Sines on a roll

PSA Sines in Portugal to bolster productivity and cut emissions with new fully automated rubber-tired gantry cranes.

ZPMC has delivered new STS cranes to Port Everglades (three) and PSA Sines (two)

PSA Sines has ordered six Automated RTGs from Konecranes, a system it was previously working to implement with Kalmar.

Earlier this year, the Portuguese government again changed the base conditions of the tender to relaunch the Vasco da Gama ‘multipurpose terminal’ (originally container terminal) in the Port of Sines. Lack of interest means that the scope gets smaller with every iteration – the terminal can now open with just one berth, with the investment commitment cut to €100M-€150M.

The Port of Leixões (APDL) in Portugal has announced plans to upgrade the north container terminal to handle 1M TEU a year. In 2021, the combined throughput of the port’s north and south container terminals amounted to 700,000TEU, a new record.

In October, APS, the port authority for the Portuguese ports of Sines and Algarve, issued a tender for a new concession covering the multipurpose terminal at Sines. The terminal could potentially, handle containers, dry bulk and project cargo.