Lisbon
Lisbon is a seaport and capital of Portugal in Southwest Europe. It is managed by APL – Administração do Porto de Lisboa, S.A. It has terminals for containers, food, cement and multi-use. Yilport’s Liscont-Alcântara Container Terminal is a leading player at the port.
Port of Lisbon welcomes mega-yacht “Emerald Azzurra”
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 20, 2024 – The Emerald Azzurra cruise ship made its maiden voyage today and visited the Port of Lisbon, the first...
Portugal: Seaports cargo report – January 2024
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 11, 2024 – Portugal’s seaports got off to a positive start in 2024, handling 7.4 million tonnes of cargo in...
Portugal: Seaports cargo report – December & full year 2023
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 14, 2024 – The mainland seaports handled 7 million tonnes of cargo in December 2023, representing growth of +9.7%...
Setúbal, Lisbon sign agreement with Port of Santos, Brazil
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 8, 2024 – The Portuguese ports of Setúbal and Lisbon have signed an agreement with the Brazilian port of Santos....
1.3 tons of cocaine seized in Port of Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 5, 2024 – The authorities have seized 1.3 tons of cocaine in the Port of Lisbon. The illegal drugs were hidden...
Port of Lisbon receives MSC Euribia, zero emissions
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – On January 24, 2024, the Port of Lisbon received the MSC Euribia, the first cruise ship to undertake a...
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...
Royal Caribbean sells stake in Barcelona Cruise Port to GPH
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 30, 2023 – Royal Caribbean Group has confirmed the sale of its minority stake in the cruise concessionaire...
Portugal joins the “2Africa” subsea cable project
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 7, 2023 – State agency DGRM has signed a contract with Vodafone which will connect the country with the...
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 Lisbon grows 6.8% in the first four months of 2023
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – In the first four months of 2023, the Port of Lisbon handled 3.6 million tons of cargo, an increase of...
Portuguese ports report increased cargo traffic of +13.8% in April
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – In April 2023, Portugal’s mainland commercial port system handled 7.8 million tonnes of cargo, an...
Blue Economy innovation accelerator launched in Port of Lisbon
The Innovation Acceleration Program for the Blue Economy was launched in the Port of Lisbon, in conjunction with the Hub Azul Portugal innovation ecosystem,...
Ports of Lisbon and Setúbal visit the Port of Huelva
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2023 – The Administration of the Ports of Lisbon and Setúbal have visited the Port of Huelva to learn about the...
Port of Lisbon, Repsol pilot biofuel project
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 14, 2023 – The Port of Lisbon (APL) and Repsol have started a pilot biofuel project for the maritime supply of...
Hapag-Lloyd connect YILPORT Liscont with TEX service
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) April 6, 2023 – The German shipper Hapag-Lloyd has said that its TEX service will start calling at YILPORT Liscont in...
The cruise industry in Lisbon equal to 0.16% of national GDP in 2019
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) March 21, 2023 – In 2019, the cruise industry in Lisbon accounted for 0.16% of the national GDP, contributing €336...