🇵🇹 Portugal
North Atlantic · Container Terminal
In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 10 vessel arrivals at Sines, with Cargo accounting for 50% of port calls — in line with the North Atlantic regional average of 48%. Sines in Portugal sits along the backbone of transatlantic trade between Europe and the Americas. The North Atlantic is generally lower-risk than active piracy or conflict zones, but its weather is among the most powerful on Earth. The winter storm season (November–March) produces sustained gale-force winds, significant wave heights above 10 metres, and reduced visibility. The Great Circle route between Northern Europe and the US East Coast passes through peak storm activity, and the choice between a shorter rougher track and a longer calmer deviation has material financial implications. EU and US sanctions enforcement adds compliance overhead — both maintain extensive regimes that require thorough vessel and ownership-chain vetting.
Across 10 distinct vessel arrivals, 10 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at Sines:
Sines falls under the Paris MoU. The Paris Memorandum of Understanding does not publish a bulk per-vessel detention CSV. ArcNautical evaluates per-vessel detention probability using flag-state performance (3-year rolling rate from the 2024 Paris MoU annual report), vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership transparency. Paris MoU PSC inspections remain among the most rigorous globally.
Last 10 vessel arrivals recorded by ArcNautical's AIS pipeline (last 90 days):
| Arrived | Vessel | Flag | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | MSC GIADA III | 🇱🇷 LR | Cargo |
| 2026-06-15 | MSC AUDREY | 🇱🇷 LR | Cargo |
| 2026-06-05 | MSC KILIMANJARO IV | 🇱🇷 LR | Cargo |
| 2026-06-03 | MSC KILIMANJARO IV | 🇱🇷 LR | Cargo |
| 2026-05-29 | PUREZA JOSE | 🇵🇹 PT | Fishing |
| 2026-05-28 | PERMIAN LADY | 🇸🇬 SG | Tanker |
| 2026-05-24 | MSC TEMA VIII | 🇱🇷 LR | Other |
| 2026-05-23 | MSC OLIA | 🇱🇷 LR | Unknown |
| 2026-05-23 | PUREZA JOSE | 🇵🇹 PT | Fishing |
| 2026-05-09 | MSC ISCHIA | 🇱🇷 LR | Cargo |
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