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

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

On July 20, the vessel "GREAT CAMEROON" called at the Port of Lisbon on her maiden voyage. It is the most recent construction from the Italian ship-owner Grimaldi.   Read More

The Port of Lisbon registered a growth of 15.5% in quantities handled during the month of May compared to the same period in 2009. With regards to the accumulated value in May, the total of all goods movements recorded a growth of 2.3% compared with 2009  Read More

The Port of Lisbon has a new regular line, called "WCSA / NORTH EUROPE” from the Chilean ship-owner CCNI, represented in Portugal by the Transatlantic Maritime Agency from Group Pinto Basto. Its inaugural port call occurred on 19 June, with the vessel "Mediterranean Sea" with a capacity of 1.750 TEUs  Read More

The Port of Lisbon welcomes a new regular line "BOLUDA LINES" provided by the ship-owner BOLUDA CORPORATION MARITIMA. Its inaugural port call took place on 12 May with the vessel "Lola B", which has a capacity of 650 TEUs. The Port of Lisbon presented the ship’s Commander with his commemorative plaque during a ceremony held aboard the ship, thus marking the inaugural port call of the Boluda Lines Regular Line. This ceremony was attended by the Commander of the ship: Manuel M. Fernandez and representatives from APL, led by Dr. Luis Barroso, Member of the Board of Directors and the navigation agency NAVEX, led by Dr. Sebastian Figueiredo, Administrator   Read More

The Port of Lisbon participated in the 6th National Congress of Business Areas “Innovate & Cooperate to Grow with Excellence”, which took place at the Palácio de Congressos de Mérida, in Spain. This event was organized by CEPE - Coordinadora Española de Polígonos Empresariales, with the central theme being innovation and cooperation as a strategy for company growth. This event was attended by managers and the Presidents of Associations from industrial and logistics parks, technology parks, and municipal and government representatives, totaling more than 300 people from Spain, Portugal, France and the UK   Read More

For the third consecutive year the Port of Lisbon participated in the 16th Intermodal South America held between 6 and 8 April in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Intermodal São Paulo is considered the most important fair in Latin America bringing together world players from the sectors of logistics, foreign trade and transport  Read More

The Port of Lisbon has a new regular line, the “ECL - Europe Container Line” run by the ship-owner IRISL - Iran Shipping Line. Thanks to the three ships in service, with capacities of around 2.500 TEU, it offers a reliable service with connections to the Middle East  Read More

11 June saw the inaugural voyage of the “EUROATLAN” from CSAV on the Port of Lisbon’s new, regular line.  Read More