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The  CARGA T&N AWARDS are back, and you can help choose your favorites. Access this link and vote for your favorite companies in various categories. Extra Transprotes wants to go even further! Last year, we made it to the 2nd phase, and this year we want – who knows – to be one of the … Continue reading CARGA T&N AWARDS →

The main independent logistics network in the world, WACO, of which Extra Transportes is a part, celebrated its 50th anniversary. The general meeting, which gathered over a hundred partners, took place in the Italian city of Sorrento, and we couldn’t miss it!

We are one of the 1000 largest SMEs in Portugal, which fills us with pride! In the February issue of Exame Magazine you can read an article on Extra Transportes, approaching the company’s main focus for this year. “Monitoring how the industry is going digital and focusing on technological innovation that allows us to be … Continue reading Extra Transportes in the February issue of Exame Magazine →

On November 17, 1976, Extra Transportes opened its doors for the first time. In Lisbon and Porto, specialized teams were set up in the area of ​​Logistics & Transportation with the motivation of wanting to set the cornerstone of a company based on trusting relationships with its customers. The search for always providing the best … Continue reading Extra Transportes celebrates 45 years →

Maritime shipping of goods has been unstable. From the pandemic, which affected all global markets, to the shortage of containers and exponential increase in freight costs, all these factors have contributed to an atypical year in the sector which left multiple companies and consumers without knowing what to do to achieve receive/send their goods. And the end of the … Continue reading Success in Container Shipping →

On September 11, the new rules for loading and unloading operations in road transport came into effect. Decree-Law No. 57/2021 establishes the conditions for current contracts of this type of category. The root cause for these revisions is a change in the maximum waiting times for each operation, which is now of two hours. Briefly, … Continue reading New rules for loading and unloading already in place →

IATA – International Air Transport Association – announced the good news for the air transport sector. In the last semester, transactions through this means achieved the best results since 2017. In this field, it is expected that the effects of the pandemic may have already passed, with an increase of 8% between January and June. … Continue reading Air transport with the best semester since 2017 →

Companies that need to import raw materials from countries such as China are experiencing particularly challenging times, with consecutive delays in deliveries of goods and the rising costs of maritime freight. In general, the pandemic affected various countries at a global level, and it has triggered this context which has been going on for several months, and a resolution is not yet … Continue reading Lack of raw materials is globally affecting various industries →

It has been a challenging year for those who need to import from China to Europe. Day by day, shipping increases and the stability that once existed seems difficult to achieve. This unstoppable growth adds more pressure to the sector, which has already been suffering the impact caused by the lack of delivery of containers in China and … Continue reading The shipping between Asia and Europe insists on not stabilizing →

The pandemic which, since 2020, we have been living on a global scale is reflected in the various industries and has conditioned the way markets move. With regard to transport, maritime services suffered in a notorious way – with increasing space difficulties. The availability of space in the maritime service has been a true challenge … Continue reading Today’s challenges to maritime transport →