A “joint and complex” operation culminated in the seizure of 2.3 tonnes of cocaine off the coast of Madeira, in an operation led by the French Navy. The information was released by the French Navy itself, through the social network X (formerly Twitter), where it detailed that the seizure of…
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The French Naval Frigate ‘Courbet’ arrived in Funchal harbour this morning and will remain here until the 23rd of October. Tomorrow, October the 20th, the ship’s commander, Captain Arnaud Richard, will officially greet local entities. This will be followed by an official lunch on board. As part of this stopover,…
The Ocean Victory cruise ship has already left the port of Funchal and is now heading to Montevideo, Uruguay, where it will begin its winter operation. This crossing marks the repositioning of the ship for the South American season, during which it will explore itineraries different from the usual European…
The superyacht Anawa, which has been in the Region for about two weeks, once again attracted attention this afternoon, as for the first time a private yacht chose to helicopter its passengers in. The vessel set sail from the Port of Funchal and anchored near the Pinnacle area. According to…
The Administration of Ports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (APRAM, SA), under the supervision of the Regional Secretariat for the Economy, wants to monitor the level of CO² emissions emitted by ships docking in the region’s ports. The proposal was announced this week by the president of APRAM, Paula…
The ecoRoute project, represented in Madeira by CEAM – Centre for Modern and Contemporary Archaeology Studies, carried out an underwater shipwreck cleaning of the ‘Prompt’ this morning. Due to the special conditions of the dive site and the work to be carried out, with safety constraints in mind, this cleaning…
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 CĂŠsar, to which the Lusa agency had…
The Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC) has approved the purchase of Tirgal – TransitĂĄrios de Portugal by GS MarĂtima, 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…
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 DIĂRIO, the Captain…
A replica of the historic Norwegian ship ‘Restauration’ has docked in Funchal harbour in honour of the first major emigration to the USA. The ‘Restauration’ is a faithful replica of the ship that transported the first Norwegian emigrants to the United States in the seventeenth century. Its visit to Madeira…
The Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC) has been notified of the purchase of the entirety of Tirgal – TransitĂĄrios de Portugal by the Sousa Group’s GS MarĂtima, it was announced today. On its website, the AdC states that it received, on the 8th of July 2025, “prior notification of a merger…
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The Prime Minister, LuĂs 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…