Portugal
Portugal is a country in Southwest Europe, West of Spain with an Atlantic Sea coastline, and member of the European Union. It includes the Azores and Madeira Islands. The country has a developed marine and transportation sector. Its top ports are Leixões, Lisbon and Sines. APP – Associação dos Portos de Portugal is an association which represents and promotes ports in Portugal.
OOCL shipper returns to Port of Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – The OOCL Lady Jane, the first ship of the EEX-Europe East Coast South America Express service, docked...
Port of Lisbon handled over 700,000 cruise passengers in 2023
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – The Port of Lisbon handled 758,328 cruise passengers in 2023, up +54% in 2022. The previous record was...
Yilport, GS Marítima seek to control Sotagus, Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 4, 2024 – Yilport and GS Marítima have notified Autoridade da Concorrência (AdC), the Portuguese competition...
PSA BDP has announced the opening of office in Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) December 19, 2023 – PSA BDP, a leading global logistics and supply chain solutions provider, has announced the opening of...
PSA Sines increases crane capacity
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) December 6, 2023 – PSA Sines will increase its capacity with two mega-gantry Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes in February 2024....
European South against EU ETS regulation
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 28, 2023 – Seven European shipping nations asked the European Commission (EC) to postpone the plan to include...
Dredging of Port of Viana do Castelo begins
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 7, 2023 – The dredging of Port of Viana do Castelo has started in the navigation channel. The port...
Companies cooperate making Sines the new Atlantic Hub
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) October 27, 2023 – aicep Global Parques, EllaLink and Start Campus are working together to make Sines the new Atlantic Hub....
Port of Sines received a visit from a Chilean delegation
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) October 25, 2023 – On October 24th, the Port of Sines received a visit from a Chilean delegation, as part of a business...
Port of Leixões to modernize its railway terminal and mobile bridge
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – The port of Leixões is to spend 38 million euros to modernize its railway terminal and mobile...
Shenzhen delegation visits Port of Sines
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – On Wednesday this week, a delegation from the Chinese Port of Shenzhen, one of the largest ports in the...
Port of Leixões increases use of rail
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 29, 2023 – The modernization and expansion of the railway has played a crucial role in the development of...
Port of Leixões doubles cruise activity in first half of 2023
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 29, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, the Port of Leixões handled 68,203 cruise ship passengers, an increase of...
Port of Leixões to invest in Onshore Power Supply
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 29, 2023 – The Port of Leixões (ADPL) is looking to invest in OPS (Onshore Power Supply) to supply electricity...
Lisbon port sees traffic up over 6% in first half of 2023
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 9, 2023 – In the first six months of 2023, around 5.5 million tons were handled in the Port of Lisbon, up +6.3%...
Port of Sines to get closer to Spain with a new rail line
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 2, 2023 – The upgrade of the railway line between Evora and Elvas (next to the Spanish border) will increase rail...
Portugal fifth in Europe for blue economy investment
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – Portugal is the fifth most attractive country in the European Union (EU) for investment in the blue...