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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 →

We are living atypical times all over the world due to a pandemic. However, there are sectors which stand out positively, even in adverse contexts. In Portugal, wines are a case of success, since their export grew 5.3% in volume in 2020, according to the data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE). The biggest … Continue reading Increase in exports of food and beverages shows a good dynamics in these sectors →

Dear customers and partners, Following the contingency plan to control COVID-19 virus, please note that most of Extra team is working from home. We are not expecting major constraints for now, however some measures have already an impact due to customs authorities are working with the doors closed and preferably accepting only electronic documents. Anyway … Continue reading Announcement →

From March 2nd to 4th, Extra Transportes was present at SISAB – International Trade Fair for Portuguese Food and Beverage. This is one of the major events dedicated to these areas of activity in the country and was held at the Altice Arena in Lisbon. SISAB presents itself as the largest platform in the business … Continue reading “A success” is the balance made of Extra Transportes’ participation in SISAB →

Since January 1st, international trade has been under the new rules of Incoterms®. Incoterms® 2020 regulates the main terms to be included in transactions in all means of transport (air, rail, road or sea). What are Incoterms Generally, we call Incoterms – International Commercial Terms – to a set of rules that facilitate global trade … Continue reading INCOTERMS® 2020 – The main changes →

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