# Ponta Delgada (PT PDL)

**UN/LOCODE:** PT PDL  
**Country:** Portugal  
**Water Body:** North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 37.7333, -25.6667

Around 870 vessels call at Ponta Delgada each year, moving roughly 388,650 tonnes of containerised cargo, 324,985 tonnes of liquids, 299,000 tonnes of dry bulk and 72,630 tonnes of general cargo. The container terminal offers about 75,000 TEU of annual capacity across a 45,000 m² yard on the southern coast of São Miguel, the principal port of Portugal's Azores. Operated by Portos dos Açores, the harbour also hosts an important fishing port under Lotaçor and a dedicated cruise jetty. As an isolated mid-Atlantic archipelago, the Azores depend on this port for supplies, with onward island distribution handled by road and inter-island feeders. Customs and import procedures follow Portuguese and EU rules, since the Azores are an outermost EU region. Shippers serving other islands can also route via Praia da Vitória on Terceira.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Lisbon → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/lisbon-shanghai)
- [Lisbon → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/lisbon-shenzhen)
- [Lisbon → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/lisbon-guangzhou)
- [Lisbon → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/lisbon-hong-kong)
- [Lisbon → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/lisbon-tokyo)
- [Lisbon → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/lisbon-busan)

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