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Lisbon-Setúbal Port Pencils a €1 Billion 2025-2035 Decarbonisation Envelope at the Second CPLP Climate Congress — Offshore-Wind Shipyard, Onshore Power Supply and Tagus Navigability Anchor the Stack

Lisbon-Setúbal Port Pencils a €1 Billion 2025-2035 Decarbonisation Envelope at the Second CPLP Climate Congress — Offshore-Wind Shipyard, Onshore Power Supply and Tagus Navigability Anchor the Stack

Lisbon-Setúbal Port unveiled a €1 billion 2025-2035 decarbonisation and climate-adaptation envelope at the second CPLP Climate Congress — funding Onshore Power Supply at all berths, an offshore-wind manufacturing base at the Setúbal naval shipyards, Tagus dredging and Ro-Ro modal transfer.
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AdC Blocks Boluda's Acquisition of Remolcanosa Portugal — Sines Tug and Mooring Market Saved From Collapsing Into a Monopoly After a December 2025 Phase-2 Probe and Two Rejected Remedy Packages

AdC Blocks Boluda's Acquisition of Remolcanosa Portugal — Sines Tug and Mooring Market Saved From Collapsing Into a Monopoly After a December 2025 Phase-2 Probe and Two Rejected Remedy Packages

The Autoridade da Concorrência today blocked Spain's Boluda from acquiring Remolcanosa Portugal — Serviços Marítimos. The deal would have collapsed the Port of Sines tug-and-mooring market into a monopoly. Two remedy packages were filed and both were rejected as insufficient.
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Cruise Tourism Pushed €940 Million Into the Portuguese Economy in 2025 — CLIA's Numbers Show 9,800 Jobs, an €174 Million Buy-Local Bill, and Eight New Multifuel Ships Sailing in 2026

Cruise Tourism Pushed €940 Million Into the Portuguese Economy in 2025 — CLIA's Numbers Show 9,800 Jobs, an €174 Million Buy-Local Bill, and Eight New Multifuel Ships Sailing in 2026

CLIA's 2026 State of the Cruise Industry report puts Portugal at €940M in cruise-driven economic activity for 2025 — €410M GDP, 9,800 jobs, €174M cruise-line on-shore spend, and 80,000 Portuguese passengers (+7.3%). Eight new multifuel ships enter service in 2026 on $6.6B of capex.
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