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.
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...
Port of Leixões handled 15.2 million tons of cargo in 2021, down from 17 million tons
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 7, 2022 – The Port of Leixões handled 15.2 million tons of cargo in 2021, compared to 17 million in the...
Ports of Madeira ended 2021 with a total of 125 stopovers and a movement of 117,289 passengers
The Ports of Madeira (Funchal and Porto Santo) ended 2021 with a total of 125 stopovers and a movement of 117,289 passengers, figures achieved practically in...
Port of Lisbon sees 2021 cargo traffic up 5%
The Port of Lisbon confirmed, in 2021, the gradual recovery of its activity, registering more than 9.4 million tons in the accumulated from January to December...
Ecoslops doubles revenue in 2021
Paris, France (Ports Europe) February 1, 2022 – Ecoslops, which recycles oil residues, has reported revenue of €12.43 million ($13.9 million), up +116%...
Angolan company Kwanda sends delegation to Port of Sines
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 27, 2022 – On January 19, the Port of Sines hosted a visit from a delegation from the Angolan company...
Port of Sines reports increased cargo in 2021
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 27, 2022 – The Atlantic Port of Sines has produced year-on-year growth in all cargo segments. Total cargo was 46.5...