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The Port of Setúbal is a port on the Atlantic Coast of Portugal, located 45 km south of Lisbon and a bar open 24 hours a day, integrating one of the most important industrial and logistics areas in the country. It has several port terminals specialized in all types of cargo, and shipyards. the port is managed by APSS.

Setúbal port records increases in traffic, despite health crisis

Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) August 25, 2020 – In the period March-July 2020, the port saw five months of continuous growth. Setúbal port saw...

Ports of Sines, Leixões, Aveiro and Setúbal show signs of recovery in March

Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 12, 2020 – In the month when the pandemic forced Portugal to enact the State of Emergency, the Portuguese ports of...

Autoeuropa looks to reopen Portuguese Palmela plant on April 20

Setúbal, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 9, 2020 – German auto manufacturer has announced it plans to open its Autoeuropa plant in Palmela, Setúbal, on...

Portugal’s APSS waives ports fees

Setúbal, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 2, 2020 – In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Administração dos Portos de Setúbal e Sesimbra, SA (APSS) has...

Portuguese ports implement contingency plan for emergencies

News – APS – Administração dos Portos de Sines e do Algarve, S.A. – March 24, 2020 Following the preventive measures decreed by the...

Portuguese ports register over 12% fall in container cargo in 2019

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 26, 2020 – The commercial ports of mainland Portugal handled a total volume of almost 30.2 million tons of...

Portuguese ports see 6.2% fall in cargo in 2019

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 26, 2020 – The AMT – Mobility and Transport Authority (Autoridade da Mobilidade e dos Transportes) has...

Portugal’s AMT publishes Port Market Monitoring Report – July 2019

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) October 3, 2019 – Autoridade da Mobilidade e dos Transportes (AMT) has published the Port Market Monitoring Report –...

Rail delivery of Volkswagen cars to Setúbal port resumes

Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) September 8, 2019 – The port of Setúbal has received a train carrying 125 vehicles, which is the resumption of the...

Setúbal port to invest €1.2 million in the expansion and improvement of several support infrastructures

Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) August 29, 2019 – The port of Setúbal is to invest €1.2 million in the expansion and improvement of several support...

Portugal approves €3.2 million investment in Sesimbra port

Sesimbra, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 7, 2019 – Portugal’s sea ministry has approved an application of Setúbal port authority (Administração dos...

Setúbal port dockworkers approve collective labour deal

Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 24, 2019 – Setúbal port’s dockworkers unanimously approved the new collective bargaining agreement negotiated...

Setúbal port’s strike damages Portuguese economic growth in 2018

Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 24, 2019 – The protests of the workers in the port of Setúbal, which occurred last year, significantly damaged the...

Lisbon port’s container traffic keeps declining in Jan-Feb 2019

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 9, 2019 – Lisbon port’s container traffic continues to decline in the first two months of 2019, recording a...

Setúbal port cargo traffic increases in Q1 2019

Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 7, 2019 – The port of Setúbal ended the first quarter of 2019 with growth of 5%, compared to the same period of...

Setúbal port approves extension of collective labour deal talks deadline

Setúbal, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 26, 2019 – Setúbal port dockworkers have approved the extension until May 8 of the negotiation period for the new...

Setúbal port to maintain dialogue on controversial dredging project

Setúbal, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 31, 2019 – The president of the port administration of Setúbal today vowed to maintain dialogue with...

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