Portline
{{Infobox company
| name = Portline Transportes Marítimos Internacionais, SA.
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| type = Limited liability company
| foundation = October 1984Portline 2008, About Us.
| location_city = Lisbon
| location_country = Portugal
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| industry = Ship transport
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| homepage = http://www.portline.pt
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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 bulk, 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 {{DWT|1,000,000|metric|disp=long}}, consisting of bulk carriers and container ships 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.
Fleet
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| colspan="5" | Portline Fleet |
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| {{MV|Achilleus}}
|Bulker |2001 |28718 |50992 |
| {{MV|Angela}}
|Bulker |2004 |30064 |52571 |
| {{MV|Angela Star}}
|Bulker |1998 |38372 |73978 |
| {{MV|Adee}}
|Bulker |1993 |7361 |9198 |
| {{MV|Carouge}}
|Bulker |1992 |77273 |149383 |
| {{MV|Christina I}}
|Container |1993 |7361 |9198 |
| {{MV|Florinda I}}
|Bulker |2005 |30064 |52498 |
| {{MV|Ina}}
|Bulker |2003 |88702 |176423 |
| {{MV|Manx Lion}}
|Container |1998 |11153 |16500 |
| {{MV|Navios Cielo}}
|Bulker |2003 |38871 |75834 |
| {{MV|Olympias}}
|Bulker |2001 |29999 |52817 |
| {{MV|Port Douro}}
|Container |1992 |4303 |1690 |
| {{MV|Port Estoril}}
|Bulker |2001 |29986 |52822 |
| {{MV|Port Tejo}}
|Container |1993 |4303 |5314 |
| {{MV|Sabrina I}}
|Bulker |2005 |30064 |52501 |
| {{MV|Setubal}}
|Container |1997 |11153 |16730 |
The Portline fleet consists of 16 ships.Portline 2008, Fleet. Of these, 10 are bulk carriers and 6 are container ships. 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 {{MV|Carouge}} and {{MV|Port Douro}} built in 1992. Its newest vessels are the {{MV|Florinda I}} and {{MV|Sabrina I}} built in 2005.
In terms of deadweight tonnage, the combined fleet has a capacity of {{DWT|848,449}}. The two largest vessels are the bulkers {{MV|Carouge}} and {{MV|Ina}} at {{DWT|176,423}} and {{DWT|149,383}} respectively. At the other end of the size spectrum, the company operates four small ships under {{DWT|10,000}}: the {{MV|Adee}}, {{MV|Christina I}}, {{MV|Port Douro}}, and the {{MV|Port Tejo}}. The average capacity is just over {{DWT|53,000}} fleetwide.
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References
- {{cite book |author=International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) |title=World Cocoa Directory 2004-2005|date=March 2004|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TCBqlvNtRkgC&dq=portline+%22port+line%22&pg=RA2-PA397 |publisher=Korgan Page |isbn=0-7494-4166-6 |pages=397 }}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.portline.pt/ing_quem.htm |title=About Us |access-date=2008-05-04 |author=Portline |year=2008 |publisher=Portline Transportes Marítimos Internacionais, SA. }}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.portline.pt/ing_frota.htm |title=Fleet |access-date=2008-05-04 |author=Portline |year=2008 |publisher=Portline Transportes Marítimos Internacionais, SA. }}
External links
- [https://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=company&companyid=195530 Company Profile at Det Norske Veritas]
- [http://flagspot.net/flags/pt~hfptl.html Portline at Flagspot.net]
- [http://www.top500.de/details/176/portline-transportes_maritimos_internacionais_s_a_portugal.php Portline at the Top 500 Database]
- [http://www.coalportal.com/freight_rates.cfm?country=&loading_port=&discharge_port=&charterer_name=&vessel_name=&vessel_min_size=&vessel_max_size=&loading_date_from=&loading_date_to=&sort_type=DESC&sort_by=LoadPort&start_page=9 Freight Rates] at Coal Portal