Port of Funchal

The Port of Funchal is the port and harbour of Funchal and is frequently used as a stop-over by transatlantic ships, en route from Europe to the Caribbean, as it is the northern most Atlantic island that lies in the path of the Westerlies.

Port of Funchal
Port of Funchal
Location
CountryPortugal
LocationFunchal, Madeira
Coordinates32°38′33.5″N 16°54′58.7″W
UN/LOCODEPTFNC[1]
Details
Opened1762
Website
http://www.apram.pt/site/index.php/en/

History

The Port of Funchal was the only major port in Madeira until 2007 when it became fully dedicated to passenger transport – cruise ships and ferries – and other tourist-related boats and yachts. In that year all remaining fishing activity and cargo trade was moved to the newly developed port of Caniçal, 12 mi (19 km) to the east.[2]

A ferry service between Funchal and Portimão, on the mainland, provided by Naviera Armas sailed weekly from 2008, but was discontinued in 2013 due to a dispute over harbour fees. In the summer of 2018 it was re-instated, but as a seasonal service from July to September, being operated by Grupo Sousa using Naviera Armas's ship called Volcán de Tijarafe, that provided the crossing prior to the 2013 discontinuation, with a maximum speed of 23 knots the crossing takes around 24 hours.[3]

A ferry called Lobo Marinho runs in two hours between Funchal and Porto Santo Island.[4]

Destinations
  • Porto Santo by Lobo Marinho

See also

References
  1. "UNLOCODE (PT) - PORTUGAL". service.unece.org. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. "Portos da Madeira" (in Portuguese). Administração dos Portos da Região Autónoma da Madeira. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012.
  3. "Ferry Madeira-Portimão: Bilhetes disponíveis a partir de hoje A primeira viagem realiza-se a 2 de julho mas os bilhetes vão estar disponíveis já a partir desta terça-feira (Vídeo)". Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  4. "madeira-web.com – Things to do: "Lobo Marinho"". madeira-web.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.


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