The shipping platform

Location: Villagarcia de Arosa is situated on the NW Atlantic coast of Spain. General overview: Villagarcia de Arosa is a naturally-sheltered port handling most types of cargo including dry and liquid bulk breakbulk, passengers and containers. There are also facilities for leisure and fishing vessels. Major cargoes handled are: Export: Fish oil, Formol, wood, wooden board, frozen fish, packed tinplate. Import: Asphalt, methanol, vegetable oil, urea, fertilisers, cereals, wood, frozen fish, paper paste, iron, tinplate. Traffic figures: Approx 399 vessels totalling 2,112,443GT handled annually. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: -Breakbulk: LOA 250 m., draft 11.0 m. -Containers: Draft 11.0 m. -Passengers: Depth 3.5 m. -Ro-Ro: Draft 11.0 m. -Bulk: LOA 250 m., draft 11.0 m. -Tankers: Depth 13.0 m. The largest vessels handled: By length: "Mona Lisa", LOA 202m, draught 8.56m, 28,891GT, passenger. By draught: "Global Spirit", LOA 179m, draught 12.12m, 27,950GT, tanker.