It is a multimodal terminal offering direct services to West Africa (emphasis on Angola), Northern Europe and the Portuguese island market.

  • Area: 16,7 ha
  • Storage capacity: 2,720 TEU (on the ground) + 200 reefers (operational capacity: 9,689 TEU)
  • Handling capacity: 450,000 TEU/yr
  • Quay length: 451m (new quay) + 321m (old quay)
  • Depth: -9m HZ and -10m HZ (new quay); -7,30m HZ and -8,30m HZ (old quay)  
  • Road access: access to A1, A2, CRIL and CREL via Avenida Infante D. Henrique
  • Rail access: dedicated branch line with connection to the national rail network (northern line) through Santa Apolónia station with direct entry to this line
  • Maritime access: direct connection to the port of Lisbon bar at an average distance of 12 miles
  • 4 wharf gantries: 1 of 30 tons, 2 of 35 tons and 1 of 40/65 tons 
  • 1 mobile crane from 100 ton to 22m
  • 8 RMG rail transtainers of 40 ton
  • 6 RTG tyre transtainers of 35 ton
  • 2 ro-ro stackers of 25 and 28 tons
  • 1 fork-lift truck with 25 ton forks
  • 3 front stackers with spreader (empty containers), 2 with a stacking capacity of 3 containers and 1 with a stacking capacity of 5 containers
  • 2 front stackers with spreader (empty containers) with a stacking capacity of 5 + 1 containers (double)
  • 4 stackers with spreader (full containers) with a stacking capacity of 4 containers up to 40 ton
  • 5 ro-ro tractors (4 with a towing capacity up to 60 ton and 1 with a towing capacity up to 100 ton)
  • 14 park tractors
  • 22 chassis (4 of 20'' and 4 of 45'')
Terminal de Contentores de Santa Apolónia (Sotagus)

Concessionário

Sotagus - Terminal de Contentores de Stª Apolónia, S.A.

18%

Total throughput in the Port of Lisbon (tons)

31%

Cargo throughput with EU (TEU)

24%

Cargo throughput with Asia (TEU)

22%

Cargo throughput with Africa (TEU)