Located in south-western Europe, on the Atlantic coast of Portugal, the municipality of Figueira da Foz presents itself, under its unique conditions, as a reference territory in Portugal’s central region with a whole range of economic activities and investment opportunities, Figueira da Foz presents itself as na extremely attractive location for prospective investors who aim to implemente their business with the guarantee of sucess. Figueira da Foz has a set of endogenous features that make it na extremely attractive place to invest, work and live…
Geostrategic positioning in the centre of Portuguese Coast-Galicia axis and the connection to Extremadura/Castile; Regional Specialization in a group of sectors included in global dynamics; The existence of a comercial port that can support a highly internationalized regional industrial base; The existence of business hosting areas; Supply of qualified staff in the hotel, tourism, health and leisure industries; Knowledge infrastructures and a highly qualified human resources base; A dense, multimodal accessibility network well integrated in high capacity structuring systems; Excellent quality of life and very atractive city amenities. Figueira da Foz has a privileged and strategic location, therefore reinforcing its claim as a reference tourist destination and dynamic economic area.
The city has an excelente road-rail network and uses the Port of Figueira da Foz as na entry and exit point for goods in Portugal’s Central Region , at the national and internacional level. The port of Figueira da Foz is located in the Iberian Portugal-Irún corridor of the transeuropean network of transports, and has an important role in transporting goods between the Iberian Peninsula and the rest of Europe (mainly, between Castile and León and the Central Region). This port dedicates to Portuguese Atlantic coast short sea shipping, offering excelente national road acess (A8, Al 7, A14 and Al) and rail acess to the national and Spanish railway networks. Currently, this port offers regular shipping solutions for Morocco, France, UK, Netherlands and Germany, being functionally linked to the national North, West and Beira Alta Railways, having na internal connection to the terminals. The Recreational Dock dedicates to recreational boating support and port maritime services. The Recreational Sector serves a fleet of vessels up to 20 metres. General Loading Terminal with 462 mM; 5 berths for ships with 90m; navigation depths of— 5.00 m ZH; capacity to receive ships up to 4.500GT. Solid Bulk Terminal with a berthing extension of 420m; navigation depths of -7.00m ZH (-8.00 m ZH at the connection port); covered storage area with 3.600 rn2 and outdoor storage area with 7.250 m2.
