The ports of Funchal and Porto Santo recorded 323 calls last year, an increase of 25 stops over the period before the pandemic (2019), according to the Port Authority of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (APRAM). 

“The year 2022 was the best year in the last 10 years for the ports of Madeira – Funchal and Porto Santo – in terms of stopovers, having registered 323, 25 more compared to 2019, which represents a growth of more than 8% relatively to the pre-pandemic year, when there were a total of 298 stopovers”, indicates APRAM, in a note sent to newsrooms. 

The port administration points out that 2022 "could have been better if there were not 17 cancellations, due to weather conditions or sea conditions". 

Cited in the statement, the president of APRAM's board of directors, Paula Cabaco, points out that "these numbers exceeded the best expectations", although the movement of passengers in 2022 (417,730) still did not exceed the figures of the period before the Covid pandemic. 

"We had a record year of stops, in 10 years, and passenger traffic seems to be gradually increasing throughout the year, which is only 30% less in the end compared to 2019, the year with the most passengers since 2013," says Paula Cabaco. 

The port of Funchal had 11 more stops in 2022 compared to 2019 and a turnover of 413,863 passengers, 30% less compared to the year. 

The port of Porto Santo, on the other hand, in 2022 "achieved an unprecedented result: 21 stops, 3,867 passengers and 3,822 crew members", which means that "compared to 2019, there were 14 more stops and 716 passengers".