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 Sines is part of ADMIRAL project
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 26, 2023 – The Administration of the Ports of Sines and the Algarve (APS) is part of a European project (ADMIRAL) that...
Singapore Press Club visits Port of Sines, Portugal
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 8, 2023 – The Port of Sines (APS) hosted a delegation from the Singapore Press Club, following the participation of...
Chinese ambassador visits Port of Sines, Portugal
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 28, 2023 – The Chinese ambassador to Portugal, Zhao Bentang, accompanied by Xia Xiaoling, economic and commercial...
CS Wind to invest €100 million in subsidiary in Port of Aveiro
Aveiro, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 21, 2023 – CS Wind will invest €100 million in subsidiary ASM Industries and its offshore wind factory in the...
Port of Lisbon, Repsol pilot biofuel project
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 14, 2023 – The Port of Lisbon (APL) and Repsol have started a pilot biofuel project for the maritime supply of...
Hapag-Lloyd connect YILPORT Liscont with TEX service
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) April 6, 2023 – The German shipper Hapag-Lloyd has said that its TEX service will start calling at YILPORT Liscont in...
350PPM Biotech consider Sines for new plant
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 28, 2023 – 350PPM Biotech is considering the Port of Sines for a new pilot plant to manufacture Marinin. The company...
YILPORT Leixões implements Navis Terminal Operating System
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) March 21, 2023 – YILPORT Leixões has successfully completed the Implementation of the Navis Terminal Operating System....
CMA CGM Indamex service calls at Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) March 21, 2023 – The Port of Lisbon yesterday received the ship on the INDAMEX route, operated by CMA CGM, which calls for...
The cruise industry in Lisbon equal to 0.16% of national GDP in 2019
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) March 21, 2023 – In 2019, the cruise industry in Lisbon accounted for 0.16% of the national GDP, contributing €336...
PSA Sines orders six Gantry Cranes from Konecranes
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) March 13, 2023 – PSA Sines, the Portuguese subsidiary of PSA International, has ordered six electric-powered aRTGs...
Port of Leixões handled 14.8 million tons of cargo in 2022, down 2%
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) February 20, 2023 – The Port of Leixões handled 14.8 million tons of cargo in 2022, down 2% from 15.1 million tons in...
Port of Aveiro signs rail agreement
Aveiro, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 13, 2023 – A cooperation agreement has been signed in Salamanca between the Administration of the Port of Aveiro...
Sines wants to be port for Brazilian fruit in European markets
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 9, 2023 – Sines wants to be the leading port for imports of Brazilian fruit in the Iberian and European...
Latin American diplomats visit Port of Sines
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 3, 2023 – On February 1, the Port of Sines welcomed a diplomatic delegation from Latin American Embassies in...
Port of Leixões received 112 cruise ship stopovers in 2022
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 30, 2023 – In 2022, the Port of Leixões received 112 cruise ship stopovers, surpassing the 101 stopovers...
Leixões Container Terminal implements NAVIS N4
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 26, 2023 – Leixões Container Terminal (TCL) has implemented NAVIS N4. the latest version of its operational...
Port of Leixões, first Portuguese port to obtain ISO 28000 Certification
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 23, 2023 – The Port of Leixões has become the first Portuguese port to obtain ISO 28000 Certification –...
MEDWAY improves port rail connections in Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 23, 2023 – The MEDWAY transport company will restart the Setúbal – Entroncamento – Leixões rail link during...
Sines Liquid Natural Gas Terminal records new annual activity records
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 19, 2023 – In 2022, the Sines Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal reached new all-time annual activity records, both...