Portugal
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.
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...
July is the best month ever in Leixões – about two million tons of cargo handled
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) August 29, 2019 – The Port of Leixões has reported that it achieved a new monthly record in July with about two million...
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...
PSA Sines end strike with labour agreement
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) August 29, 2019 – PSA Sines, the concessionaire of Terminal XXI, and the union that represents the administrative workers,...
Leixões port moves 9.5 million tons of cargo in first six months of 2019
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) August 27, 2019 – In the first half of 2019, 9.5 million tons of cargo were handled by Leixões port. Ro-Ro traffic...
Portuguese government approves Sines port expansion
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) August 6, 2019 – APS – Administração dos Portos de Sines e do Algarve (Ports of Sines and Algarve Authority) has...
Leixões provides logistical support in construction of floating offshore wind farm
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) August 5, 2019 – The Port of Leixões has hosted the Horizon Artic and Connector vessels operated by TCGL...
Porto de Viana do Castelo traffic increases 16.3% in first half 2019
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (PortSEurope) August 6, 2019 – In the first half of 2019, traffic in Porto de Viana do Castelo grew 16.3%. With about 213,000...
Portuguese minister visits Sines port for official presentation of investment projects for expansion of Terminal XXI & new Vasco da Gama Terminal
News – Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino, visited the Port of Sines for the official presentation of the investment projects for the expansion of...
Portugal to invest over €2 million in dredging local ports
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) August 5, 2019 – DGRM (Direção-Geral de Recursos Naturais, Segurança e Serviços Marítimos) is moving forward with the...
Portugal: a €68 million cohesion investment to upgrade the Minho railway line
Portugal: a €68 million cohesion investment to upgrade the Minho railway line – August 1, 2019 The Cohesion Fund is to invest almost €68 million in...
Sines port seeks Vasco da Gama Terminal investment
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 19, 2019 – In addition to recent announcement of the €547 million ($616.13 million) investment by PSA Sines in its...
PSA to invest in Sines port Terminal XXI
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 19, 2019 – PSA International has agreed with the Portuguese government to invest €547 million ($616.13 million) in...
Ranking – Top cargo ports in the Europe 2016-2017
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 18, 2019 – The European Statistical Agency, Eurostat, has published statistics for the top cargo ports in Europe for...
South Korean ambassador visits Sines port
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 17, 2019 – South Korea’s Ambassador Song Oh and Minister Counselor Keunseok Jeon has visited the port of Sines,...
Leixões port provides logistical support in construction of an offshore floating wind farm
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 17, 2019 – The Port of Leixões has hosted the Horizon Artic and Connector vessels operated by Terminal De Carga...
APDL renews quality certification in all services and business units
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 17, 2019 – APDL – Administration of Ports of Douro, Leixões and Viana do Castelo, SA has renewed its...
Ranking – Portugal’s Sines port among largest in the European Union
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 17, 2019 – The Port of Sines is the 20th largest of the European Union (EU) in gross weight of goods handled. The...
Yilport agrees Alcântara terminal concession extension until 2038
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 17, 2019 – The government and Yilport, a concessionaire of the port terminal of Alcântara, Lisbon, have agreed to...
Liscont agreement soon says Portuguese minister
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 11, 2019 – The Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino, announced in Parliament that the agreement between Liscont...