Sines lithium battery plant seeks to clear yet more hectares of cork oak forest
Chinese project involves clearing 5.3 hectares of trees The construction of the lithium battery factory that Chinese manufacturer CALB Europe wants to set up in Sines (Setúbal) could involve the
Body of Peruvian man discovered floating off Sines beach
The body of a 46-year-old Peruvian man was discovered today roughly two miles (one nautical mile) off Sines’ Costa do Norte beach. The man had ‘disappeared’ early this morning while
Sines port aiming to create trade triangle with ports in Angola, Brazil
Project aiming for European funding under Global Gateway initiative Portugal, Brazil and Angola are aiming to create a “trade triangle” for agriculture, cereals and green hydrogen by linking their ports,
Russian gas arrives in Sines
Delivery is 4th consignment of Russian gas purchased by Portugal THIS YEAR A new cargo of Russian gas it due to be received in Sines port this afternoon. The LNG
MP2X invests a further €1.5 billion in Sines green hydrogen project
The international MP2X consortium has announced an investment of a further €1.5 billion for the second part of the ‘green’ hydrogen and ammonia production project in Sines industrial zone, in
Citizens lodge embargo blocking plan to raze over 1,800 mature cork oaks in Sines
Government has described EDP project as one of “indispensable public utility” Citizens from all walks of life are celebrating today as the EDP plan to bulldoze over 1,800 mature cork
Mega Chinese lithium battery factory in Sines at risk
Massive project “could represent 4% of Portuguese GDP in 2028” The project by Chinese group CALB to build a mega lithium battery factory in Sines, which could represent 4% of
Searches for missing Sines underwater fisherman resume
Searches for a 38-year-old fisherman who went missing during an underwater dive on Saturday afternoon near Sines have resumed this morning. According to reports there are six operatives involved, using
Cooperation between Sines and Rotterdam ports to be discussed
The foreign ministers of Portugal and the Netherlands agreed on Tuesday to hold a debate about how the ports of Sines and Rotterdam could meet new energy challenges. The issue of
Five flee sinking sailboat after orca ‘intervention’ off Sines
Group rescued by fishing boat; “everyone is safe” The early hours of this morning saw a new – and very much worse than usual – orca intervention off the coast