Through the Safety and Environment Department, the Authority of the Port of Lisbon, SA – carries out a set of strategical functions that contribute proactively towards the sustainable development of the port.

Within this scope the Port Authority assures the safety of people, ships, goods, environment and still of the port facilities under its control.

Supported by state-of-the-art technology and systems and in accordance with the most demanding international codes, the Port of Lisbon is, in terms of safety, side by side with the top European ports.

The most complete VTMS – Vessel Traffic Management System, the quality management system implemented in the pilotage services and in the port and maritime traffic control, the innovative system to assess the cover under the ship’s keel, the powerful systems of maritime alert, the Internal Emergency Plan, the ambitious environmental management system, the ISPS certification and the sophisticated system of non-intrusive inspection of containers (within the scope of the CSI – Container Security Initiative) are merely some of the instruments that support the extraordinary precision with which safety and environment are preserved at the Port of Lisbon.