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Information Pays > Europe > Portugal Agency
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Information Location The port of Lisbon is situated at latitude 38 degrees 42 minutes north and longitude 9 degrees 6 minutes west, the center of the Portuguese coastline. The port is located on the Tagus estuary, which is 25 km long and between2 km and 14 km wide. Maximum tidal rise is 4.4 metres. The port's main access channel has a depth of 14.5 metres LST. Port Infrastructure The port of Leixões (41º 11' N, 8º 42' W) serves the city of Porto and northern Portugal. It is an artificial harbour on the Atlantic Ocean, within the town of Matosinhos, 5.5 miles (9 km) northwest of central Porto. Porto is prevented by a sandbar from having a deepwater harbour of its own. The port is the largest in the the north of Portugal and is one of the most important sea ports in the country. About 25% of Portuguese trade and 14 million tons of cargo pass through the port every year. The port has high productivity levels and can handle 25 containers per hour, with 3,100 vessels calling each year. The port has two container terminals: North side(360 m) and South side (540m). The Leixões harbour is formed by two curved breakwaters that are 5,240 feet (1,597 m) and 3,756 feet (1,145 m) long. The port's original docking facilities were completed in 1890 and were subsequently expanded in the early 1930s and early 1970s. The principal export is port wine.
Lisbon
Port Information Location & Background Information Lisbon's principal container terminals of Alcantara, Santa Apolonia and Santos are located on the Northern Bank, where the quayside extends to a total length of nearly 18m. The Alcantara terminal is linked to the national rail network and block train services helped Liscont to develop a useful level of trade with the Port of Vigo, in northern Spain, and with northern Portugal.Santa Apolonia is the biggest container terminal in capacity terms. Lisbon is a fine natural deepwater harbour and its, together with its prime locationat westernmost point of mainland Europe, where the river Tagus meets the Atlantic Ocean,has enabled the port to develop its seaborne trade for more than 1,000 years. Lisbon is a key centre for distribution and transhipment - a role that has grown in importance as a result of Portugal closer trading links with fellow members of the European Union, in particular Spain. A notable feature of Lisbon is the exceptionally long length and spacious layout of its harbour. As multifunction port, it handles close on 13 million tonnes of waterborne cargo annually. This traffic covers an extremely wide range of commodities. These include breakbulk, cars, containers , dry and liquid bulk, general cargo, grain, ore, iron, project cargo, fruit and RORO. Boasting dedicated cargo terminals on both sides of the river, Lisbon prefers to handle liquid bulk and other sensitive cargo mostly on the south bank, away from the city itself. Other specialized facilities, including cement plants and grain silos are spread along the northern bank between Lisbon and the upriver port of Vila Franca de Xira. Accessibility Lisbon is accessible by all modes of transport. The port is fully linked to the national rail network, allowing it to take advantage of block train services to speed containers on their way to and from the north. In recent years, Lisbon has adapted well to modern requirements for multimodal cargo handling facilities- particularly for containers and ro-ro traffic. Lisbon's cargo handling specialists are equipped to provide fast, smooth turnarounds for modern shipping, while an improved network of roads and railway allows freight to be moved to and from the hinterland of Portugal and Spain with maximum efficiency. Road access to the Port of Lisbon has been greatly improved by the opening of a second bridge in 1998 over the River Tagus together with improvements to the existing bridge. Some companies have provided Lisbon with so-called "second tier terminals" which are inland terminals equipped to handle both road and rail traffic.These new facilities allow importers and exporters to pick up and set down their cargoes near their own premises. Industry and Trade The shortsea container trade is continuing to grow and Lisbon Port Authority has been working with other ports and projects to open up new feeder routes. Lisbon has strong links with hub ports in northern Europe and the UK as well as the major Spanish hub port of Algeciras. In addition operate liner services linking Lisbon with Portuguese Atlantic Islands. Azores and Madeira. Lisbon container terminal has built up a steady trade with direct services between Lisbon and Canada, the United States, Brazil, Uruguay, South Africa, Senegal, Australia, New Zealand, Cyprus, Israel, Malta and many European ports.
Contacts
and Links APDL - Administração dos Portos do Douro e Leixões,
SA Port Authority Leixoes Terminal: TCL
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