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.
Lisbon approves dredging of smaller ports
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 9, 2019 – The Directorate-General for Natural Resources, Safety and Maritime Services (DGRM) is moving forward with...
Global Ports Holding starts strategic review of cruise port activities
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 5, 2019 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, has announced...
Tianjin port delegation visits Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 3, 2019 – Associação dos Portos de Portugal has reported that a delegation of 10 members from the Municipality and...
iTerminals 4.0 launched to develop box port digitalisation
News – iTerminals 4.0 launched to boost box port digitalisation – June 27, 2019 Today, the start-up meeting of the iTerminals 4.0 project –...
China’s Yantian port delegation visits Sines port
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 17, 2019 – A delegation of China’s Yantian port has visited Sines port in Portugal, accompanied by a delegation...
Portuguese ports cargo traffic declines as crude oil imports fall
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 14, 2019 – Portugal imported about one million tonnes of crude oil from January to April, 914,900 tonnes less, which...
Continental AG to produce tyres for port application in Portugal
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 14, 2019 – Germany’s Continental AG plans to expand its industrial unit in Portugal’s Famalicão to produce...
Portugal hosts IV meeting of the high-level panel for the sustainable economy of the oceans
News – Portugal hosts IV meeting of the high-level panel for the sustainable economy of the oceans – May 28, 2019 On May 27th and 28th, the High...
Lisbon port wins best cruise port award
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 10, 2019 – For the fourth consecutive year, the Port of Lisbon has won the prize for the best cruise port in Europe...
Cruise traffic puts Lisbon among most polluted cities in Europe
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 7, 2019 – Cruise ships emissions on the Portuguese coast were 86 times higher than the emissions of the car...
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...
US-based AGRO Merchants Group buys cold storage facilities at Valencia, Sines, Leixões ports
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2019 – US-based temperature-controlled storage and logistics company AGRO Merchants Group has completed...
EU Commission advises Portugal to invest in ports, railways
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 5, 2019 – The European Commission has advised Portugal to increase investments in transport and innovation to address...
Portugal’s president invites USA to invest in Sines port
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 3, 2019 – Portugal’s president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has invited the United States to consider a presence...
Yildirim criticises Portuguese strike rules, slow investment decisions
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 28, 2019 – Turkey’s Yildirim group has criticised the government’s delay in giving the green light to the...
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...
Sines port may open new stage in commercial ties between China, Portugal
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 24, 2019 – Sines port can start a new era in the relationship between Portugal and China, at a time when Beijing is...
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...
Chinese cargo trade with Portugal’s Sines port increases
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 21, 2019 – The movement of containerized goods between Sines port and Chinese ports grew 19.7% between 2015 and 2018....
Lisbon port’s passenger traffic declines in Q1
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 21, 2019 – Lisbon port handled 49,985 passengers in the first quarter of 2019, down 4.9% on the year, with cruise...