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.
Lisbon port cargo traffic rises 21% y/y in Jan-April 2017
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 23, 2017 – Lisbon port cargo traffic rose by 21% on the year in the first four months of 2017 to some 4 million tonnes....
Portuguese stevedores not to service ships diverted from Spain
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 17, 2017 – After the Spanish government approved a decree for the reform of the stowage sector and trade unions announced...
Sines port handles 62% of entire Portuguese container traffic in Q1 2017
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 12, 2017 – The first quarter of the year brought more record TEU numbers to the Portuguese port system. And the container...
Portuguese ports cargo traffic rises in Q1 2017
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 10, 2017 – The Portuguese Mobility and Transport Authority (AMT-Autoridade da Mobilidade e dos Transportes) has released...
Lisbon port organises city seminar
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 8, 2017 – On May 15, the Comunidade Portuário de Lisboa (CPL – Port Community of Lisbon) is organising...
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...
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...
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...
Portuguese ports traffic grows in February
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 14, 2017 – Portuguese Mobility and Transport Authority released the results on port handling in February. The figures...
Portugal’s ports cargo traffic rise contrasts with road, rail throughput in 2016
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 14, 2017 – Preliminary data from Portugal’s National Statistical Institute (INE) for 2016 confirm the growth in...
Lisbon port to handle 17 turnaround cruise calls in April
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 11, 2017 – Lisbon port expects to handle 44 cruise calls in April, with 17 of them being turnaround, where cruises...
Portuguese minister visits Leixoes port stand at Intermodal Sao Paulo fair
Leixoes, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 23, 2017 – Portugal’s Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vittorino, visited the stands of Portuguese ports at...
Council of Europe approves European Union Port Services Regulation
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 3, 2017 – The new European Union Port Services Regulation (PSR – Port Services Regulation) came into force after...
Portugal’s TSL to expand on Iberian peninsula
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 3, 2017 – Portugal’s youngest shipping company, TSL (Tejo Shipping Lines), established on January 20, and...