Lisbon
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.
EU Commission approves Portuguese tonnage tax and seafarer scheme
Brussels, 6 April 2018 – European Union Press Release The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules a Portuguese tonnage tax scheme...
Andreia Ventura appointed president of Associação dos Operadores do Porto de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 28, 2018 – Andreia Ventura has been elected president of Associação dos Operadores do Porto de Lisboa (AOPL...
South European ports head for Intermodal South America logistics exhibition
São Paulo, Brazil (Ports Europe) March 20, 2018 – The 25th edition of Intermodal South America, an international exhibition for logistics, cargo...
Transinsular reinforces “Africa Express” service, a maritime link between Portugal and Cape Verde
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 6, 2018 – Transportes Marítimos Insulares, S.A., owned by the ETE Group, has strengthened its Africa Express...
Portuguese government to create National Maritime and Ship System (SNEM)
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 – The government has six months to create the Sistema Nacional de Embarcações e Marítimos (SNEM –...
Portuguese government sets time limit on Lisbon port concession renegotiations
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 – The Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino, has signed the order, published on December 28 in Diário...
Local port support Douro region at BTL, at Portuguese tourism fair
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 – Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do Castelo (APDL – The Port Authority of...
EU Commissioner Bulc in Portugal to promote rail link investments
European Commission Commissioner Bulc in Portugal to launch EU-funded rail projects Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc will be in Portugal on Monday,...
Atlantic Arc Commissions hub meetings prepare for post-Brexit period
Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions, 26 February 2018 The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions’ (CPMR) Atlantic Arc Commission (AAC) held its...
EU finances overhaul of ports in Spain, Ireland
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2018 – The action plan of the European Union for the Atlantic countries has raised some €2.4 billion ($2.95...
Biomarine to be held in Portugal in 2018
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 25, 2018 – Biomarine is a business platform linked to biomarine resources and, to encourage the participation...
European Commissioner Bulc to attend Portuguese transport launches
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 25, 2018 – The Government is preparing for three ceremonies in the first week of March three ceremonies, which...
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...
Yilport announces Lisbon and Leixões port container terminal investments
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 22, 2018 – Yilport, an operator of several port terminals in Portugal, intends to invest around €200 million...
Portugal launches Blue School Programme, a national ocean literacy project
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – The Blue School Program, the national ocean literacy project, has been launched this Tuesday in...
Transitex to continue expansion on reefer market
Badajoz, Spain (Ports Europe) February 14, 2018 – Spanish company Transitex, founded in 2002 in Badajoz to expand the hinterland of Lisbon port, has...
Portuguese maritime industry to step up recruitment
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 14, 2018 – In the next 15 years, the maritime industry will have to double its number of professional employees...
Portugal’s mainland ports cargo traffic rises 2.2% in 2017
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 13, 2018 – Portugal’s mainland ports ended last year with a record cargo traffic of 95.9 million tonnes, up...
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...