TCL sole bidder for Ferrol

A European consortium of Portuguese and Belgian companies has won a 30-year concession to provide rail services and supporting logistics for the Lobito Corridor, connecting mines in DRC to the Port of Lobito in Angola

The African Development Bank has agreed to finance dredging work at the Port of Bissau in the West African state of Guinea-Bissau

According to Portugal’s 2016 state budget, a decision on a new container terminal to serve the capital, Lisbon, will be made later this year. The official preferred location is Barreiro, although this is controversial (WorldCargo News, April 2015, p17).

Istanbul-based Yilport Holding is expanding its marine terminal and logistics activities by buying Portugal’s largest port management company Tertir.

Terminal XXI, the PSA International and Tertir Group concession at the Portuguese port of Sines, has inaugurated its Phase IB development. This encompassed extending the deepwater berth by 350m to 730m and enlarging the container yard from 20 to 25 hectares.

Terminal XXI, the joint PSA and Tertir deep water container terminal in Sines, has recorded its best ever monthly figures