The shipping platform

Location: San Ciprian (also known as San Cibrao) is located on the Spanish NW coast, approx 16km E of Estaca de Bares Point. General overview: This private port serves the local alumina plant. It imports raw materials and exports the finished goods. The port is part of the Ferrol-San Cibrao Port Authority. The port, created solely to provide seervice to the factory, is subject to its requirements. Cargo movement is restricted to importing materials such as bauxite, pet coke, fuel oil and caustic sod, and to exporting finished goods such as a wide range of alumina and aluminium. The port is well sheltered by two breakwaters. One in the N part, 935m in length, leading ESE and another in the S part with a length of 1,130m, leading NNE, on which are situated the piers. Traffic figures: Approx 370 vessels and 5,400,000t of cargo handled annually. Load line zone: North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone II, Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31. Max size: LOA 240m, beam 36.0m, draught 12.5m, 62,000DWT. The largest vessel called at the port: LOA: 230 m, draught: 12.5 m, deadweight: 82,589 t.