The Company was formed and owned by the Portuguese State, and privatised in 1991.

The company’s capital is owned by:
Grupo Sociedade de Turismo 66,6 %
Grupo Espírito Santoe Desenvolvimento de Macau 33,3 %

 

 

Quality

The status achieved by PORTLINE regarding national and foreign clients (importers and exporters) clearly proves the quality of the services it provides and its position as a reliable business partner.

Professional Efficiency

PORTLINE has inherited know how over years, which the Portuguese have continued to improve, and thereby ensures its presence among modern and efficient companies.

Fleet

Continuosly aiming to provide an ample answer to the needs of the market in which it operates, PORTLINE manages 670.000 DWT (of which 2/3 chartered) handling about 3,5 million tons of cargo per annum.
Amonst others PORTLINE operates cape size, panamax and other bulk vessels, container vessels, roll on roll off vessels and a river tanker.
Operating in ocean ports or river ports PORTLINE vessels are able to ensure safe transportation of goods of every kind.

 

An International Company

Through a group concept PORTLINE has permanently endeavoured to extend the scope of its operations in all the areas of shipping.

Regular Lines

Conventional cargo and containers:
-Lisbon · Leixões · Funchal (Madeira Island)
-North Europe · Portugal · Cape Verde · Guinea/Bissau · and other West African   ports

Bulk

PORTLINE carries all types of bulk including coal, iron ore, fertilizers, grain and fuel.

Associated Companies

PORTLINE has adopted a competitive development strategy of selection to establish companies in which it participates with other business partners.

Thus PORTLINE offers the market a group of companies complementing its main activity:

PORTMAR

– Agência de Navegaçãco, Lda.
STEER
– Shipmanagement Services, Lda.
TRANSLINK
– Trânsitos e Transportes Internacionais, Lda.
PORTPARQUE
– Sociedade Gestora de Parques de Automôveis,  Lda.