Figueira da Foz
Figueira da Foz is a city located in the central region of Portugal. The city is situated at the mouth of the Mondego River, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean, and is home to a busy port. the port is managed by APFF – Administração do Porto da Figueira da Foz, S.A.
Portuguese stevedores to strike on July 27
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 16, 2018 – Portuguese dockers have called a 24-hour strike from July 27 at the ports of Lisbon, Setúbal, Sines,...
Olinto Ravara appointed to presidency of Aveiro and Figueira da Foz ports
Aveiro, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 10, 2018 – Olinto Ravara has been appointed president of the Board of Directors of Administração do Porto de Aveiro...
Porto da Figueira da Foz to invest in larger ship handing and increased rail connections
Figueira da Foz, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 17, 2018 – Gonçalo Vieira, president of Comunidade Portuária da Figueira da Foz (Port Community of...
Portuguese ports maritime trade union calls for strike action June 4-8
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 15, 2018 – The National Union of Workers of the Administrations and Port Boards (SNTAJP – Sindicato Nacional...
Portuguese Minister of the Sea meets trade unions
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 5, 2018 – The Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino, met yesterday, with members of the General Workers Union...
Portuguese government sets up working group to address collective labour agreement
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) April 26, 2018 – The Ministries of the Sea and Finance has announce the creation of a working group to study and analyze...
Yilport reports increased container throughput in 2017
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 23, 2018 – Yilport Holding Inc has reported a 9.5% year-on-year increase in container throughput for 2017, led...
Portuguese ports see higher traffic 2017
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 11, 2018 – Mainland ports ended the year 2017 with the record of the highest volume of cargo ever, reaching...
Yilport’s Portuguese container terminals increase traffic in 2017
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 11, 2018 – Yilport Iberian terminals registered a 5.8% increase in 2017, with a total of 1,176,496 TEUs handled...
Portugal’s AMT approves port tariff increases of 1.6%
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 6, 2018 – The Regulation of the Tariff System of Ports and the “Guidelines for the preparation of proposals...
Port tech clusters part of Portugal’s ocean renewable energy strategy
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) December 8, 2017 – The Portuguese government has announced its Industrial Strategy for Ocean Renewable Energies (EI-ERO),...
The Portuguese government adopts its new port strategy to create jobs and boost added value
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – The Portuguese has announced a number of resolutions as part of a new ports strategy, which aim to...
Figueira da Foz port commences dredging work
Figueira da Foz, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 11, 2017 – Surveys for the deepening of the navigation channel and interior area of Porto...
YIlport reviews its activities at Portuguese ports
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 1, 2017 – Yilport continues to make investments worldwide without slowing down. The growth strategy is not...
Figueira da Foz port breaks monthly cargo traffic record in July
Figueira da Foz, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 14, 2017 – Figueira da Foz port handled 229,252 tonnes of cargo in July, up 6.38% on the year. The figures...
Portuguese ports cargo traffic rises in Q1 2017
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 10, 2017 – The Portuguese Mobility and Transport Authority (AMT-Autoridade da Mobilidade e dos Transportes) has released...
Figueira da Foz handles its largest ship yet
Figueira da Foz, Portugal (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Figueira da Foz port received its largest cargo ship ever on April 18. The vessel is more than 134...
Figueira da Foz port approves plan for 2017
Figueira da Foz, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – Figueira da Foz port management has approved the balance sheet for 2016 and the budget plan for...
Figueira da Foz cargo traffic rises 3.5% Y/Y in 2016
Figueira da Foz, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 6, 2017 – Figueira da Foz port handled 2.07 million tonnes of cargo in 2016, up 3.5% on the year. The...
Portugal to support Figueira da Foz port upgrade
Figueira da Foz, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 6, 2017 – Portuguese Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vittorino, has included the projects for the upgrade of...