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Portugal is a country in Southwest Europe, West of Spain with an Atlantic Sea coastline, and member of the European Union.The country has a developed marine and transportation sector. Its top ports are Leixões, Lisbon and Sines.
The ports are divided into “mainland ports”, such as Lisbon, and ports on the offshore islands of Madeira and the Azores. APP – Associação dos Portos de Portugal
is an association which represents and promotes ports in Portugal.

Portugal: Mainland seaports cargo report – October 2024

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 20, 2025 – The mainland’s commercial port system recorded 76.8 million tonnes between January and October...

Port of Funchal to apply tourist tax

Funchal, Madeira, Autonomous Region of Portugal (Ports Europe) January 8, 2025 – Funchal City Council and the Madeira Ports Administration (APRAM) have...

3.5 tonnes of cocaine seized in Portugal’s Setubal port

Setubal, Portugal (Ports Europe) December 30, 2024 – Around 3.5 tonnes of cocaine that arrived in Portugal from Latin America hidden in pallets of banana...

Turkey’s STM to build two ships for Portuguese Navy

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 20, 2024 – STM, the country’s leading naval defence company, has won a contract to build logistics support...

Port of Figueira da Foz moves tugboat to the Atlanticeagle Shipbuilding shipyard

Figueira da Foz, Portugal (Ports Europe) December 20, 2024 – On November 28, the Port Authority of Figueira da Foz transferred the tugboat Cte. Rocha e...

Port of Aveiro advances Maritime Accessibility Improvement Project

Aveiro, Portugal (Ports Europe) December 20, 2024 – The Port of Aveiro has taken another step towards implementing the Maritime Accessibility Improvement...

Over 1 ton of cocaine en route to Morocco seized in Brazil’s Itapoa port

Itapoá, Brazil (Ports Europe) December 14, 2024 – Over one ton of cocaine was seized on a Liberian-flagged ship en route to Morocco docked at the port...

European companies launch alliance for H2med Southwestern Hydrogen Corridor

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – A number of leading European companies have created a new alliance to support the H2Med Southwestern...

Portuguese authorities approve Sotagus sale

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) December 9, 2024 – The Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC) will not oppose the acquisition of Sotagus-Terminal de...

Silopor tender for its Lisbon port solid bulk terminals

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) December 6, 2024 – A tender was announced for maintenance services in the areas of mechanics, metal structures, metalworking...

Ecoslops wants to produce more ‘recycled’ diesel in Sines

Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) December 5, 2024 – The Portuguese-French company Ecoslops has sold its refinery in Marseille to focus exclusively on...

Concessions at Tersado and Sadoport renews in Setúbal port

Setúbal, Portugal (Ports Europe) December 4, 2024 – APSS – Setúbal and Sesimbra Port Authority has announced the extension of concession...

Portugal: Mainland seaports cargo report – September 2024

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) December 3, 2024 – In January-September 2024, the mainland’s commercial port system recorded 69.2 million tonnes of...

Yilport receives finance for cranes at Liscont terminal, Lisbon

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) December 2, 2024 – Mitsui E&S Co, Japan Bank for International Cooperation and Yılport Holding have signed a...

Port Authority of Lisbon, Windcredible install urban wind turbine

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) November 21, 2024 – The Port Authority of Lisbon (APL) and technology startup Windcredible have cooperated to install an...

US Army battalion passes through Port of Setúbal, Portugal

Setúbal, Portugal (Ports Europe) November 18, 2024 – The MV ARC Endurance ship pulled into the port of Setubal on November 5, carrying over 750 pieces...

Portugal’s PCP party questions ship with Israeli connections

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) November 11, 2024 – The PCP party has asked the Government for additional clarification about the ship that allegedly has...

Portugal: Mainland seaports cargo report – August 2024

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) November 10, 2024 – The mainland’s commercial port system recorded an increase in cargo handling of +8.6% between...

Cruise industry worth nearly €2 billion to Lisbon

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) November 8, 2024 – The Port of Lisbon has held the “Meeting for the Sustainability of Cruise Activity in Lisbon”,...

Port Authority of the Azores awards €194 mln contract for Lajes rebuild

Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal (Ports Europe) November 8, 2024 – The Port Authority of the Azores has awarded a 194 million euro, five-year contract to...

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