The Mobility and Transport Authority (AMT) today defended the update of public service obligations in the maritime transport of goods for the autonomous regions, warning that the current legal regime is 19 years old. In response to a request from PS deputy Francisco César, to which the Lusa agency had…
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The Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC) has approved the purchase of Tirgal – Transitários de Portugal by GS Marítima, of the Sousa Group, according to an announcement published on the regulator’s website. “On the 20th of August 2025, the Board of Directors of the Competition Authority decided to adopt a decision…
The CDU promoted a new political initiative this morning against the privatisation of the coast, as part of its candidacy for the municipal elections. Ana Paula Almeida, second candidate for the Funchal City Council, warned of the difficulties experienced by the local population in accessing the sea. Citing recent statements…
Yesterday afternoon, an earthquake registering 5.1 on the Richter scale was recorded in the Madeira-Tore region. According to data provided by the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea 9IPMA), the seismographs recorded this earthquake at 17:28, at a depth of 10 kilometers. As DIÁRIO reported, this is the second earthquake…
A package containing one kilogram of cocaine was collected during a clean-up operation on the island of Selvagem Pequena, in Madeira, by crews from the Portuguese Navy ship Zaire. According to a statement from the Navy, crew members were carrying out an ocean cleaning operation on the island of Selvagem…
At 5 pm this evening, the Maritime police were called out to rescue the occupants of a boat that was on fire off the coast of Madalena do Mar, Ponta do Sol, carrying a couple and their teenage boys from the Netherlands. On speaking to journalists from DIÁRIO, the Captain…
According to the Captain of the Port of Funchal, Bruno Ferreira Teles, at 05:00 this morning, the authorities were alerted to the presence of a 50-year-old man floating in the sea next to a boat, ‘Falcão do Mar,’ anchored approximately 500 metres from Câmara de Lobos. Immediately, a crew from…
A red light seen dancing in the sea off the Porto Santo beach, near Cabeço, aroused a lot of interest among several young people bathing in the area. Concerned about what may be an emergency, and according to eye-witness reports, people became so concerned that several calls were made to…
Temperatures in Madeira are expected to rise from Friday, with the hot weather extending over the weekend and into next week. “Temperatures will rise from Friday with hot and windy weather affecting the south coast of Madeira. A rise of two to three degrees is expected, with thermometers approaching 30…
An earthquake registering 2.4 on the Richter scale was recorded this morning (Tuesday) at 06:30 off the northeast coast of Porto Santo. According to the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), the quake had its epicenter located at 34.597° north latitude and 13.114° west longitude, at a depth of…
Several tourists expressed discontent this morning with the cleanliness and maintenance of the Cabo Girão Viewpoint, in Câmara de Lobos. According to a guide-interpreter, visitors were displeased as they were not able to fully appreciate the experience, the view over the Atlantic Ocean, and the impressive cliff of Cabo Girão,…
The Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC) has been notified of the purchase of the entirety of Tirgal – Transitários de Portugal by the Sousa Group’s GS Marítima, it was announced today. On its website, the AdC states that it received, on the 8th of July 2025, “prior notification of a merger…
The Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, will be present at the PSD/Madeira party on the 20th of July, the President of the Regional Government said today, predicting that the mainland Prime Minister will announce a set of decisions on pending issues currently affecting the region. The President of the Madeiran executive,…
A hydrocarbon slick detected in the water mirror next to Pier 6, in the Port of Funchal, led this Wednesday to the mobilisation of the maritime authorities, culminating in the identification of the owner of a vessel suspected of being at the origin of the contamination. The alert was initially…
The parliamentary group of Juntos Pelo Povo (JPP) has announced that it will present tomorrow, in the Regional Legislative Assembly (ALRAM), a protest vote against “the deeply anti-autonomist statements made by the Presidential candidate Admiral Gouveia e Melo.” At issue are the statements the Admiral denying access to a ferry…