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Lisbon Port Authority (Portugal)

Porto de Lisboa

2:3, image by Randy Young, 27 June 2015

Lisbon Port (Porto de Lisboa)

Current Logo Flag
Former Flag
Presentation of Lisbon Port

Environment
History

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The logo flag features a short diagonal red forward slash, kind of rhomboid, encircled by two blue semi-circles, one light blue and one more of an ultramarine blue. Below the logo in dark blue or black letters are the words "Porto de Lisboa".
Sources: company webpage and obsolete image at "http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/flags-of-the-port-of-lisbon-fly-in-lisbon-portugal-news-photo/549380127"
Randy Young, 27 June 2015

Former Flag

3:5, image located by Clayton Horner, 26 June 2015

The flag is divided per saltire of white and red with centred arms as follows: Shield Azure with base wavy of Argent and Azure, over all an embattled tower Argent masoned Sable with hexagonal basement of the same with guardrail charged with escutcheons of Or and Gules. The tower is a representation of the Tower of Belen. The shield is superimposing a anchor Or with black inscription on its base "PORTO DE LISBOA", with bigger "DE", beneath a scroll Or with black inscription probably reading "ESTABLECIDO 1887".
Sources: photo provided by Clayton Horner on 26 June 2015
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Sep 2024

Presentation of Lisbon Port

The Port of Lisboa is traditionally the first Portuguese commercial port, due to its unique natural conditions and its history, which is intertwined with that of the country and the city in numerous aspects. It was already the world´s leading and most advanced shipbuilding centre, an activity that it sought to resume during the twentieth century, with the construction of the Margueira shipyards, closed since 2000 and now dedicated to real estate initiatives. In recent years, urban pressure and the lack of maritime spirit caused a decrease in port movements, with a significant reduction in liquid bulk, for example. The tourism aspect has been developed, with cruises and maritime-tourist activities, but important areas of commercial operation have been disaffected.
The port of Lisboa is located at the meeting of the waters of the Tejo River and the Atlantic, configuring itself as a natural port in the Tejo estuary, in total a net basin of 32 thousand hectares, which allows it to receive ships of any size, with the main access channel to the port having a depth of -15.5m CD, but also offers conditions for sports. The Portuguese coast, due to its positioning, is at the crossroads of the main international trade routes and on the Atlantic front of Europe. The port is equipped with quays on both banks of the Tejo. Cruise terminals are located relatively close to the central area of Lisboa.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2024

Environment

The port of Lisboa is located in a vast estuary and very variable from the point of view of national values. Most of this area is under port jurisdiction, and is covered by nature conservation statutes.
The Tejo estuary is 50 km long, and between 2 and 14 km wide, with the main access channel to the port having a depth of -15.5m CD, which allows the transport of goods between the two banks of the river. The port is connected to rail and road networks of the city. It has 18 cargo terminals, three cruise termimals and four recreational docks.
In national terms, as a Protected Area and is called the Tejo Estuary Nature Reserve.
In community terms, as a site of the Natura 2000 Network, resulting from the interest of conservation, if it is of the species, it is called a Special Protection Area of the Tejo Estuary.
The area of port jurisdiction is limited by the territories of the eleven municipalities that embrace the Tejo estuary: Alcochete, Almada, Barreiro, Lisboa, Loures, Moita, Montijo, Oeiras, Seixal and Vila Franca de Xira.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2024

History

It is assumed that the Phoenicians were present in the area since the 12th century BC and created a commercial port on the north bank of the river. Lisboa´s strategic location caused settlements of other peoples, until in 205 BC the city was conquered by the Romans. In 714 AD the Moors conquered Lisboa and expanded the port with their Atlantic and Mediterranean trade.
In the 11th century Dom Afonso Henriques directed his conquest south in order to obtain support along the Portuguese coast for the conquest of the city of Lisboa. In 1147 a fleet of 164 ships entered the Tejo with an army of crusaders, who played a crucial role in the conquest of the city of Lisboa and later in its defense. In the 13th century, navigation methods and ship building developed a lot. The first Mediterranean lines to England and Northern Europe are also born, with Lisbon being a mandatory stop for all ships passing through the Portuguese coast.
During the reign of Dom João I, the discovery of new peoples and new trades began from the port of Lisboa, increasing the frontier of the already known world and transforming the port into an important point for all global trade. At the same time the entrance to the Tejo estuary was strengthened, and fortresses were erected on its left bank.
In the 16th and 17th centuries with products from Brazil such as wood, sugar and gold landed in Lisboa. In 1755, after an earthquake in Lisboa, the entire city was rebuilt with a view to commerce. In the 19th century there was a need to modernise the port. Studies and projects were carried out and on 31 October 1887 the major works in the port of Lisboa were inaugurated by Dom Luís I.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2024

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