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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.

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...

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...

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%...

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...

CMA CGM Indamex service calls at Lisbon

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) March 21, 2023 – The Port of Lisbon yesterday received the ship on the INDAMEX route, operated by CMA CGM, which calls for...

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...

Lisbon’s Alcântara Container Terminal to have first direct USA link

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 19, 2023 – The Alcântara Container Terminal will have the first regular transatlantic stopover to the...

Port of Lisbon subject to cyber attack

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 5, 2023 – The Port Authority of Lisbon (APL – Administração do Porto de Lisboa) has been subject to a...

Cruise passengers in Port of Lisbon rise 139% in October

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 10, 2022 – Last October, the Port of Lisbon received 49 cruise stops, up +40% compared to the same month of...

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