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.
Port of Aveiro launches a tender for dredging contract
Aveiro, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 22, 2024 – The Port of Aveiro has launched a public tender for a maintenance dredging contract with a basic value of...
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 Lisbon welcomes new luxury cruise ship, Queen Anne
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 10, 2024 – On Tuesday, the Port of Lisbon welcomed the new cruise ship Queen Anne on its first voyage. Lisbon is the...
Port of Aveiro is national leader in transporting wind blades
Aveiro, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 3, 2024 – On April 12, the ship BBC Livorno left the Port of Aveiro, loaded with 15 wind energy blades, bound for...
Port of Aveiro issues tender for digitalisation
Aveiro, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 3, 2024 – The Port of Aveiro has announced the launch of a tender for the implementation of digital services with a...
Port of Lisbon will host Portugal Shipping Week 2024
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 3, 2024 – From 6 to 10 May, the Port of Lisbon will host Portugal Shipping Week 2024. Several initiatives in Lisbon...
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 Lisbon increases cargo and containers in 2023
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 25, 2024 – In 2023, the Port of Lisbon handled 11 million tons of cargo and 2,045 ship calls (+8.7%), Cruise calls...
Port of Lisbon welcomes mega-yacht “Emerald Azzurra”
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 20, 2024 – The Emerald Azzurra cruise ship made its maiden voyage today and visited the Port of Lisbon, the first...
Port of Setúbal issues railway tender
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 19, 2024 – The Port of Setúbal has issued a railway tender for the electrification of “last mile”...
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...
Madeira plans Caniçal port modernisation
Caniçal, Madeira, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 5, 2024 – Madeira’s Port of Caniçal is currently undergoing a €10 million modernisation...
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%...
2Africa submarine cable system moors at Carcavelos, Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 13, 2024—The 2Africa submarine cable system has moored at Carcavelos, Cascais, to Altice Portugal’s submarine cable...
Port of Leixões issues tender for new inspection centre
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 8, 2024 – The Port of Leixões has issued an 8.1 million euro public tender for building a new inspection centre...
Setúbal, Lisbon sign agreement with Port of Santos, Brazil
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 8, 2024 – The Portuguese ports of Setúbal and Lisbon have signed an agreement with the Brazilian port of Santos....
1.3 tons of cocaine seized in Port of Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 5, 2024 – The authorities have seized 1.3 tons of cocaine in the Port of Lisbon. The illegal drugs were hidden...
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,...
Portugal recognises 2Africa as project of public interest
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 21, 2024 – The General Directorate of Natural Resources, Security and Maritime Services (DGRM) has declared the...