| Portline Transportes Marítimos Internacionais, SA. | |
| Type: | Limited liability company |
| Foundation: | October 1984[1] |
| Location City: | Lisbon |
| Location Country: | Portugal |
| Industry: | Ship transport |
| Homepage: | http://www.portline.pt |
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.[1]
The company was originally state-owned and was privatized in 1991.[1] The Portline fleet has a capacity of close to, consisting of bulk carriers and container ships in the capesize, panamax and supramax, and other size classes.[1]
The company's general cargo services operate primarily in Europe, reaching to Cape Verde, The Canary Islands, West Africa, and Brazil.[1] Its bulk cargo service, which includes coal, ore, fertilizer and grain, serves markets in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1]
| 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 | ||
As of 2008, the fleet has ships ranging from 3 to 16 years of age with an average age of over 9 years.[2] Its oldest vessels are the and built in 1992.[2] Its newest vessels are the and built in 2005.[2]
In terms of deadweight tonnage, the combined fleet has a capacity of .[2] 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 .[2] The average capacity is just over fleetwide.[2]