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.
Madoqua, Sines, Rotterdam, Duisport sign Mou
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) November 6, 2024 – The ports of Sines, Rotterdam and Duisport and the company Madoqua have signed an Memorandum of...
Port of Sines could see increase in trade with Brazil
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 28, 2024 – A proposed agreement between Brazil and Portugal next year could position the Port of Sines as a key...
EDC holds its III General Assembly in the port of Leixões, Portugal
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 25, 2024 – The European Dockers’ Council (EDC) is holding its III General Assembly in the port of Leixões,...
Port of Aveiro increases traffic in wind energy parts
Aveiro, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 23, 2024 – The Port of Aveiro has increased its traffic in wind energy components in Q3 2024. In...
Portuguese government allocates funds to Azorean ports
Ponta Delgado, Azores (Ports Europe) October 21, 2024 – The Government has allocated 321 million euros to contribute to works at ports and airports in...
Portugal: Mainland seaports cargo report – July 2024
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 21, 2024 – Cargo handling in the mainland’s commercial port system grew by +4.7% between January and July...
Gespormar wins concession for Sines Recreational Port
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 11, 2024 – APS – Administration of the Ports of Sines and Algarve has signed a concession contract for the...
Dredging tender for Portugal’s Trafaria port
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 4, 2024 – A tender was announced for the dredging of the Trafaria Port Terminal Pier, part of Portugal’s North...
Portuguese port pilots call off strike
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 23, 2024 – Port pilots have called off a strike scheduled to start today following a new proposal from the Port...
Port of Figueira da Foz resumes operations at the Liquid Bulk Terminal
Figueira da Foz, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 19, 2024 – On 18 September, the Liquid Bulk Terminal registered the docking of the tanker ALTAY, the...
Moroccan trade delegation visits Port of Vigo
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2024 – The Port of Vigo received yesterday a visit from a delegation from Morocco that is currently on a trade...
Update: Further strikes planned by Portuguese port pilots
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 17, 2024 – Port and harbour pilots are on the second day of a strike for better retirement terms. The current...
Port and harbour pilots in Portugal on strike
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – Port and harbour pilots in Portugal started a strike today at 0700, which will last 48 hours. They...
Strikes at Leixoes and Lisbon, cruise ships divert to Vigo
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – The strike called by Portuguese port pilots for today and Tuesday will directly affect several...
Port of Setúbal handled 3.4 million tonnes of cargo in H1 2024.
Setubal, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 4, 2024 – The Port of Setúbal closed the first half of 2024 with a 9.7% increase in the solid bulk segment...
240 kg of cocaine seized in Portugal’s Sines port
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 2, 2024 – 240 kg of cocaine was seized in the container terminal of Portugal’s North Atlantic port of Sines,...
Portugal police announced seizure of 6.5 tonnes of cocaine
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 31, 2024 – Portugal’s Judiciary Police said on August 30 that more than 6.5 tonnes of cocaine from Latin...
Dredging of Port of Aveiro underway
Aveiro, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 30, 2024 – Another dredging campaign is underway at the Port of Aveiro, which aims to restore service quotas that...
Portugal: Mainland seaports cargo report – June 2024
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 28, 2024 – Cargo handling in the mainland’s commercial port system was 47.3 million in the first half of...
Port of Lisbon receives new weekly call of Diamond Line
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 27, 2024 – The Port of Lisbon has been receiving a new weekly call since 20 August for the NET2 service, for...