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in Madeira Island, Portugal, starting its activities as Shipping Agent and Forwarder;

Grupo Sousa acquires a majority shareholding in Bitrans’ Share Capital;

Grupo Sousa incorporates Porto Santo Line;

takes part in the Share Capital increase of OPM – Sociedade Operações Portuárias da Madeira, Lda. subscribing a registered “quota” corresponding to 25% of the Share Capital;

takes part in the Share Capital increase of OPM – Sociedade Operações Portuárias da Madeira, Lda. subscribing a registered “quota” corresponding to 5% of the Share Capital;

Grupo Sousa incorporates Steermar;

Grupo Sousa acquires the Share Capital of Bitranlis, forwarder headquartered in Lisbon, through Bitrans – Agentes Transitários, Lda.;

Grupo Sousa incorporates Funchal Frio, shipowner for the transport of bananas between Madeira Island and mainland Portugal and acquires the reefer vessel “Pico Frio”;

Grupo Sousa incorporates Opermad – Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais, Lda. subscribing 46% of its Share Capital;

Grupo Sousa acquires 33.75% of the Share Capital of ENM – Empresa de Navegação Madeirense, Lda., shipowner responsible for maritime freight transport between mainland Portugal and the Madeira archipelago, which operated continuously since 1907;

Grupo Sousa acquires the first registered “quotas” of Sousa e Ramos, Lda. coming to hold a 60% of the Share Capital in this company, which held 25% of the Share Capital of ENM – Empresa de Navegação Madeirense, Lda.;

Grupo Sousa comes to hold the majority (58.75%)

of the Share Capital of ENM – Empresa de Navegação Madeirense, Lda.;

acquires the entire Share Capital of OPM – Sociedade Operações Portuárias da Madeira, Lda.;

Grupo Sousa incorporates Opertrans – Gestão de Equipamento de Transporte, Lda.;

Grupo Sousa comes to hold the majority (51%) of the Share Capital of Opermad – Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais, Lda.;

Shipowner Porto Santo Line wins an international public tender for the operation of the maritime line between Madeira and Porto Santo Islands;

Grupo Sousa incorporates Betamar Torre Praia – Investimentos Turísticos, Lda. and acquires the hotel “Torre Praia” in Porto Santo Island;

Grupo Sousa incorporates Betamar Praia Dourada – Investimentos Turísticos, Lda. and acquires the hotel “Praia Dourada” in Porto Santo Island;

Grupo Sousa acquires the ship “Lobo Marinho I”, to meet public service operational requirements, covering the maritime transport of passengers and cargo between the Madeira and Porto Santo Islands;

Grupo Sousa incorporates Porto Santo Line Travel, Lda. travel agency focused on Porto Santo Island;

Grupo Sousa incorporates Betamar Rádio Ilha Dourada, Lda. and wins a public tender for a local radio station in Porto Santo – Rádio Praia;

Lobo Marinho – Investimentos e Participações Imobiliárias, Lda. is incorporated, and acquires a 6,000 m² warehouse in Alverca, Portugal, for Grupo Sousa’s forwarding operations in Lisbon area;

Built in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, with 112m length overall, 20m beam, 8,072 gross tonnage, with the capacity to transport 1,153 passengers and 146 vehicles. “Lobo Marinho” was built between 2001 and 2003 by former Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC). In 2004, the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (United Kingdom), one of the sector’s most reputed international organisations, included “Lobo Marinho” in the list of ” Most significant ships of 2003″, highlighting its design and building quality;

Maiden voyage and operations start for the transport of passengers and cargo between Madeira and Porto Santo Islands;

Grupo Sousa incorporates Opertrans – Transporte de Contentores, Lda., a road carrier;

Grupo Sousa incorporates Opertrans – Transporte e Logística, Lda., road carrier for last mile distribution;

Grupo Sousa acquires the entire Share Capital of Empresa de Navegação Madeirense (ENM), following a long 13-year period, during which it progressively acquired registered “quotas” from different “registered quota holders” (the Share Capital was very dispersed);

Grupo Sousa incorporates GS Marítima, Lda., (former ETF – Empresa de Tráfego do Funchal, Lda.);

Grupo Sousa incorporates Logislink, which carries out logistic operations and expedition services, operating in mainland Portugal and the Autonomous Regions of the Azores and Madeira. It provides regular transport services, consolidation and deconsolidation of containers, storage of dry, refrigerated and frozen cargo, stock management and picking;

Grupo Sousa incorporates Windmad, renewable energy producer operating three wind turbines with an installed capacity of 2.55MW, in Madeira Island;

Built in 2010, in Germany, with 126m length overall, 20m beam, 7.580 gross tonnage, and 724 TEU capacity;

Grupo Sousa acquires Boxlines, shipowner responsible for regular coastal shipping between Lisbon-Leixões-Azores and Lisbon-Leixões-Madeira. The main activity is the transport of containerized and general cargo, between mainland Portugal and the Autonomous Regions of the Azores and Madeira;

Constructed in 2011, the Logislink Cancela warehouse, in Madeira Island, Portugal, was inaugurated in 2012, with 11,504 m² (5,814 m² covered storage area for dry products, of which 2,280 m² for refrigerated/frozen products). In 2018, this facility was expanded to 25,615 m² (10,539 m² of covered area);

Grupo Sousa acquires Metal Lobos – Serralharia e Carpintaria, Lda.;

Grupo Sousa incorporates Gáslink, Lda.;

Grupo Sousa acquires Transaje – Trânsitos e Transportes, Lda.;

In a joint venture with GALP, wins an International Public Tender for the supply of natural gas to Central Termoelétrica da Vitória III (CTV III) (Thermoelectric Plant), with the purpose of providing integrated services for the regular supply of natural gas to CTV III, including, in addition to natural gas, the transport, as well as the provision, construction, operation and maintenance of an LNG Satellite Plant, along with the gas pipeline  for the delivery of natural gas to CTVIII;

Grupo Sousa acquires Marfrete (Madeira) – Transitários e Navegação, Lda.;

Grupo Sousa incorporates TSA – Terminal de Santa Apolónia, Lda., holding 50% of the Share Capital, and wins the International Public Tender in Consortium with Grupo ETE;

Following an international public tender, a public concession of 35 years is awarded for the construction and operation of the Terminal de Passageiros de Cruzeiro de Lisboa (Lisbon Cruise Passenger Terminal), to support cruise ships in the port of Lisbon, a joint venture with Global Ports Holding (GPH), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd and Creuers del Port de Barcelona. Grupo Sousa holds 30% of Share Capital of the Company;

Grupo Sousa acquires PCI – Portline Containers International, shipowner providing maritime transport services between Portugal, Spain, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau;

Built in 1998, in Portugal, with 120m length overall, 20m beam, 5.850 gross tonnage, and 600 TEU capacity;

Grupo Sousa incorporates PMar – CV, Lda. (Cape Verde), a shipping agent;

Grupo Sousa incorporates PMar – Navegação, Lda. a shipping and transit agent for maritime, air and land transport;

Grupo Sousa incorporates PMar – Guiné-Bissau Agência de Navegação, S.A.R.L., a shipping agent;

Grupo Sousa acquires 75% of Marmod – Transportes Marítimos Intermodais, comprising: Marmod – Transportes Marítimos Intermodais and Agemar – Navegação e Trânsito. It provides transport, transit and logistics services to and from all parts of the globe, with a strong presence in Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau;

The Logislink facilities in Cancela are expanded to 25.615 m² (10.539 m² of covered area);

Built in 2009, in Japan, with 172m length overall, 27m beam, 17.280 gross tonnage, and 1.577 TEU capacity. “Raquel S” is the largest and most modern container ship owned by a Portuguese shipowner and is operated by GS Lines;

Between 2018 (Bitranlis and Transaje) and 2019 (Bitrans) are merged into Logislink;

Is incorporated through the merger of Shipowners acquired by Grupo Sousa, in a long process started in 1990 with Empresa de Navegação Madeirense and Funchal Frio, in 2010 with Boxlines and in 2015 with Portline Containers International (PCI);

Built in 2007, in China, with 129m length overall, 20m beam, 7.584 gross tonnage, and 679 TEU capacity;

Grupo Sousa incorporates ENM Ferries – Empresa de Navegação Madeirense. Wins an international public tender for a ferry service to transport passengers and cargo, for three years, between Funchal and Portimão;

Grupo Sousa incorporates Newspar – Multimédia, Lda. which holds 40% of the Share Capital of Diário de Notícias da Madeira;

Grupo Sousa acquires Svitzer-Portugal operation, a maritime tugboat company with vast experience, operating a fleet of 12 tugboats, in the ports of Lisbon and Setúbal, in Portugal;

Grupo Sousa acquires LogiC – Logística Integrada, Lda., company offering logistics solutions and projects adapted to each client. In 2022, LogiC increases its warehousing space, with a warehouse in Vialonga, Portugal, with 27.800 m², of which 15.286 m² of covered area for cross docking operations;

LogiC acquires “Quinta do Adarse” warehouse in Alverca, Portugal, with 32.648 m² of which, 13.760 m² of covered storage area for dry products;

Built in 2008, in Japan, with 172m length overall, 27m beam, 17.280 gross tonnage, and 1.577 TEU capacity;

The Logislink warehouse is built and inaugurated in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, in Azores, Portugal, with 20.467 m² (8.348 m² covered storage area for dry products, of which 1.481 m² for refrigerated/frozen products);

Grupo Sousa incorporates Adarse – Investimentos Imobiliários, Unipessoal, Lda.

Grupo Sousa reduces its position in Portugs´shareholding to 10%