# Funchal (PT FNC)

**UN/LOCODE:** PT FNC  
**Country:** Portugal  
**Water Body:** North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Large  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 32.6333, -16.9167

Large cruise ships berthing along the breakwater, not cargo cranes, set the scene at Funchal (PT FNC), which since 2007 has been given over entirely to cruise, passenger and ferry traffic — including the inter-island link to Porto Santo — and is managed by regional authority APRAM. The port set a passenger record in 2024 with 728,604 cruise visitors across 316 calls. Commercial freight for Madeira — containers, general cargo, dry and liquid bulk, and RoRo — passes through Caniçal (PT CNL) about 19 kilometres away, the only port on the island able to take containerised cargo. Funchal increasingly serves as a supply and restocking base for cruise lines. For forwarders with Madeira consignments, Funchal's freight relevance is therefore limited, and Caniçal — often fed in feeder service via Lisbon or Leixões — is the operative port. Customs clearance for imports to Madeira runs through the Portuguese tax and customs authority.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Lisbon → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/lisbon-shanghai)
- [Lisbon → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/lisbon-shenzhen)
- [Lisbon → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/lisbon-guangzhou)
- [Lisbon → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/lisbon-hong-kong)
- [Lisbon → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/lisbon-tokyo)
- [Lisbon → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/lisbon-busan)

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