List of Logistics Companies in Portugal

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 1,292 logistics companies in Portugal, one in every 660 Portuguese companies. Most of them are small: three in five have one to four people, and only 48 firms employ 50 people or more. Two in five of all freight forwarders are based in Lisboa, Matosinhos, Maia, Vila Franca de Xira and Loures. Below you find the largest freight forwarders in Portugal, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Portuguese company database or through the Company Data API.

1,292 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies1,2921 in660 Portuguese companiesCities141Largest cityLisboa 236Sole traders2%Employees1-4 (58%)Revenue< $100K (28%)Email29%Phone53%Website38%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Dhl Express Portugal, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua C Do Aeroporto de Lisboa, Edifício 69 3ºgabinete 306/308	Lisboa	1700-008	*****.com	1979	$144,383,702	431	Partnership of unknown type	6331	500731993
2	K-Log - Logística, S.A.	Portugal	Maia	Rua Do Pinhal, 250	Porto	4470-640	*****.pt	2012	$136,790,399	118	Corporation	4	510338879
3	Kuhne + Nagel, S.A.	Portugal	Matosinhos	Rua Santos Dias, 1226	Porto	4465-253	*****.com	1988	$92,680,918	122	Corporation	1325	501949178
4	Schenker - Transitários, S.A.	Portugal	Loures	Rua Florbela Espanca, 4	Lisboa	2660-364	*****.com	1963	$91,554,714	255	Corporation	2844	500161313
5	Abreu - Carga E Trânsitos, Lda	Portugal	Porto	Praca Trindade, 142 4º	Porto	4000-539	*****.com	1994	$91,473,309	350	Partnership of unknown type	159	503142263
6	Logislink - Terminal Logística, Lda	Portugal	Funchal	Caminho Da Cancela, 32	Ilha Da Madeira	9060-043	N/A	2009	$88,508,958	350	Partnership of unknown type	93	509225918
7	Join The Moment - Transitários, S.A.	Portugal	Matosinhos	Rua Antero de Quental, 221 2º	Porto	4455-586	*****.com	2011	$75,464,231	173	Corporation	10	509964117
8	Garland Transport Solutions, Lda	Portugal	Cascais	Estrada Manuel Correia Lopes, 682	Lisboa	2785-718	*****.pt	1989	$74,422,095	189	Partnership of unknown type	12	502065567
9	Xbs-Log. Transitários, Lda	Portugal	Maia	Rua Joaquim Dias Salgueiro, 622	Porto	4470-777	*****.com	2010	$73,018,669	129	Partnership of unknown type	3	509325017
10	All Ways Cargo Portugal - Transitários, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Conselheiro Lopo Vaz, Lote A/b Escritório S	Lisboa	1800-142	*****.com	1993	$60,291,583	69	Corporation	217	503037915
11	Dsv Transitários, Lda	Portugal	Vila Do Conde	Rua Campo Do Martelo, 319	Porto	4485-959	*****.com	1978	$59,580,852	131	Partnership of unknown type	2844	500749345
12	Rangel - Distribuicão E Logística, S.A.	Portugal	Maia	Rua Da Serra, 654	Porto	4425-390	*****.com	1951	$59,575,928	836	Corporation	44	500180008
13	Seamodal Cargo, Lda	Portugal	Vila Franca de Xira	Avenida Casal Da Serra, 25a/b	Lisboa	2625-085	*****.pt	2007	$57,549,810	74	Partnership of unknown type	7	508045177
14	Rangel Transitários, S.A.	Portugal	Maia	Rua Da Serra, 654	Porto	4425-390	*****.com	1988	$56,122,704	89	Corporation	44	502025140
15	Vanesp Ibérica - Transitários, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Do Conde	Via José Régio, 195	Porto	4485-860	*****.com	2008	$50,709,133	50	Corporation	N/A	508487854
16	Lusocargo (sul) - Transitários, Lda	Portugal	Lousã	Estrada Nacional 9010, Edifício E	Coimbra	2670-744	*****.pt	1990	$50,329,078	88	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	502356324
17	Dhl Supply Chain Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Franca de Xira	Estrada Da Alfarrobeira, Dhl N45-f1	Lisboa	2625-244	*****.es	1994	$49,900,653	1,007	Corporation	6331	503269018
18	Transnáutica - Global Logistics, S.A.	Portugal	Arcos de Valdevez	Rua Dos Casas Queimadas, 97 Edifício Desfo	Viana Do Castelo	4415-439	*****.pt	2014	$49,607,407	97	Corporation	19	513208038
19	Zolve - Logística E Transporte, S.A.	Portugal	Torres Novas	Estrada Do Relvas, 31	Santarém	2350-375	*****.pt	1998	$46,978,910	222	Corporation	30	504193040
20	Navex - Empresa Portuguesa De Navegacão, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Da Cintura Do Porto de Lisboa, 13	Lisboa	1350-352	N/A	1968	$42,151,095	57	Corporation	64	500200874
21	Lusocargo - Transitários, S.A.	Portugal	Maia	Rua Joaquim Dias Salgueiro, 167	Porto	4470-777	*****.pt	1984	$40,927,129	89	Corporation	155	501508279
22	Rangel Internacional - Aérea E Marítima, S.A.	Portugal	Maia	Rua Da Serra, 654	Porto	4425-390	*****.com	1983	$40,312,235	89	Corporation	44	501384049
23	Arnaud - Logis, Solucões Logísticas Integradas, S.A.	Portugal	Loures	Estrada Militar	Lisboa	2680-183	*****.pt	1986	$39,847,548	107	Corporation	5	500557403
24	Carreras, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Azambuja	Vale de Tábuas, Plataforma Logista Aveiras 4 Fracão E/f/g//h	Lisboa	2050-197	*****.com	2015	$37,466,631	254	Corporation	49	513781609
25	Rhenus - Transitários E Logística, Lda	Portugal	Vila Franca de Xira	Avenida Do Marco Da Iv Légua, Edifício Norcentro Bloco 45f	Lisboa	2615-142	*****.com	1985	$37,257,081	107	Partnership of unknown type	3615	501627782

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Where in Portugal?

Lisboa has the most logistics companies in Portugal (236), ahead of Matosinhos (166), Maia (70), Vila Franca de Xira (57) and Loures (51). Together the five hold two in five of them.

Cities by number of firms

141 Portuguese cities have at least one freight forwarder; 25 have ten or more; 48 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

Freight forwarders in Lisboa

Lisboa has 236 logistics companies and freight forwarders, 0.3% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 66% above the national share. Half Lisboa firms have fewer than five people; 6 have 50 or more. 8 new firms were entered in 2026, 46 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 116 · 53%
5-9: 53 · 24%
10-19: 26 · 12%
20-49: 16 · 7%
50+: 6 · 3%

Legal form

Sole traders: 3 · 1%
Partnerships: 117 · 50%
Lda and S.A.: 80 · 34%
Other or none: 36 · 15%

Of the Portuguese total: 18.3%
Of all Lisboa companies: 0.3%
Against the national share: 1.7×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 8
Entered 2025: 12
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 22.9%

Old

Before 1990: 46 · 19%
1990 or later: 190 · 81%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 26.0%

Reachable

Email: 87 · 37%
Phone: 142 · 60%
Website: 99 · 42%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 58 · 30%
$100K-$500K: 44 · 23%
$500K-$1M: 31 · 16%
$1M and more: 62 · 32%

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Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 1,090 Portuguese freight forwarders with a known headcount, 633 (58%) have one to four people, 226 have five to nine, 183 have ten to 49 and 48 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (277, 28%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 10859 79%
Small 10 to 49183 17%
Medium 50 to 24946 4%
Large 250+2 0.2%

Grey line: the share among all Portuguese companies (91% have under ten staff).

140

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 74 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

How many logistics companies are there in Portugal?

Logistics companies and freight forwarders in Portugal

1,292

5 November 2026

There are 1,292 logistics companies and freight forwarders in Portugal in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 660 Portuguese companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every week this year (35 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 864 67%
Head offices: 149
Branch offices: 279

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 codes 521 and 522. Our platform filter is SIC 4731, 4225, 4226, 4222.

396 of the 1,292 are Lda and S.A. (31%); 28 are sole traders. They come from Registo Comercial and our Portuguese register data, through the Company Data API.

Largest freight forwarders in Portugal

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Lisboa. Click a name for the record.

DHL Supply Chain Portugal, S.A. is the largest freight forwarder in Portugal by headcount. 48 firms employ 50 people or more; 21 employ 100 or more.

1Vila Franca de Xira1,007 staff
2Maia836 staff
3Lisboa431 staff
4Porto350 staff
5Funchal350 staff
6Loures255 staff
7Azambuja254 staff
8Torres Novas222 staff
9Cascais189 staff
10Matosinhos173 staff

By employee size · 1,090 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	633	58%
5-9	226	21%
10-19	113	10%
20-49	70	6%
50-99	27	2%
100-199	13	1%
200-499	6	0.6%
500-999	1	<0.1%
1,000+	1	<0.1%

58% have 1 to 4 people; 70 have 20 to 49; 48 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	277	28%
$100K-$500K	239	24%
$500K-$1M	122	12%
$1M-$5M	204	21%
$5M-$10M	66	7%
$10M-$50M	58	6%
$50M-$100M	14	1%
$100M-$500M	2	0.2%

28% under $100,000; 204 between $1M and $5M; 140 above $5M.

The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 1 Portuguese freight forwarders from before 1900, 2 from before 1950 and 177 from before 1990.

1860
1. Lisboa
1951
1. Vila Do Conde
1951
1. Maia
1954
1. Praia Da Vitória
1954
1. São Roque Do Pico
1963
1. Loures

Fewer than five firms date from before 1950, so the timeline starts with the oldest firms before 1990.

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177

Portuguese freight forwarders date from before 1990

were entered in 1990

How reachable are they?

Freight forwarders are easier to reach than the average Portuguese company: 53% list a phone number and 38% a website.

Email371 29%
Phone679 53%
Website495 38%

Grey line: all Portuguese companies (email 17%, phone 33%, website 22%).

The full list with these fields is in our Portuguese company database.

Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

One in forty-six Portuguese freight forwarders work as sole traders, against 15% of all Portuguese companies. Three in ten are Lda and S.A..

Sole traders (empresários em nome individual)282%
Partnerships57945%
Lda and S.A.39631%
No form on record or other28922%

Single-site: 67%
Head offices: 149
Branches: 279

All Portuguese companies: 15% sole traders, 38% partnerships, 30% Lda and S.A..

Newcomers in Portugal in 2026

35 freight forwarders were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, about one per week, after 35 in 2025. Portugal as a whole saw 33,330 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.1% of the inflow.

392022
562023
382024
352025
352026 so far

18 of this year's 35 are Lda and S.A..

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Porto9 staff
2Lisboa9 staff
3Lisboa9 staff
4Vila Franca de Xira9 staff
5Lisboa9 staff

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 16 taxi companies for every freight forwarder in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Taxi Companies	20,416	4%	97%
Trucking Companies	9,148	15%	63%
Travel Agencies	3,284	45%	74%
Logistics Companies	1,292	38%	49%
Shipping Companies	522	25%	74%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The USA	315,495	4.9
Vietnam	39,865	21.5
Canada	32,707	7.7
Brazil	31,503	1.1
Germany	30,181	4.4
Portugal	1,292	1.5

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Frequently asked questions

How many logistics companies are there in Portugal?

There are 1,292 logistics companies and freight forwarders in Portugal in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 660 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest freight forwarder in Portugal?

DHL Supply Chain Portugal, S.A. in Vila Franca de Xira, with 1,007 staff. By revenue K-Log - Logística, S.A. in Maia leads with $136.8 million a year.

Which Portuguese city has the most logistics companies?

Lisboa, with 236, ahead of Matosinhos (166), Maia (70), Vila Franca de Xira (57) and Loures (51).

How many freight forwarders are there in Lisboa?

236, which is 0.3% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 66% above the national share.

How big is a typical freight forwarder?

Small. 58% of the 1,090 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 48 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Portuguese logistics companies sole traders or companies?

One in forty-six (28) are sole traders, 45% are partnerships and 31% (396) are Lda and S.A..

How many freight forwarders started in 2026?

35 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 35 in 2025. 18 of them are Lda and S.A..

What is the oldest freight forwarder in Portugal?

James Rawes - Navegacão, Lda in Lisboa, 1860, followed by Americold Porto Warehousing, S.A. in Vila Do Conde (1951) and Rangel - Distribuicão e Logística, S.A. in Maia (1951). 1 firm dates from before 1900.

Which industry code covers logistics companies?

Portuguese logistics companies are classified under NACE Rev. 2 codes 521 and 522. Our platform filters them on SIC 4731 (arrangement of transportation of freight and cargo), 4225 (general warehousing and storage), 4226 (special warehousing and storage, not elsewhere classified) and 4222 (refrigerated warehousing and storage).

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