Port of Lisbon continues to grow in cruise activity and new records were achieved

In 2011 Port of Lisbon registered a new record in cruise activity with 502,644 passengers and 330 cruise calls. This is the first time the port welcomes more than half a million passengers and it is a great result for Lisbon. The number of cruise calls is also a record. These values represent an increase of 12% in terms of passengers (448,497 tourists recorded in the previous year) and 10% in terms of cruise calls (299 in 2010)   Read More

Port of Lisbon recorded growth of 9.8% in December

The Port of Lisbon recorded growth of 9.8% in the quantities of merchandise handled in December on a year-on-year basis and accumulated growth of over 2.7%. Solid bulk with a major increase of 19.2% and Containerised Cargo with an increase of 9.4% were the main aspects responsible for the increase in merchandise handled in December. The accumulated amounts of solid bulk with a 6.2% increase and Containerised Cargo with a 3.4% increase were the main aspects responsible for the increase in merchandise handled in 2010   Read More

“GRANDE CONGO” stopover at the Port of Lisbon on its inaugural voyage

On January 10th 10 the ship “GRANDE CONGO”, the latest construction of the Italian shipowner Grimaldi made a stopover at the Port of Lisbon on its inaugural voyage. The placement of new ships on regular Lines with a stopover in Lisbon is very important for the Port of Lisbon as well as for the Portuguese market, thereby contributing to an increase in the competitiveness of the services rendered by the port community of the Port of Lisbon   Read More

Port Lisbon sets new record for cruise passengers

In 2010, 448,497 cruise passengers visited the port of Lisbon, representing an 8% increase related to 2009. This growth was particularly determined by the 19% increase in transit passengers, which totaled 395 884  Read More