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Ice factory investment of 1.2 million modernizes ice factory and raises production to 40 tonnes per day

Alentrium28 August 2026 at 18:40

Docapesca – Ports and Lots launched a public tender for the requalification of the Ice Factory at the Fishing Port of Sines, with an investment of 1.2 million euros co-funded by the Mar 2030 Program. The project aims to modernize the infrastructure and increase production capacity to 40 tonnes of ice per day.

The intervention includes the installation of four new ice generators, new refrigeration systems for the silos, a water treatment and purification unit, and a new cold storage chamber for dornas. Ice is an essential resource for the conservation of fish and for supporting the activity of vessels and fishing operators.

This investment does not constitute an isolated intervention, being part of a broader set of works that Docapesca has been developing in the ice factories under its management at different points of the country. The objective is the modernization of this infrastructure and the reinforcement of conditions made available to the fisheries sector.

Docapesca lançou concurso para requalificar a unidade do Porto de Pesca de Sines. Projeto prevê quatro novos geradores, sistemas de refrigeração, tratamento de água e uma nova câmara frigorífica.

Fábrica de Gelo do Porto de Pesca de Sines vai ser alvo de uma intervenção de 1,2 milhões de euros, destinada a modernizar a infraestrutura e a elevar a capacidade de produção para 40 toneladas de gelo por dia.

O concurso público para a requalificação da unidade foi lançado pela Docapesca – Portos e Lotas, que anunciou esta quinta-feira, 27 de agosto, que o investimento será cofinanciado pelo Programa Mar 2030.

A intervenção incide sobre uma infraestrutura de apoio à atividade piscatória no Porto de Pesca de Sines e deverá permitir reforçar a capacidade e a eficiência das atuais instalações.

Quatro novos geradores de gelo

Com a requalificação, a fábrica ficará equipada com quatro novos geradores, que assegurarão uma capacidade conjunta de produção de 40 toneladas de gelo por dia.

O projeto contempla igualmente a instalação de novos sistemas de refrigeração dos silos e de uma unidade destinada ao tratamento e purificação da água utilizada na infraestrutura.

Está ainda prevista uma nova câmara frigorífica para armazenamento de dornas, integrando o conjunto de equipamentos a instalar durante a modernização da unidade.

O gelo constitui um recurso operacional para o setor das pescas, nomeadamente na conservação do pescado e no apoio à atividade desenvolvida pelas embarcações e operadores.

Intervenção integra programa nacional da Docapesca

Segundo a Docapesca, a obra de Sines não constitui uma intervenção isolada. A empresa pública enquadra o investimento num conjunto mais amplo de trabalhos que tem vindo a desenvolver nas fábricas de gelo sob a sua gestão em diferentes pontos do país.

O objetivo, de acordo com a entidade, passa pela modernização destas infraestruturas e pelo reforço das condições disponibilizadas ao setor da pesca.

Em Sines, o concurso agora lançado representa um investimento com um preço-base de 1,2 milhões de euros, com apoio do Mar 2030, destinado a renovar uma infraestrutura diretamente associada ao funcionamento do porto de pesca e à atividade dos seus utilizadores.

Augusta Serrano – Jornalista

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