Sousa Group

Sousa Group is a Portuguese private business group based in Funchal, Madeira. It is a maritime-port, logistics, energy and tourism operator[1] and is considered the largest Portuguese shipowner.[2]

Sousa Group
Native name
Grupo Sousa
TypePrivately held company
Founded1998
FounderLuís Miguel Sousa
Headquarters
Funchal
,
Portugal
Area served
Americas
Africa
Europe
Middle East
Asia
OwnerLUMISO SGPS (60%)
SOUSAPAR SGPS (20%)
RUSAMAR SGPS (10%)
BETASOL SGPS (10)
DivisionsShipping
Harbour Operations
Logistics
Energy
Tourism
SubsidiariesGS Lines, PCI - Portusline Containers International, Porto Santo Line, Steermar, PMAR Navegação, PMAR Cabo Verde, PMAR Guiné Bissau, OPM, ETP, LCP - Lisbon Cruise Port, TSA- Terminal de Santa Apolónia, Logislink, Opertrans, Marmod, Metal Lobos, Gáslink, WindMad, Luamar Aparthotel, Torre Praia Hotel, Praia Dourada Hotel, Agência Ferraz, Pizza N'Areia, Corsário Beach Bar, Salinas Restaurante, Ponta da Calheta Restaurante, Porto Santo Line Travel.

The Sousa Group includes cargo shipping companies GS Lines,[3] the shipping company Porto Santo Line[4] where it operates with the ship Lobo Marinho. In the port operation area, it is responsible for the Madeira Port Operations Society - OPM[5] and for the Santa Apolónia Terminal - TSL. In the area of shipping agents, it owns PMAR Navegação,[6] PMAR Cabo Verde,[7] PMAR Guinea-Bissau.[8] 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 to the tourism area in Porto Santo with three hotels, two restaurants, a pizzeria, and a beach bar.

Subsidiaries by business division

Shipping
Shipping Companies
  • GS Lines (passou an incorporar PCI-Portline Containers International, SA, Boxlines e ENM )
  • Porto Santo Line - Transportes Marítimos, Lda.
Ship Management
  • Steermar - Shipmanagement Services, Lda
Shipping Agencies
  • PMAR Navegação
  • PMAR Guiné-Bissau
  • PMAR Cabo Vede

Port operations
  • OPM - Sociedade Operações Portuárias da Madeira, Lda.
  • ETP - Empresa de Trabalho Portuário, Lda.
  • TSA - Terminal de Santa Apolónia, Lda.
  • LCT - Lisbon Cruise Terminals, Lda.

Logistics
Logisitcs Terminals[10]
  • Logislink Madeira
  • Logislink Açores
  • Logislink Alverca
  • Logislink Matosinhos
Freight Forwarders
  • Logislink - (passou an incorporar as operações dos transitários:

Bitrans - Agência Transitários Madeira, Lda. Bitranlis — Agentes Transitários, Lda. Transaje — Trânsitos e Transportes, Lda. PMAR Logistics, Lda)

  • Marmod
  • Opertrans Logística
Road transport
  • Opertrans Equipamentos
Maintenance
  • Metal-Lobos - Indústria Metalúrgica, Lda.

Energy
  • Gáslink – Gás Natural, SA
  • Windmad - Energias Renováveis, Lda.

Tourism
Travel agencies
  • Porto Santo Line Travel, Lda.
  • Agência de Viagens e Navegação Ferraz
Hotels
  • Hotel Torre Praia ****
  • Aparthotel Luamar ****
  • Hotel Praia Dourada ***
Restaurants
  • Restaurante Salinas
  • Restaurante Pizza N'Areia
  • O Corsário Beach Bar
  • Restaurante-Bar Ponta da Calheta

References
  1. "Grupo Sousa – Operador marítimo-portuário, de logística, energia e turismo". www.gruposousa.pt. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  2. "Grupo Sousa já é o maior armador nacional | DNOTICIAS.PT". www.dnoticias.pt. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  3. "Box Lines - Navegação, S.A." www.boxlines.pt. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  4. "Porto Santo Line". www.portosantoline.pt. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  5. "OPM". www.opm.pt. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  6. "PMAR Navegação". Grupo Sousa (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  7. "PMAR Cabo Verde". Grupo Sousa (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  8. "PMAR Guiné-Bissau". Grupo Sousa (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  9. "Logislink". Grupo Sousa (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  10. "Logislink". Grupo Sousa (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-17.
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