Latest news and stories about logistics in Portugal for expats and residents.
Ana Catarina Dias, Pedro Costa and Nuno Barradas debate fuel costs, electrification, and the challenges facing the transport and logistics sector.
João Carvalho argues that the challenges facing Portuguese ports are deeply rooted in the country's infrastructure.
The CEO of Menzies Aviation (SPdH), winner of the ground handling tender for Lisbon, Porto, and Faro airports, emphasized Portugal's role as a key gateway between Europe, the Americas, and Africa. The company, which maintains its operations in the three main Portuguese airports, will hold the licenses for seven years, ensuring long-term stability and continued investment in its workforce and service capacity.
Roberto Cortegano assumes the leadership of the Portuguese port authorities.
Rodo Cargo provides transport services linking Portugal to the wider Iberian market using both rail and road networks.
Cooprofar is expanding and reinforcing its logistics infrastructure to improve coverage in the southern region of Portugal.
The Guarda dry port will be inaugurated this Friday, in an investment that will allow the Turkish group Yilport to manage its second infrastructure of this kind in Portugal, following the opening of the Elvas dry port in March of this year. The structure in Guarda will be located near the Beira Alta railway line and the A25 motorway, among other features.
The online retailer Shein has introduced a new international logistics service, establishing a partnership with the Portuguese postal service, CTT.
The executive president of CTT – Correios de Portugal, Guy Pacheco, argued this Wednesday in Parliament that the company's lockers are a way to accelerate deliveries in the autonomous regions, also viewing the contracting of a cargo plane favourably. During a hearing at the Committee on Infrastructure, Mobility and Housing regarding deliveries in the autonomous regions...
The retailer introduces a fully electric vehicle into its distribution network within Portugal.
VASP has been awarded the contract for the daily delivery of newspapers and magazines throughout the Portuguese mainland.
The island has experienced 'constraints felt in recent weeks', revealed the Regional Government (PSD/CDS-PP/PPM).
The proposal was presented at the APLOG Logistics Congress in Oeiras. The Sines customs office is set to become autonomous in January 2027.
'We never save time, only incur more costs with the mandatory diversion from the VCI to the A41,' says Ana Águeda, head of Malau, a container transport company based in Maia. For services to the south of the country, excluding Porto and Gaia, 'the diversion adds 65 kilometres and one hour and 15 minutes of work.'
Portugal is recognised for its role as a key strategic centre within Europe.
The two major Portuguese cities are the primary hubs for growth in the logistics sector.
Medway is the leading company for goods transportation via railway across the Portuguese and Spanish markets.
A shortage of drivers, dissatisfaction with the detour, and higher fuel consumption are some of the negative aspects pointed out by transport companies following the ban on heavy vehicles on the VCI.
Palletways Iberia increases its logistics and distribution network reach within Portuguese territory.
Palletways Iberia increases its logistics and distribution network reach within Portuguese territory.
The logistics company Palletways is expanding and reinforcing its operational network within the Portuguese territory.
The Institute for Mobility and Transport (IMT) has opened applications for 300,000 euros in funding to encourage an increase in rail freight transport, offering a subsidy of one cent per additional tonne-kilometre transported compared to the average recorded in the same periods of 2024 and 2025. Notice no. 6/2026, published by the IMT...
The president of the Leixões Port Community, Marcília Montenegro, advocated this Tuesday for the creation of an exception regime on the Internal Beltway (VCI) for trucks originating from or destined for the Port of Leixões, to prevent traffic restrictions from harming the infrastructure's competitiveness. Susana Pinho, representative of the Port Community, also spoke on the matter.
Only four months have passed since the agreement between the DHL Group and CTT – Correios de Portugal was concluded, but the German multinational is satisfied with the Iberian partnership in the logistics and parcel distribution market. DHL Group Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) Katja Busch states that the joint venture...
