Leixoes port to benefit from Spanish dockworker strikes
Leixoes, Portugal (PortSEurope) March 2, 2017 - What for some is a problem, is an opportunity for others. This is how the port of Leixoes,…
Leixoes port cargo traffic rises 12% in Jan 2017
Leixoes, Portugal (PortSEurope) February 28, 2017 – The month of January was the best in recent years at the Leixoes port, registering the handling of…
Portugal to boost port contribution to economy
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) February 28, 2017 – Portuguese Minister of the Sea Ana Paula Vittorino said that the country aims to double the stake of…
Madeira ports cargo traffic rises in 2016
Funchal, Portugal (PortSEurope) February 28, 2017 – Madeira ports 1.354 million tonnes of cargo in 2016, up 5% on the year. Containerised cargo traffic increased…
Cimpor exports 52,500 tonnes of clinker through Lisbon port in Jan 2017
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) February 28, 2017 – Portuguese company Cimpor, operating clinker exports to several neighbouring countries, exported 52,499 tonnes of clinker to several African…
IDC prepares measures to avoid cargo diversion
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) February 28, 2017 – The International Dockworkers Council (IDC) is preparing to announce measures to avoid the diversion of cargo to Portuguese,…
Portuguese government awards railway contract for connection to Spain
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) February 28, 2017 – The project for the construction of a freight railway line connecting Portugal to Spain, with a special importance…
Sines port container terminal handles record-high traffic in Jan 2017
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) February 21, 2017 - Sines port's Terminal XXI handled 162,000 TEUs in January, the largest traffic serviced by a Portuguese container terminal in…
Leixoes port container terminal quickens handling of trucks
Leixoes, Portugal (PortSEurope) February 21, 2017 - Productivity combined with fast processing of trucks. This is how the activity of Leixoes container terminal in January 2017…
Aveiro port seeks diversification to offset decline in cement traffic
Aveiro, Portugal (PortSEurope) February 20, 2017 - Aveiro port's cargo traffic declined in 2016, in contradiction to the general growth of Portugal last year. The…
Leixoes port resumes normal operation of oil terminal
Leixoes, Portugal (PortSEurope) February 8, 2017 - The B position of Leixoes Oil Terminal, which was suspended after an accident between two ships on January 16,…
Sines port cargo traffic grows in 2016
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) February 3, 2017 - Sines port handled 51 million tonnes of cargo in 2016, up 16.4% on the year. Container traffic rose…
Leixoes port to operate 107 cruise calls in 2017
Leixoes, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 27, 2017 - Leixoes port has already confirmed 107 calls of cruise ships, which will represent a growth of around 27%…
Baja California delegation visits Lisbon port
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 27, 2017 - A delegation of representatives of the ports of Baja California state in Mexico, visited Lisbon harbour on January…
Sines port cargo traffic rises 16.4% Y/Y in 2016
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 27, 2017 - Sines port handled 51 million tonnes of cargo in 2016, up 16.4% on the year. All terminals of…
Lisbon Cruise Terminal is among the Portuguese capital’s advantages
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 25, 2017 - Lisbon Cruise Terminal, designed by architect Carrilho da Graça, is one of the advantages of Lisbon, according to…
Sines port community association names president
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 25, 2017 - The General Assembly of the Sines port community (CPSI) met on January 19, 2017, appointed its management for…
New report confirms positive economic trends in EU fishing fleet
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) January 25, 2017 - The economic performance of the EU fleet improved significantly again in 2014, according to the latest Annual Economic…
Event – European Maritime Day – Poole, UK, May 18-19, 2017
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) January 25, 2017 -The European Maritime Day (EMD) is the annual meeting point for Europe’s community of maritime professionals to come together,…
Portugal expects 60% rise in Setubal port cargo traffic
Setubal, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 23, 2017 - Portuguese Minister of the Sea Ana Paula Vitorino said that the Portuguese government expects a "60%" growth of…