Portugal is ranked 36th out of 160 countries in the world - in the Global Transport and Logistics Performance Index, indicating the well-developed transport infrastructure. source: Logistics Performance Index.
Portugal is one of the 12 founding countries of NATO, a member of the European Economic Community since 1986, a member of the European Union since 2007. Taking into account the long-term connection with the European Union, Portugal plays a major role in the European Union market, therefore imports as well as exports are an integral part of the Portuguese economy. Considering the geographical location of Portugal and the historically strong connection with the only neighboring country, Spain, exports as well as imports in Portugal take place between Spain. Needless to say, all land transport to Portugal takes place by crossing the Spanish border. Portugal is the 50th most developed export economy in the world. Given the importance of Portugal in the modern economy as well as in the field of transport and logistics. Portugal is an independent as well as processed route in our International Freight Mechanism, therefore we can offer the most favorable conditions and prices for transportation to Portugal and vice versa. According to the Economic Complexity Index (EPI). In 2016, Portugal exported $63.1 B and imported $79.5 B. Road transport: Portugal's roads and expressway infrastructure are top-notch, making freight transport fast and safe. The road infrastructure is 68,732km (42,708), of which 3,000km (1,864 miles) are expressways.
The cargo is insured against the following incidents
- Vehicle accident
- Fire or explosion
- Theft or attempted theft, robbery, vandalism
- Damage to the cargo due to careless actions
- Other specific cases
The cost of freight transport consists of
- Type of cargo transportation
- Amount of cargo (number of pallets, boxes, etc.)
- Cargo weight
- Freight delivery address
- Cargo delivery time
