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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.

European Commission to review the Atlantic Strategy Action Plan

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 20, 2018 – The European Commission is reviewing the Atlantic Strategy Action Plan in cooperation with the five...

Seville negotiates new agreements with cruise companies in Lisbon

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – The delegate of Urban Habitat, Culture and Tourism (Hábitat Urbano, Cultura y Turismo), Antonio...

Yilport comments on ports workers strike

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 16, 2018 – Yilport, the Turkish port operator, which has Portuguese interests, has said that the port workers...

Event: Portugal Shipping Week – September 17-21, 2018, Lisbon

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 16, 2018 – Taking place from September 17 to 21, 2018, the inaugural Portugal Shipping Week will showcase the...

Vigo port may benefit from Lisbon stevedores strike

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 12, 2018 – The month-long stevedores’ strike initiated this week in Lisbon could lead to traffic avoiding the...

Portuguese dockworkers to carry out strike in Sept, Oct

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 30, 2018 – Portuguese dockworkers plan to carry out a strike that will cover the port and stowage companies of the...

Portugal’s Irmãos Cavaco delays payment of compensation to former workers

Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 16, 2018 – Portuguese construction company Irmãos Cavaco SA, declared insolvent in 2017, said it was late in...

Lisbon to host 2018 edition of Seatrade Cruise Med

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 13, 2018 – With 27 million cruise passengers in 2017 and a market growth of 5.4%, the cruise sector strengthens and...

Trade union FNSTP says stevedores strike has limited effect on Portuguese ports

Lisbon, Spain (Ports Europe) July 27, 2018 – The National Federation of Port Workers’ Unions (FNSTP) today assured that the “national...

Portuguese port operators cancel salary increase of dockers

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 18, 2018 – The Association of operators in the port of Lisbon declared the agreement concluded with the stevedores union...

Ericeira port dredging to be completed by end-July

Ericeira, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 16, 2018 – The dredging of the Portuguese port of Ericeira, an investment of €532,098 ($622,875) to solve the...

Portuguese stevedores to strike on July 27

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 16, 2018 – Portuguese dockers have called a 24-hour strike from July 27 at the ports of Lisbon, Setúbal, Sines,...

Consenza hosts “Smart port management & efficiency” event

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) July 12, 2018 – Making the ports “greener” during the stop of the ships and other issues will be discussed...

Lisbon port sees increase cruise traffic in first half of 2018

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 10, 2018 – Cruise traffic in the Port of Lisbon grew 15% in passenger numbers and 11% in stopovers during the first...

Portugal approves cooperation agreement on ports with Mozambique

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 6, 2018 – Portugal’s government has approved a cooperation agreement in the field of maritime transport and ports...

Hapag-Lloyd to carry out first call of AL6 service in Lisbon on July 6

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – German company Hapag-Lloyd AG has said that on July 6 Lisbon port will receive the first call of a service...

Yilport, ETE and TMB group seeks Lisbon port terminal concession renewal

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 23, 2018 – Regarding the renegotiations of the port concessions in Lisbon, public service terminal operators have...

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