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…
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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 – 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…
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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…
Henrique Gouveia e Melo, candidate for the presidency of the Republic, believes that a maritime passenger connection between Madeira and the mainland is not justified. “I don’t think a ferry is a necessity,” said the admiral in statements to Antena 1 journalist David Sousa, during a visit to the Sousa…
According to the Ship Enthusiasts Club (CEN), the ‘Ocean Victory’, an expeditionary cruise ship, will arrive in the port of Funchal for a long-term stopover; the first of its kind in the region. According to the same source, the ship, which is usually found sailing in Antarctica, will arrive at…
The ‘Pacific Scirocco,’ drilling vessel, sailing under the Liberian Flag, was seen by many waiting to dock at Funchal Port this afternoon. According to information from the VesselFinder website, the ship was initially scheduled to dock at 20:00 this evening, but arrived early and has aroused much curiosity from residents…
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Fisheries has defended the necessity to increase funds at the level of POSEI and an oceanic vision for the Outermost Regions. Nuno Maciel was speaking at the POSEI Forum – Outermost Regions, where he called for positive discrimination concerning the outermost regions, taking into…
The International Shipping Register of the Autonomous Region of Madeira is the 3rd largest in Europe and the 11th in the world, claimed the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, at the opening of the II Madeira Maritime Week. During the event that brings together dozens of international experts…
Seven mega-yachts began arriving yesterday, in what APRAM believes is a positive response to the quality of the services provided to this type of “very demanding and exclusive” market. “The growing demand for the Port of Funchal by luxury mega-yachts confirms Madeira’s strategic positioning in the Atlantic and the quality…
The Supreme Administrative Court (STA) declared the illegality of the sanctions applied by the Navy to the military of the NRP Mondego following the failed mission of 2023, and the defence of those accused admits to asking for compensation for moral damages. The STA’s ruling, dated the 30th of April,…
The Porto Santo Line (PSL) has issued a press statement confirming that the Madeira – Porto Santo ferry connection will not operate on the 1st of May. The Funchal-Porto Santo (08:00) and Porto Santo-Funchal (20:00) trips have been cancelled due to anticipated bad weather. The ferry company reiterates that sailing…