# 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 (PT PDL) each year, moving roughly 75,000 TEU of containerised cargo alongside liquid bulk, dry bulk and general cargo. The commercial quay stretches 1,244 metres with two main berths: Quay -10 (220 m, 10 m draft) and Quay -12 (565 m, 12 m draft). The container terminal yard covers 45,000 m² on the southern coast of São Miguel, the principal port of Portugal's Azores. Operated by Portos dos Açores, the harbour also hosts a fishing port under Lotaçor and a dedicated cruise terminal. As an isolated mid-Atlantic archipelago and outermost EU region, the Azores depend on this port for supplies; customs and import follow Portuguese and EU rules. Island distribution is by road on São Miguel and by inter-island feeders. 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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