Portugal
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Operations
Firefighters struggle with burning electric vehicles aboard Felicity Ace
The 6,400 ceu continues to burn off the coast of Portugal’s Azores islands with thousands of cars on board. The…
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Operations
Salvage operation to get underway on MOL’s fire-hit car carrier
A salvage operation is set to start on the drifting car carrier that caught fire on February 16, some 90…
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Fire rips through car carrier, all 22 crew safely evacuate
All 22 crew onboard the car carrier were evacuated yesterday after a fire ripped through one of the ship’s cargo…
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Renewables
EDP, TechnipFMC and partners team up for offshore wind to hydrogen study
Portuguese energy utility EDP, subsea giant TechnipFMC and other research partners are joining forces to develop a conceptual engineering and…
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Renewables
Swire Energy Services buys into Portuguese wind O&M tech start-up
Aberdeen-based Swire Energy Services (SES) is expanding its renewables portfolio with an investment in the Portugal-based wind operation and maintenance…
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Dry Cargo
Portline focuses on modern ultramaxes after vintage clear-out
Portuguese bulker owner Portline’s fleet renewal process is slowly coming to an end. Portline’s ship sale started this summer with…
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Dry Cargo
Portline tests the market as fleet clear-out gathers pace
Portuguese bulker owner Portline is circulating its only cape for sale. Sources tell Splash that 17-ship strong Portline is keen…
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Europe
France, Portugal, Spain and Gibraltar latest to impose restrictions on the use of open-loop scrubbers
Restrictions on the use of open-loop scrubbers are spreading across Europe with the Standard Club reporting France, Spain, Portugal and…
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Europe
Portugal moves ahead with big port developments
The Portuguese government has approved plans to add 4.8m teu in annual capacity at the port of Sines. PSA International’s…
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Europe
Portline fined for dumping oily water
Portline Bulk International of Portugal has been fined $1.5m by authorities in the US after crew on one of its…
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Europe
Portuguese government launches maritime start-up accelerator
The Portuguese government, which has latterly been upping its shipping game, has launched a program to accelerate maritime-related start-ups. Bluetech…
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Europe
Latest pilot death prompts urgent safety call
The sad news of yet another pilot death earlier this week has prompted calls again for all stakeholders to fully…
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Europe
Portuguese port touts gateway claims with significant new berth additions
A port just to the south of Lisbon is trying to position itself as a gateway to Europe with significant…
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Europe
10-day strike set to hit Portuguese ports
Workers at the Portuguese ports of Lisbon, Setubal and Figueira da Foz will go on a 10-day strike starting November…
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Europe
Teekay suezmax aground near Lisbon
Amid very rough conditions on the Atlantic this weekend a suezmax tanker grounded near Lisbon, Portugal, just in front of…
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Europe
Yildirim snaps up Portuguese ports firm
Turkey’s Yilport Holding, part of Yildirim Group, has bought port operator Tertir-Terminais de Portugal from Mota-Engil SGPS and Novo Banco.…
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Dry Cargo
Special forces deployed as seafarer runs amok, threatening to kill crew and torch ship
Portuguese maritime police stormed a Liberian flagged general cargo ship yesterday after a sailor of Turkish origin ran amok, brandishing…
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