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.
Leixões to beat record cruise passengers in May
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – Leixões port is set to beat the monthly record of cruise passengers in May 2017. The port predicts for...
Alkion Terminals signs contract for LBC assets
Amsterdam, Netherlands (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – Alkion Terminals and LBC Tank Terminals (LBC) have announced the signing of an agreement in which...
Port of Lisbon keeps on growing in bunker only calls
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – On April 21, 2017, the port of Lisbon received several ships, like the M/V Polymnia (bulk carrier) which...
Leixoes port cargo traffic rises 7% y/y in Q1 2017
Leixoes, Portugal (PortSEurope) April 28, 2017 – Leixoes port handled 4.6 million tonnes of cargo in the first quarter of 2017, up 7% on the year, APDL –...
Setubal port cargo traffic rises 9% y/y in Q1 2017
Setubal, Portugal (PortSEurope) April 28, 2017 – Setubal port hit the record of containerised cargo in the first quarter of 2017, with a 9% increase compared...
Madeira regional government cancels ports cargo handling concession
Funchal, Portugal (PortSEurope) April 27, 2017 – The Madeira regional government has cancelled the concession of OPM-Company Port Operations Madeira, Lda for...
Setubal port cargo traffic falls 4.9% in 2016
Setubal, Portugal (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – The first quarter of 2017 is proving very good for Portuguese ports, with Lisbon announcing 33% growth,...
Figueira da Foz handles its largest ship yet
Figueira da Foz, Portugal (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Figueira da Foz port received its largest cargo ship ever on April 18. The vessel is more than 134...
EU invests €22.1 million supporting synergies between transport & energy sectors
Brussels, Belgium, April 24, 2017 – EU invests €22.1 million supporting synergies between transport & energy sectors Today, EU Member States...
China’s CRCC representatives visit Lisbon port
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Lisbon port has received a delegation of China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) and its subsidiaries...
Neptune Lines starts operating at Setubal port
Setubal, Portugal (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Greek shipping group Neptune Lines has started operating the “Iberia + Med + Aegean & Black...
Leixoes container terminal operates 25 vessels in April 3-9
Leixoes, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – In the period between April 3 and 9, Leixoes container terminal received and operated 25 vessels, in a...
Setubal port presents candidacy for EDP h 17 Prize award
Setubal, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – Setubal port has presented its candidacy for the EDP h 17 Prize for energy efficiency, distinguishing...
Figueira da Foz port approves plan for 2017
Figueira da Foz, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – Figueira da Foz port management has approved the balance sheet for 2016 and the budget plan for...
Barreiro terminal project attracts Turkish interest
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 14, 2017 – The Barreiro terminal project is stirring up Turkish interest. Also, the deepwater port at Praia da Vitória...
Lisbon port handles 11% of Portugal’s harbour cargo traffic in Jan-Feb 2017
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 14, 2017 – According to data released by the Portuguese Mobility and Transport Authority (AMT), the growth of each...
Ilhavo mayor calls for more investment in Aveiro port
Aveiro, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 14, 2017 – The mayor of Ilhavo municipality is satisfied with the way the relations with Aveiro port have evolved....