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.
Transitex opens its first cold storage warehouse
In February, Transitex concludes the construction of its first refrigerated warehouse; the YILPORT Holding logistics operator, headquartered in Lisbon,...
KEME Energy to invest €5.2 million in green hydrogen production in Sines
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 16, 2022 – KEME Energy plans to invest €5.2 million in building a green hydrogen production plant in Sines. It...
Ports of Madeira sees total traffic up nearly 8% in 2021
Funchal, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 16, 2022 – The movement of goods in the ports and terminals of the Autonomous Region of Madeira grew by almost...
Port of Aveiro improves competitiveness in the movement of liquid bulk
Aveiro, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 16, 2022 – The Port of Aveiro has concluded a €2.6 million project to increase the competitiveness of its...
Port of Viana do Castelo handled 377,000 tons of cargo on 2021, up around 20,000 tons
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 7, 2022 – The Port of Viana do Castelo handled 377,000 tons of cargo on 2021, up around 20,000 tons on...
Port of Leixões handled 15.2 million tons of cargo in 2021, down from 17 million tons
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 7, 2022 – The Port of Leixões handled 15.2 million tons of cargo in 2021, compared to 17 million in the...
Ports of Madeira ended 2021 with a total of 125 stopovers and a movement of 117,289 passengers
The Ports of Madeira (Funchal and Porto Santo) ended 2021 with a total of 125 stopovers and a movement of 117,289 passengers, figures achieved practically in...
Ecoslops doubles revenue in 2021
Paris, France (Ports Europe) February 1, 2022 – Ecoslops, which recycles oil residues, has reported revenue of €12.43 million ($13.9 million), up +116%...
Angolan company Kwanda sends delegation to Port of Sines
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 27, 2022 – On January 19, the Port of Sines hosted a visit from a delegation from the Angolan company...
Port of Sines reports increased cargo in 2021
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 27, 2022 – The Atlantic Port of Sines has produced year-on-year growth in all cargo segments. Total cargo was 46.5...
Port Authority of Seville welcomes delegation from Portugal’s Sines port
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) January 20, 2022 – A delegation from the Portuguese port of Sines has visited Seville to discuss strategy and future...
Leixões Cruise Terminal forecasts 143 cruise ship visits by the end of 2022
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 10, 2022 – The Leixões Cruise Terminal received, January 2, the visit of the ship AIDAsol, which is the first...
CS Wind ASM to invest in Port of Aveiro
Aveiro, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 5, 2022 – CS Wind ASM is to invest around €260 million ($293.6 million) over the next four years to triple...
Yilport Liscont to install four new Mitsui cranes
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 4, 2022 – In the New Year, Yilport Liscont will install four new, ship-to-shore electric Mitsui E&S Machinery...
Port of Lisbon announces 123.8 million agreement to modernize Alcântara terminal
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) December 22, 2021 – A Administração do Porto de Lisboa (APL) and Liscont – Operadores de Contentores, S.A. have...
New A-RTGs started operations at YILPORT Leixões Terminal
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 23, 2021 – As part of the redevelopment of the South Container Terminal, the three new A-RTG (rubber tired...
Port of Lisbon voted the best cruise port in Europe for the seventh time
For the sixth consecutive year and for the seventh time since 2009, APL – Port of Lisbon Administration wins the trophy for the best cruise port in...