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…
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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…
A passenger today denounced an “unacceptable and irresponsible” incident that occurred on the Lobo Marinho ship. According to the witness, “once again the kennels were unbearably hot”. Following the high temperatures, harmful to the animals, she claims to have asked for the air conditioning to be turned on and was…
The Porto Santo Line (PSL) has announced that from tomorrow, its ship, Lobo Marinho’ will resume its regular service without any speed limitations. The installation of the new turbine was completed today, and all tests show that the new turbine has brought the ship back to its original performance records.…
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has approved a first-of-its-kind system to reduce pollution from ships worldwide that entails financial penalties if the stipulated limits are exceeded. “The IMO’s Net-Zero Framework is the first in the world to combine mandatory emission limits and GHG [greenhouse gas emissions] prices across an entire…
The RIR (React Include Recycle) Madeira party today expressed its “indignation” at the current conditions in which the maritime connections between Madeira and Porto Santo are being carried out. “It is from a total lack of respect on the part of the operator and with the connivance of the Regional…
The Administration of Ports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (APRAM), in partnership with the cruise company AIDA Cruises, carried out on Monday a tree planting initiative in the Funchal Ecological Park. The initiative, part of the environmental sustainability policy of the Ports of Madeira, also has the support of…
Porto Santo Line announced that, due to worsening weather conditions, they have changed their scheduled sailing for tomorrow the 28th of March. The connection to Porto Santo leaves Funchal at 08:00 and the return journey is at 12:00 (midday). Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 0
With bad weather conditions set to continue, the Porto Santo Line (PSL) has advised that tomorrow’s sailing (8th of March) has been cancelled. For further information please contact the Porto Santo Line booking office on: (+351) 291 210 300, WhatsApp (+351) 962 025 500 or infopsl@gruposousa.pt, from Monday to Friday…
The Porto Santo Line has issued a statement confirming that they have cancelled their scheduled sailings on the 7th and 8th of March due to bad weather forecasts. The company says that the weather conditions could jeopardise the safety of its ship and passengers.” Alternatively, people can travel tomorrow, the…
Two Italian tourists in their 20s, jumped into the sea in Cais do Sardine, Caniçal late yesterday evening. The incident was witnessed by several people in the area who raised the alert, ensuring that the Funchal Maritime Search and Rescue Subcenre sent out a SANAS team. The vessel was already…