Ports Modernisation - Norwegian Delegation Visit to Portugal | 2025

Day 1: Tuesday 18 March 2025 - Norway - Lisbon

Arrival in Lisbon.

Day 2: Wednesday 19 March 2025 in Lisbon

• 08:40: Pick-up by bus from the hotels recommended

Meeting Point: Vila Galé Opera Hotel Travessa Conde da Ponte 1300-141 Lisboa

• 09:00 - 11:00: Visit Port of Lisbon - Port Tour by Boat

Presentation of Porto of Lisbon and tour by boat.

Boarding at Doca de Sto. Amaro, Alcântara (Porta 3).

• 11:15: Bus transfer

• 11:45 - 12:30: Visit CMAR or Instituto Hidrográfico (TBD)

CMAR – DGRM Av. Eng. Bonneville Franco, 2770-058 Paço de Arcos [Escola Náutica]

Instituto Hidrográfico R. das Trinas 49, 1249-093 Lisboa

• 12:30: Bus transfer >> Blue Growth Programme Final Event

Final Event for the Blue Growth Programme

The final event is at Centro Cultural de Belém Praça do Império 1449-003 Lisboa.

• 14:30-15:30: Blue Growth Final Event: Roundtable – The future of cooperation on Blue Growth

  • Celebrate the closure of the Blue Growth Programme funded by the EEA Grants Portugal, major achievements and results

  • Share information about and discuss opportunities for bilateral opportunities under the upcoming funding of the EEA Grants.

    Speakers: Magnar Ødelien (Innovation Norway); Aleksandra Witczak Haugstad (Research Council of Norway); Ragnhild Tungesvik (Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills); José Antão (ANI - Agência Nacional de Inovação); Pedro Abreu (DGPM – Directorate General for Maritime Policy).

• 15:30-16:00: Blue Growth Final Event: Closing

• 16:00-17:30: Blue Growth Final Event: Matchmaking with pitches and networking

• The participants will do a 3-minute pitch each.

• 17:30: Bus transfer >> hotels

• 17:50 - 19:10: Free time

• 19:10: Bus transfer from Vila Galé Opera Hotel >> Norwegian Ambassador’s Residence

Meeting Point: Vila Galé Opera Hotel Travessa Conde da Ponte 1300-141 Lisboa

• 19:30-21:30: Reception at the Norwegian Ambassador’s Residence

Rua de Alcolena, 46, Restelo (Lisbon)

• 21:30 - 21:50: Bus transfer Norwegian Ambassador's Residence >> Vila Galé Opera Hotel

Day 3: Thursday 20 March 2025 – Lisbon > Aveiro > Porto

• 08:00-10:30: Bus transfer Lisbon >> Aveiro

  Meeting Point: Vila Galé Opera Hotel Aveiro (2 hours 30 mins)

• 10:30 - 12:00: Visit Port of Aveiro

  • Presentation and visit to the North Terminal of Port of Aveiro.

  • Visit to the business sector (Prio; CS Wind Europe).

    APA - Edifício 9 - Forte da Barra, 3830-565 Gafanha da Nazaré (Ílhavo)

• 12:00 - 12:15: Bus trip Port of Aveiro >> Aveiro

• 12:15 - 13:30: Lunch in Aveiro - Restaurant TBA

• 14:00 - 15:15: Bus trip Aveiro >> Leixões (1 hour 15 mins)

• 15:15 - 16:00: Hotel check-in and free time

Hotel suggestions: Eurostars Matosinhos 4 Hotel Amadeos - Matosinhos 3

• 16:00 - 17:30: Visit Port of Leixões

APDL - Avenida da Liberdade, n.º 150, Leça da Palmeira (Matosinhos)

• Presentation and visit to Port of Leixões; • Visit to the “Full Mission Bridge Simulator”

• 17:30 - 18:00: Leixões Cruise Terminal

• 18:00 - 19:00: Matchmaking Event in Porto de Leixões

  Leixões Cruise terminal

  • in Partnership with Fórum Oceano - Association of the Economy of the Sea

  • The participants will do a 3-minute pitch each.

• **19:00 - 21:00:**Cocktail dinner and networking

• 21:00 - 21:15: Bus Leixões >>Matosinhos (hotels)

Day 4: Friday 21 March 2035 – Porto (Matosinhos) > Viana do Castelo > Porto (Airport) > Norway

• 08:30 - 09:30: Bus transfer Matosinhos >> Viana do Castelo

  Meeting Point: Eurostars Matosinhos 4*

• 09:30 - 10:30: Visit the company WestSea in Viana do Castelo

  • West SEA presentation.

  • Visit to the Shipyard – circuit of a vessel construction process.

  • Steel cutting workshop.

  • Steel blocks workshop.

  • Assembling area.

  • Dry-docks.

  • Outfitting pier

• 10:30 - 10:45: Bus transfer WestSea >> CorPower

• 10:45 - 11:45: Visit the company CorPower in Viana do Castelo

  • CorPower Ocean presentation.

  • Visit to the wave energy converter development, assembly and testing facilities:

    • Composites development centre - visit filament winding machine and demonstration of the main materials used.

    • Visit to the wave energy converter (if on the premises)

• 11:45 - 12:00: Bus transfer CorPower Viana do Castelo >> Restaurant

• 12:00 - 14:00: Lunch in Viana do Castelo

Restaurant 'Flor de Sal' Av. de Cabo Verde n.º 100 Praia Norte 4900-568 Viana do Castelo.

• 14:00 - 14:45: Bus transfer Viana do Castelo >> Airport

• Flight: OPorto > Norway

Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro Pedras Rubras, 4470-558 Vila Nova da Telha.

The bus will pick up and drop off at the hotels recommended on the main page, as stated. These are:

Lisbon:

Vila Galé Opera. Address: Travessa Conde da Ponte 1300-141, Lisboa.

Belem Suites Lisbon. Address Rua Vieira Portuense 82, Lisboa.

Matosinhos - Porto:

Eurostars Matosinhos. Address Rua Heróis de França, 536 4450-159 Matosinhos – Porto.

Hotel Amadeos – Matosinhos. Address Rua Conde Alto Mearim 1229 4450-284 Matosinhos - Porto