APL - In 2010 the Administration of the Port of Lisbon decided to adopt the fees from the Use of Port Regulation of Tariffs 2008, for ships and cargo (TUP/ship and TUP/cargo), constituting through this measure in practice a reduction of about 3%  Read More

The Second Meeting of CPLP ports took place between 1 and 3 December, 2009, in the city of Fortaleza in Brazil. The meeting was attended by representatives from the Port Administrations of Leixoes, Aveiro, Lisbon, Setúbal and Sines, along with representatives from the Company of Cape Verde Ports (ENAPOR), the Port of Bissau, the Port of Luanda and several Brazilian ports  Read More

On 4 October, the Container Terminal at Alcântara, at the Port of Lisbon, welcomed “Pucon”, one of the largest container-carriers in the world. By doing so it inaugurated a new regular line, the “ANE” (Asia North Europe Service), which will connect Lisbon to Shanghai  Read More

The “Song of the Whale”, a marine species research sail-boat, is currently moored in Alcântara Docks for a stay of approximately one month. This boat, pertaining to the International Fund for Animal Welfare  Read More

On 26 May, the North American Department of Energy (DoE) signed a protocol with the Portuguese State for the installation of vestibules for radiation detention, technically known as RPMs (Radiation Portal Monitors), at the port of Lisbon  Read More

During a ceremony held at the Gare Marítima in Alcântara on 28 April the Government presented the NovaAlcântara project, an investment of 407 million euros (227 million invested by Liscont and the other 180 by Refer and APL). This plan is divided into two major areas of intervention, one related to railroads, and the other of a port nature, that foresees the augmentation of the containers terminal at Alcântara and for which the workmanship has already begun and is anticipated to conclude in 2013   Read More

On 10 March, APL, REFER and Abertis signed a protocol in the scope of the future North Lisbon Logistical Platform. This Logistical Platform reflects the objectives outlined by the Portuguese Government. It is intended as a strategic tool towards national development, and as a method of articulation between transport means, from both an economic and an environmental point of view, as is the case with railroad, maritime and fluvial transport.  Read More

On 29 January at the Real Casa de Correos in Mostoles, the Vice President of the Local Government of the Community of Madrid, Ignacio González, accompanied by the alcaide of Mostoles, Esteban Parro presented the “Puerta del Atlântico” logistical platform. The platform will be situated in Mostoles and is perceived as the “Dry Port” (“porto seco”) of the Port of Lisbon  Read More

APL adjudicated the construction of two pilot motor boats to the Peniche Naval Shipyards for a value of 1.140.000,00 Euros. The new boats are incorporated within a policy of fleet renewal   Read More

A huge fireworks spectacle marked, on 19 December, the closing of the commemorations of the first centenarian of the Administration of the Port of Lisbon, during an event carried out at the Gare Marítima de Alcântara.   Read More