Andreia Ventura has been elected president of Associação dos Operadores do Porto de Lisboa (AOPL – Operator’s Association of the Port of Lisbon) representing Grupo TMB – Terminal Multiusos do Beato.
This is the first time, for over ten years now, AOPL has added all the operators of the port of Lisbon, the ETE Group, the Yilport Group and the TMB Group.

Andreia Ventura holds a considerable public management curriculum related to port activities, having been director at APL – Administração do Porto de Lisboa, S.A. and, more recently, at Arsenal Alfeite S.A, among other positions.

Andreia Ventura said, “for AOPL, the interests of the port operators it represents should be defended, taking into account the economic and social relevance of the port of Lisbon, since its influence and direct and indirect economic impacts are not only local in scope, but also regional and national”.

“Within the scope of partnerships and understandings, AOPL wants to foster dialogue with all stakeholders in the port of Lisbon, from the Government, through the Ministry of the Sea, and the APL (Administração do Porto de Lisboa), to all entities with interests in this area, namely all municipalities within the area of jurisdiction of the Port of Lisbon, such as the Lisbon City Council”, adds the new AOPL president.
According to an AOPL communiqué, among the priorities of the new direction that motivated the alignment of the various operators, stand out axes, such as bet on the development of the port of Lisbon and enhance the economic value of its geostrategic location for the city, region and for Portugal and to ensure the competitiveness and competition of the port of Lisbon, in particular by renegotiating the terms of the public service concessions for cargo handling.

Strengthening the link between the port and the city and fostering the building of partnerships and understandings among the various stakeholders of the Port of Lisbon are other goals of the mandate now initiated by Andreia Ventura.

Source: Ports Europe