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The Port of Funchal was the only major port in Madeira until 2007 when it became fully dedicated to passenger transport – cruise ships and ferries – and other tourist-related boats and yachts. In that year all remaining fishing activity and cargo trade was moved to the newly developed port of Caniçal , 19 km (12 mi) to the east.
Problems at the end of August led to Lady of Mann returning to service, and a drop in passenger numbers, who had been tempted by the SeaCat's high speed. 1995 saw Lady of Mann operate for Porto Santo Line in Madeira. In 1996, the Steam Packet Company was bought by Sea Containers and all vessels in the fleet were painted in the new owner's blue ...
In the late 1950s Portuguese shipping company Empresa Insulana de Navegação began to plan a running-mate for its popular but ageing steamship Lima on the Lisbon – Madeira route. The new ship was laid down in July 1960, and was launched as Funchal (after the capital of Madeira) on February 10, 1961.
The company also operates Logislink logistic operation centers [9] and logistic terminals in Madeira, Azores, Alverca, Leixões and Porto Santo. In energy, it operates with Gáslink and WindMad. In addition, in the tourism area in Porto Santo the group operates with three hotels, two restaurants, a pizzeria, and a beach bar.
Aviva is a 98-metre (322 ft) length motor yacht. She is the fourth yacht named Aviva built for Bahamas-based British businessman Joe Lewis, and replaces the 68m Aviva (III).
Pliny mentions certain Purple Islands, the position of which with reference to the Fortunate Islands or Canaries might seem to indicate Madeira islands. Plutarch (Sertorius, 75 AD) referring to the military commander Quintus Sertorius (d. 72 BC), relates that after his return to Cádiz, "he met seamen recently arrived from Atlantic islands, two in number, divided from one another only by a ...
The vessel has operated in the northern summer season on the east coast of Canada, Greenland and the Canadian Arctic by Adventure Canada, and in the southern summer season to Antarctica from Ushuaia by a joint venture between Intrepid Travel and Chimu Adventures. [11]
The International Business Center of Madeira (IBCM) or Madeira International Business Centre (MIBC), formally known as the Madeira Free Trade Zone, is a set of tax benefits authorised by Decree-Law 500/80 in 1980, legislated [1] [2] in 1986, and amended throughout the years by the Portuguese government to favor the Autonomous Region of Madeira ...