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Lisbon is a seaport and capital of Portugal in Southwest Europe. It is managed by APL – Administração do Porto de Lisboa, S.A. It has terminals for containers, food, cement and multi-use. Yilport’s Liscont-Alcântara Container Terminal is a leading player at the port.

Cruise ships return to Port of Lisbon

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 17, 2021 – The Port of Lisbon Administration (APL – Administração do Porto de Lisboa) has said that cruise...

In the last quarter of 2020, Eurokai’s port terminals handled 2.9 million containers (+ 7.2%)

The German group closed the year with a net loss of -30.6 million euros – April 29, 2021 After a long series of annual profits, in 2020 the German...

Janela Única Logística goes into production at the Port of Lisbon

April 14, 2021 marks another stage of development in the activity of the Port of Lisbon and the port maritime sector in general, with the start of production...

Port of Lisbon handled 1.4 million tons of goods for the Azores and Madeira

In 2020, the Port of Lisbon registered a total of 1.4 million tons in the movement of goods with the Autonomous Regions of the Azores and Madeira, representing...

YILPORT Sotagus Terminal, Lisbon, carried out a unique materials operation

The YILPORT Sotagus Terminal, in Lisbon, carried out a unique operation of handling 2,000 tons of calcium carbonate and silica additive – April 6, 2021...

Boluda Towage acquires Dutch Towage & Salvage Company Iskes

Vicente Boluda Ceballos, Boluda Towage SL, and Jim Iskes has today signed in Amsterdam an agreement with the Dutch family-owned Towage & Salvage company,...

Minister of Maritime Economy of Cape Verde visits Lisbon port

Cape Verde’s Minister of Maritime Economy, Paulo Lima Veiga, visited the Port of Lisbon earlier this week, accompanied by the vice-president of Grupo ETE...

Portuguese ports move over 75 million tons by November 2020

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 21, 2021 – Between January and November 2020, ports on mainland Portugal handled a total of 75.09 million tonnes,...

Silopor Trafaria receives record corn unloading

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 6, 2021 – The Trafaria Food Bulk Terminal, operated by SILOPOR, is a terminal specialized in the reception of...

Mainland Portuguese ports handled over 60 million tonnes in Jan-Sept 2020

Mainland ports recorded an increase of + 1.7% in September, compared to the same period of 2019. This growth was driven by most of the ports, especially Sines,...

EUROKAI GmbH & Co. KGaA – third quarter container traffic down over 9%

Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) November 16, 2020 – EUROKAI GmbH & Co. KGaA has reported third quarter results showing reduced container throughput at...

Eurokai Group sees reduced profit and cargo traffic in first half 2020

Hamburg, German (PortSEurope) September 30, 2020 – The Eurokai Group has reported operating earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) down by nearly 70%...

Beato’s Multipurpose Terminal (TMB) reinforces operational capacity

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 3, 2020 – TMB (Terminal Multiusos do Beato) has purchased on a rental basis a Liebherr LHM 280, with a capacity of...

YILPORT LEIXÕES posts record volume in first quarter 2020

Yilport Leixões (Porto, Portugal) handled 182.000 TEUs in the first quarter of 2020, increasing its volume by 8% compared to the same period of the previous...

EUROKAI reports container traffic down over 10% in Q1 2020

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) May 20, 2020 – In January-March 2020, EUROKAI Group container terminals recorded 2.67 million TEU handled, down 10.2% on...

Portugal extends cruise ban until June 15

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 18, 2020 – The Portuguese government has extended the ban in on disembarkation and licenses for passengers and crews...

Portugal: exports increased in February before the pandemic hit Europe

Exports of goods grew 0.9% in February, before the pandemic hit Europe hard. Statistics Portugal (INE) warns that a significant change is expected in the...

Port of Lisbon supports tax-free economic activities for four months

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 2, 2020 – Administração do Porto de Lisboa, SA (APL – Administration of Porto de Lisboa) has approved the...

European Commission – Improving rail connection in the Atlantic corridor

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 19, 2020 – The European Commission has approved an investment package worth more than €1.4 billion ($1.51...

Yilport Holding Orders 4 New STS Cranes for Liscont

YILPORT Holding ordered 4 ship-to-shore (STS) new gantry cranes for its Liscont Container Terminal in Lisbon, Portugal.  The STS cranes will be manufactured...

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