Port Development
Sines' quay and breakwater plans run on separate consultation clocks
Sines' proposed general-cargo quay combines two berth fronts and a 19-hectare platform with a separately assessed 400m extension to the eastern breakwater. Their engineering interfaces overlap, but their environmental consultations close on different days: 9 September for the quay and 17 September for the breakwater.
The quay consultation closes first
APA's 28 July notice identifies AIA3931, the new general-cargo quay at the Port of Sines, with a consultation period from 30 July to 9 September 2026. The relevant material is on the notice's second page; its first page concerns an unrelated electricity-line procedure. A shared PDF does not make those works one project.
The breakwater extension has its own assessment record
APA's 6 August notice puts the north-west eastern-breakwater extension, AIA3932, in consultation from 7 August to 17 September. The quay's July technical summary identifies the breakwater as a complementary project intended to improve shelter and manoeuvrability. Its recommended quay alternative has berth fronts of 415m and 245m, a 19-hectare platform, a -14m ZH service-depth design, 25t/m2 loading and dedicated rail access. These are preliminary-design parameters, not accepted facilities or a released construction package.
Evidence conclusion
A port programme needs a package-level calendar
APS's January 2024 notices distinguish the engineering-services packages: PAD.PR.23.004 covers quay, protective infrastructure and rail-access design, with a EUR 650,000 procedure base price; PAD.PR.23.005 covers the breakwater study and design, with a EUR 450,000 base price. Both specify a 260-day service term. Those are design procurement figures, rather than marine construction prices or the duration of physical works. Quay alignment, sheltered water and vessel manoeuvring create a connected engineering problem, while each approval and subsequent works contract has its own scope. Potential terminal uses include offshore-wind support, general cargo and RO-RO, without a final use being settled in the quay study. Package-specific dredging and rock quantities, construction windows and interface responsibility will define plant and supply requirements. Neither assessment notice establishes a works award, mobilisation date or accepted port capacity.
Outstanding evidence
- AIA3931 project documents and subsequent environmental decision
- AIA3932 project documents and subsequent environmental decision
- AIA3931 and AIA3932 owner tenders, package quantities and marine construction windows
Subject index
Related subjects
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Sources used 5
- APA notice 107/2026, page 2: Sines new general-cargo quay AIA3931 Agencia Portuguesa do Ambiente, 28 July 2026
- APA notice 113/2026: Sines eastern-breakwater north-west extension AIA3932 Agencia Portuguesa do Ambiente, 6 August 2026
- Sines new general-cargo quay: environmental-study non-technical summary, pages 6-10 APS / Nemus, published by APA, July 2026; last recorded revision 13 July 2026
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APS new-quay preliminary study and detailed design procurement, PAD.PR.23.004
APS / Diario da Republica, 5 January 2024
Services notice, EUR 650,000 procedure base price and 260-day design term; not a marine works award or works budget.
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APS north-west eastern-breakwater study and design procurement, PAD.PR.23.005
APS / Diario da Republica, 8 January 2024
Services notice, EUR 450,000 procedure base price and 260-day design term; not a construction programme or accepted structure.