Sines
The Port of Sines is the largest artificial port in Portugal, and a deep water port and is located around 100km south of Lisbon. The Port of Sines is an open deep-water sea port with excellent maritime access, without restrictions, leading the Portuguese port sector in the volume of cargo handled, and offering unique natural characteristics to receive any type of vessels. Due to its modern specialized terminals, the port is able to handle the different types of cargoes. It is managed by APS-Administração do Porto de Sines and is currently looking at greater involvement in renewable energies. It is a location of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal.
Port of Sines sees total cargo up 14% in H1 2024
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 24, 2024 – The Port of Sines ended the first half of 2024 with a year-on-year growth of 14% in the total global...
Port of Sines Pecém Industrial and Port Complex sign agreement
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) June 28, 2024 – The Port of Sines and the Pecém Industrial and Port Complex in Brazil have signed a memorandum of...
Portugal: Seaports cargo report – April 2024
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) June 28, 2024 – Cargo handling in the mainland’s commercial port system recorded growth of +7.1% in the first four...
Port of Sines closed Q1 2024 with +16% growth
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 30, 2024 – The Port of Sines closed the first quarter of the year with +16% growth over the same period last year,...
Portugal: Seaports cargo report – March & Q1 2024
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 30, 2024 – Cargo movement in the mainland’s commercial port system recorded +6.2% in the first quarter of 2024,...
Port of Sines ends Q1 with year-on-year growth of +16%
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 24, 2024 – The Port of Sines has ended the first quarter of the year with year-on-year growth of 16%, for a total...
Over 1,000 kg of cocaine seized in Spanish & Portuguese ports
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 21, 2024 – The Portuguese Tax Agency, National Police and Judicial Police have seized more than 1,000 kilos of cocaine...
Port of Sines hosted a delegation from Mexico
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 3, 2024 – Port of Sines hosted a Mexican delegation which included representatives from the states of Oaxaca and...
Port of Sines participates in the Singapore Maritime Week
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 25, 2024 – As part of the international promotion of the NEXUS Agenda, the Port of Sines participated for the second...
H2Sines.Rdam project cancelled
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 15, 2024 – H2Sines.Rdam, a proposed 400MW green hydrogen project in Portugal to ship liquid H2 to the Netherlands,...
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%...
PSA Sines acquires six new yard cranes
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 5, 2024 – PSA Sines, the terminal operator in Portugal, has invested in fully automated yard equipment by acquiring...
Port of Sines promotes carbon neutrality
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 21, 2024 – On February 9, the President of APS – Administração dos Portos de Sines e do Algarve, SA,...
Fusion Fuel receives IPCEI approval for HEVO-Portugal project
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 16, 2024 – Fusion Fuel has announced that it has received notification from the European Commission that the...
Tecnimont awarded contract to develop green energy plant in Sines
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 5, 2024 – MAIRE has reported that its Tecnimont division has been awarded a FEED contract by MadoquaPower2X to...
Port of Sines joins MSC Dragon network
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – With the first call scheduled for February 5, the Port of Sines will become part of the Dragon Service...
PSA Sines increases crane capacity
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) December 6, 2023 – PSA Sines will increase its capacity with two mega-gantry Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes in February 2024....
Companies cooperate making Sines the new Atlantic Hub
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) October 27, 2023 – aicep Global Parques, EllaLink and Start Campus are working together to make Sines the new Atlantic Hub....
Shenzhen delegation visits Port of Sines
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – On Wednesday this week, a delegation from the Chinese Port of Shenzhen, one of the largest ports in the...