Portline
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Portline Transportes Marítimos Internacionais, SA., often simply called Portline is a Portuguese
shipping company
. The company has diverse business activities, including dry dulk
, containerised
, and break-bulk cargo shipping, shipping agency, forwarding and logistics services, ship management and manning, ship brokerage and chartering, and a container depot service.
The company was originally state-owned and was privatized in 1991. The Portline fleet has a capacity of close to , consisting of bulk carrier
s and container ship
s in the capesize
, panamax
and supramax, and other size classes.
The company's general cargo services operate primarily in Europe, reaching to Cape Verde
, The Canary Islands, West Africa
, and Brazil
. Its bulk cargo service, which includes coal, ore, fertilizer and grain, serves markets in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.
The Portline fleet consists of 16 ships. Of these, 10 are bulk carrier
s and 6 are container ship
s. The bulker section of the fleet has 2 Capesize
ships, 2 Panamax
ships, and 6 Supramax ships.
As of 2008, the fleet has ships ranging from 3 to 16 years of age with an average age of over 9 years. Its oldest vessels are the and built in 1992. Its newest vessels are the and built in 2005.
In terms of deadweight tonnage
, the combined fleet has a capacity of . The two largest vessels are the bulkers and at and respectively. At the other end of the size spectrum, the company operates four small ships under : the , , , and the . The average capacity is just over fleetwide.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
shipping company
Ship transport
Ship transport is watercraft carrying people or goods . Sea transport has been the largest carrier of freight throughout recorded history. Although the importance of sea travel for passengers has decreased due to aviation, it is effective for short trips and pleasure cruises...
. The company has diverse business activities, including dry dulk
Bulk cargo
Bulk cargo is commodity cargo that is transported unpackaged in large quantities. This cargo is usually dropped or poured, with a spout or shovel bucket, as a liquid or as a mass of relatively small solids , into a bulk carrier ship's hold, railroad car, or tanker truck/trailer/semi-trailer body...
, containerised
Containerization
Containerization is a system of freight transport based on a range of steel intermodal containers...
, and break-bulk cargo shipping, shipping agency, forwarding and logistics services, ship management and manning, ship brokerage and chartering, and a container depot service.
The company was originally state-owned and was privatized in 1991. The Portline fleet has a capacity of close to , consisting of bulk carrier
Bulk carrier
A bulk carrier, bulk freighter, or bulker is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo, such as grains, coal, ore, and cement in its cargo holds. Since the first specialized bulk carrier was built in 1852, economic forces have fueled the development of these ships,...
s and container ship
Container ship
Container ships are cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. They form a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport.-History:...
s in the capesize
Capesize
Capesize ships are cargo ships originally too large to transit the Suez Canal . To travel between oceans, such vessels used to have to pass either the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn. In effect Capesize reads as "unlimited"...
, panamax
Panamax
Panamax and New Panamax are popular terms for the size limits for ships traveling through the Panama Canal. Formally, the limits and requirements are published by the Panama Canal Authority titled "Vessel Requirements"...
and supramax, and other size classes.
The company's general cargo services operate primarily in Europe, reaching to Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
, The Canary Islands, West Africa
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...
, and Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Its bulk cargo service, which includes coal, ore, fertilizer and grain, serves markets in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Fleet
| Portline Fleet | ||||
| Name | Type | Built | GT | DWT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulker | 2001 | 28718 | 50992 | |
| Bulker | 2004 | 30064 | 52571 | |
| Bulker | 1998 | 38372 | 73978 | |
| Bulker | 1993 | 7361 | 9198 | |
| Bulker | 1992 | 77273 | 149383 | |
| Container | 1993 | 7361 | 9198 | |
| Bulker | 2005 | 30064 | 52498 | |
| Bulker | 2003 | 88702 | 176423 | |
| Container | 1998 | 11153 | 16500 | |
| Bulker | 2003 | 38871 | 75834 | |
| Bulker | 2001 | 29999 | 52817 | |
| Container | 1992 | 4303 | 1690 | |
| Bulker | 2001 | 29986 | 52822 | |
| Container | 1993 | 4303 | 5314 | |
| Bulker | 2005 | 30064 | 52501 | |
| Container | 1997 | 11153 | 16730 | |
The Portline fleet consists of 16 ships. Of these, 10 are bulk carrier
Bulk carrier
A bulk carrier, bulk freighter, or bulker is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo, such as grains, coal, ore, and cement in its cargo holds. Since the first specialized bulk carrier was built in 1852, economic forces have fueled the development of these ships,...
s and 6 are container ship
Container ship
Container ships are cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. They form a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport.-History:...
s. The bulker section of the fleet has 2 Capesize
Capesize
Capesize ships are cargo ships originally too large to transit the Suez Canal . To travel between oceans, such vessels used to have to pass either the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn. In effect Capesize reads as "unlimited"...
ships, 2 Panamax
Panamax
Panamax and New Panamax are popular terms for the size limits for ships traveling through the Panama Canal. Formally, the limits and requirements are published by the Panama Canal Authority titled "Vessel Requirements"...
ships, and 6 Supramax ships.
As of 2008, the fleet has ships ranging from 3 to 16 years of age with an average age of over 9 years. Its oldest vessels are the and built in 1992. Its newest vessels are the and built in 2005.
In terms of deadweight tonnage
Deadweight tonnage
Deadweight tonnage is a measure of how much weight a ship is carrying or can safely carry. It is the sum of the weights of cargo, fuel, fresh water, ballast water, provisions, passengers, and crew...
, the combined fleet has a capacity of . The two largest vessels are the bulkers and at and respectively. At the other end of the size spectrum, the company operates four small ships under : the , , , and the . The average capacity is just over fleetwide.