Port of Lisbon

The Port of Lisbon (Portuguese: Porto de Lisboa) is the third largest port in Portugal, located where the River Tagus and the Atlantic Ocean meet, in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon. Due to its strategic location on the Portuguese coast between Europe, Africa, and the Atlantic, the port is one of the most accessed and utilized in Europe, and is close to the cruise ships terminals.

Port of Lisbon
Porto de Lisboa
Location
CountryPortugal
UN/LOCODEPTLIS[1]
Website
Official Website

History

There are data on human presence in the Tagus estuary since prehistory. Probably the Phoenicians were in this area in the 12th Century BC and they would create a commercial port in the north margin of the River Tagus. In 205 BC, the city (known as Olissippo) was conquered by the Romans. In the 5th Century the Suebi conquered the area, followed by the Visigoths. In AD 714, the Moors conquered Lisbon, expanding the port with their Mediterranean and Atlantic trades.

Manuel Antunes Frasquilho was President of the Port of Lisbon Administration (APL), from 2005 to 2009, during which he implemented the Plano Estratégico do Porto de Lisboa (Strategic Plan for the Port of Lisbon), a massive long term modernization and development plan, aimed at increasing port traffic, efficiency, and accessibility.[2][3] Frasquilh was elected President of the RETE – Association for the Collaboration between Ports and Cities in 2005.[4][5][6][7]

References
  1. "UNLOCODE (PT) - PORTUGAL". service.unece.org. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. Jornal de Negócios - Porto de Lisboa vai reforçar tráfego de contentores por via férrea e fluvial
  3. Transportes em Revista - Manuel Frasquilho: Presidente da APL «O Porto de Lisboa é para continuar»
  4. Porto de Lisboa - Associações a que a APL pertence e trabalho desenvolvido
  5. Porto de Lisboa - Presidente do Porto de Lisboa eleito para a presidência de organização internacional de colaboração entre cidades e portos
  6. RETE Digital - Manuel Frasquilho
  7. RTP - Porto Lisboa define plano estratégico com aposta mercadorias e turismo

Bibliography
  • Kin, Kap Hwan and Günther, Container terminals and cargo systems: Design, operations management and logistics. Heidelberg: Springer, 2007. ISBN 978-3-540-49549-9


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