribbean. It is managed by Portos da Madeira.
Port of Funchal sees rise in passenger numbers in 2023
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – The Port of Funchal, in 2023, registered a movement of 1,031,704 passengers on cruise ships...
Ports of Madeira sees total traffic up nearly 8% in 2021
Funchal, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 16, 2022 – The movement of goods in the ports and terminals of the Autonomous Region of Madeira grew by almost...
Ports of Madeira ended 2021 with a total of 125 stopovers and a movement of 117,289 passengers
The Ports of Madeira (Funchal and Porto Santo) ended 2021 with a total of 125 stopovers and a movement of 117,289 passengers, figures achieved practically in...
Madeira government to inject €16.6 million into port operator
Funchal, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 21, 2019 – The Madeira government plans to inject €16.6 million ($18.5 million) into port operator APRAM –...
Madeira regional government plans to invest €989,000 in Porto Santo
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 29, 2019 – The Madeira regional government plans to invest €989,000 ($1.1 million) in the rehabilitation of...
Ports of Madeira: cruise results for 2018
Funchal, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 29, 2019 – The number of stopovers of the cruise ships in the Madeira ports of Funchal and Porto Santo in 2018 was...
Madeira port see slight increase in 2018 cargo traffic
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 6, 2019 – Total traffic handled by the ports of Madeira in 2018 was 1.42 million tonnes, up 1% on the...
Madeira government to reform islands’ port system
Funchal, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 31, 2019 – The Madeira regional government plans to review the port operation of the entire system of the islands,...
Madeira plans to invest €17 million in ports in 2019
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 2, 2019 – The Madeira Regional Government, through program contracts with APRAM (Administração dos...
Cruises see a 31% drop in traffic to Madeira
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – The number of cruise passengers in Madeira fell by 31% in October, reported Administração...
Regions stress importance of cohesion and cross-border maritime cooperation at 46th CPMR General Assembly
The future of Europe, the EU Budget and post-2020 EU policies impacting on regions were among the key issues discussed at the CPMR General...
Funchal port issues dredging tender
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 15, 2018 – The public tender for the dredging of the port of Funchal, between quay 6 and quay 8, was...
Funchal port handles only one cruise ship in June
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – Funchal port recorded the worst performance in June, since 2012, regarding cruise ship traffic,...
Madeira government calls for government support for Portimão link
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – The president of the Madeira regional government, Miguel Albuquerque, has called on the central...
Portuguese minister praises Madeira role in economy
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – The Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino, has attended Madeira Business Day, and recognised...
Funchal port sees increased cruise traffic in April 2018
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 14, 2018 – In April 2018, the port of Funchal registered an increase in cruise traffic compared to the same...
Fred Olsen cruise ships to visit Funchal, Madeira
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 3, 2018 – Administração dos Portos da Região Autónoma da Madeira, S. A. (APRAM – Port of...
Port of Funchal sees good start to cruise season
Funchal, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 14, 2018 – The Port of Funchal has made a good start to the 2018 cruise season. the number of stopovers was...
Galp carries out first LNG ship refuelling in an Atlantic island
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (PortSEurope) December 22, 2017 – Galp Energia has completed, at the port of Funchal, Madeira, the first ever liquefied...
The Portuguese government adopts its new port strategy to create jobs and boost added value
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – The Portuguese has announced a number of resolutions as part of a new ports strategy, which aim to...