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.
Yilport holding breaks all-time container handling record in first half of 2022
Yilport Holding had another successful half-year benefitting from recent investments. The company moves towards the target of being one of the top global...
Firms to study the feasibility of shipping hydrogen from Portugal to the Netherlands
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 19, 2022 – Shell, French utility Engie, gas shipping company Anthony Veder and tank storage firm Vopakto study the...
PSA concludes first stage of Phase III of Sines Container Terminal expansion
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 6, 2022 – On July 1, PSA Sines held a ceremony to mark the conclusion of the first stage of Phase III of the Sines...
Port of Aveiro revolutionizes cargo management with 5G solutions
Aveiro, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 1, 2022 – The Port of Aveiro will use Vodafone’s 5G network to allow the port to monitor and manage its cargo...
Poland interested in LNG supply from Portugal
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 27, 2022 – Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said last week that his country would be interested in...
Port city of Setúbal to house new Aurora lithium conversion plant
Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 8, 2022 – The port city of Setúbal has been selected as the location for a new Aurora lithium conversion plant to...
Portos dos Açores reports improved financials for 2021
Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 4, 2022 – Portos dos Açores, SA (PA), the entity responsible for the management of 14 ports and seven...
Portugal as a country that can play a “decisive role” in European energy security
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 4, 2022 – The President of Portugal this Monday presented Portugal as a country that can play a “decisive...
European consortium MadoquaPower2X announces industrial-scale power to green hydrogen and ammonia project in Sines, Portugal
Total investment of €1 billion in 500MW green hydrogen and 500ktpa ammonia production, reducing CO2 emissions by up to 600,000 ton per annum and creating...
Consul of Australia visits the Port of Leixões
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) April 8, 2022 – The Consul of Australia, Jessica Louise Healey, has visited the Port of Leixões. The diplomatic...
The future of Sines’ Vasco da Gama container terminal in question
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) April 1, 2022 – The future of Sines’ Vasco da Gama terminal in coming into question. The government has issued a...
Prime Minister Costa says that LNG will give the Port of Sines an “increasingly strategic role”
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) March 28, 2022 – Prime Minister António Costa said last week that the agreement for the United States to supply the...
Port of Sines receives Mayor of Badajoz
On March 3, the Port of Sines received a Spanish delegation chaired by the Mayor of the Ayuntamiento de Badajoz, with the aim of developing new forms of...
Port of Viana do Castelo supplies LNG to Baleària ship
Port of Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 20, 2022 – Today, the Port of Viana do Castelo secured the supply of liquefied natural gas...
Valenciaport committed to participating in projects such as dry ports or loading points to increase rail transport
Aurelio Martínez is committed to participating in projects such as dry ports or loading points to increase rail transport València, February 21, 2022...
Transitex opens its first cold storage warehouse
In February, Transitex concludes the construction of its first refrigerated warehouse; the YILPORT Holding logistics operator, headquartered in Lisbon,...
KEME Energy to invest €5.2 million in green hydrogen production in Sines
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 16, 2022 – KEME Energy plans to invest €5.2 million in building a green hydrogen production plant in Sines. It...
Ports of Madeira sees total traffic up nearly 8% in 2021
Funchal, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 16, 2022 – The movement of goods in the ports and terminals of the Autonomous Region of Madeira grew by almost...
Port of Aveiro improves competitiveness in the movement of liquid bulk
Aveiro, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 16, 2022 – The Port of Aveiro has concluded a €2.6 million project to increase the competitiveness of its...
Port of Viana do Castelo handled 377,000 tons of cargo on 2021, up around 20,000 tons
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 7, 2022 – The Port of Viana do Castelo handled 377,000 tons of cargo on 2021, up around 20,000 tons on...