The Port of Faro is administrated by the Portuguese Port and Maritime Transport Institute – South Delegation.

Phone: +351 289 860 600 - from a national fixed networkFax: +351 289860 666E-mail: geral.faro@imarpor.ptWebsite: www.imarpor.ptAddress: Rua do Alportel, 10 – 3. ° Andar, 8000-293 FARO PORTUGAL

The arrival to Faro may be done by sea, once the city has a Harbour / Commercial Port with the following characteristics:

Elements to approach the PortWater depth in relation to the hydrographic zero:Sand Bar – 8 metersChannel – 5.5 metersManeuver basin – 5.5 meterWater density in the channel and port: salty water – 1.025Average tide level in BWAV/PMAV: 0.53/3.38Average tide level in BWAM/PMAM: 1.37/2.63Seabed: sand

Informations about the Port / RestrictionsDaily manouvres port – the manouvres are preferentially made during the dayTide restrictions – the manouvres are preferentially made during the high tide

Portuguese Port and Maritime Transport Institute – South Delegation

Note: Ships with dimensions over the following, or arrivals/departures/changes out the established periods (daily period and/or high tide), may be authorized after analysis and assent by the Pilotage Department of  the  Port Authority

Name of the Port: CAIS COMERCIALLength: 200 metersPort high over HZ: 5 metersMaximum length overall: 110 meters (up to 120 meters, (examined on a case-by-case basis)Maximum draft: 64 metersMaximum draft to the Port: 7.0 metersCranes: The Port has 3 cranes -  2×6 ton SWL e 1X12 ton SWL

Name of the Port: TERMINAL DE COMBUSTÍVEIS (bridge-port)

Available services: water supply, electricity, fuel and garbage and waste water collection.

Tugboats

The Port of Faro has a tugboat with 400 bhp, mandatory for ships of dangerous loads.