Overview
- The Anji/Angie Forever berthed at the Puerto Exterior de Ferrol Wednesday carrying roughly 700 MG vehicles and began a two‑day ro‑ro unload into a reserved 19,000–19,500 m² apron.
- A 45‑person operational team of 20 consignors and stevedores plus 25 port service staff is managing the ramp operation, vehicle classification and temporary parking before trucks move cars to dealerships.
- SAIC and the Port Authority are treating the call as an operational audit that will measure unloading times, ramp geometry, yard throughput and institutional coordination to judge whether Ferrol can support large‑scale, just‑in‑time auto logistics.
- The arrival feeds into SAIC’s planned Galicia ecosystem that splits assembly and storage at Ferrol and component production at As Pontes with site works pencilled for 2027 and initial production targeted for 2028 with about 1,000 direct jobs in phase one.
- Local officials have tied approval to supplier localisation and infrastructure: the Xunta wants at least half of components to come from non‑third‑country sources with priority for Galician firms, and the Port Authority says completion of the Adif rail link is essential for full intermodal competitiveness.