List of Shipping Companies in Portugal

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 522 shipping companies in Portugal, one in every 1,634 Portuguese companies. Most of them are small: three in four have one to four people, and only 11 firms employ 50 people or more. Half of all shipping firms are based in Funchal, Lisboa, Lagos, Olhão and Porto. Below you find the largest shipping firms 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.

522 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies5221 in1,634 Portuguese companiesCities86Largest cityFunchal 130Sole traders11%Employees1-4 (77%)Revenue< $100K (54%)Email22%Phone18%Website25%

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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	United European Car Carriers, Unipessoal, Lda (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Funchal	Rua Doutor António José de Almeida, 25 1º	Ilha Da Madeira	9000-062	N/A	2000	$409,305,370	287	Corporation	10	511163924
2	Bourbon Surf Marine Internacional, Lda (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Funchal	Rua Do Doutor Brito Câmara, 7a Piso 1 Sala Aq/ar	Ilha Da Madeira	9000-039	N/A	2001	$194,234,628	19	Partnership of unknown type	89	511134690
3	Gslines - Transportes Marítimos, Lda	Portugal	Funchal	Avenida Mar E Comunidades Madeirenses, 21 2º	Ilha Da Madeira	9000-054	*****.pt	1907	$183,889,480	33	Partnership of unknown type	93	511011911
4	Sacor Marítima, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Da Índia, 8	Lisboa	1349-065	*****.pt	1960	$167,332,663	19	Corporation	523	500237913
5	Mystic Cruises, S.A. (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Porto	Rua de Miragaia, 103	Porto	4050-387	*****.com	2009	$141,729,561	559	Corporation	21	509195717
6	Transinsular - Transportes Marítimos Insulares, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Da Cintura Do Porto de Lisboa, Edifício 104	Lisboa	1350-352	*****.pt	1984	$109,741,730	174	Corporation	64	501532889
7	Mystic Ocean, S.A. (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Funchal	Rua Do Doutor Brito Câmara, 2 1º Sala C	Ilha Da Madeira	9000-039	*****.pt	2020	$74,195,256	499	Corporation	21	516159607
8	Mutualista Acoreana De Transportes Marítimos, S.A.	Portugal	Ponta Delgada	Rua de Lisboa, S/n	Ilha de São Miguel	9500-216	*****.com	1920	$49,901,150	26	Corporation	176	512000743
9	Psl - Navegacão, S.A.	Portugal	Matosinhos	Avenida Dom Afonso Henriques, 1196 Sala 204	Porto	4450-012	*****.net	2013	$42,052,983	2	Corporation	N/A	510873758
10	Ership Internacional, S.A. (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Funchal	Rua Ivens, 3b 2ºl	Ilha Da Madeira	9000-046	*****.com	2005	$35,209,168	19	Corporation	51	511251963
11	Bourbon Surf Mobility, Lda (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Funchal	Rua Do Doutor Brito Câmara, 7a 1º Sala as	Ilha Da Madeira	9000-039	N/A	2021	$32,138,980	19	Partnership of unknown type	89	516706004
12	Lamos, Lda (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Funchal	Rua Carmo, 7 4º Fracão Bc4bu	Ilha Da Madeira	9050-017	N/A	2020	$28,852,399	1	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	516146785
13	Ttsl - Transtejo Soflusa, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Cintura Do Porto de Lisboa	Lisboa	1249-249	*****.pt	1975	$24,919,614	306	Corporation	1699	500723770
14	Steamar - Transportes Marítimos, Unipessoal, Lda (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Funchal	Rua Cooperativa Agrícola Funchal, Bloco B 1ºc	Ilha Da Madeira	9050-555	*****.com	2001	$23,765,948	25	Corporation	43	511163487
15	Porto Santo Line - Transportes Marítimos, Lda	Portugal	Funchal	Largo Dos Varadouros, 4 R/c	Ilha Da Madeira	9000-503	N/A	1990	$23,405,014	47	Partnership of unknown type	93	511035543
16	Limar - Transportes Marítimos, Unipessoal, Lda (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Funchal	Rua Cooperativa Agrícola Funchal, Bloco B 1ºc	Ilha Da Madeira	9050-555	*****.org	2004	$22,434,109	26	Corporation	43	511251599
17	Alsace Croisieres Portugal - Actividades Marítimo-Turística, Lda	Portugal	Porto	Rua Da Saudade, 132 3º	Porto	4150-682	*****.com	2002	$20,706,955	4	Partnership of unknown type	15	506047580
18	Amberseas, Lda (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Funchal	Avenida Arriaga, 30 1ºsala A	Ilha Da Madeira	9000-064	*****.com	2019	$17,380,773	2	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	515502251
19	Suardiaz International Management, Unipessoal, Lda (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Funchal	Rua Ivens, Edifício D. Mécia 5ºu	Ilha Da Madeira	9000-046	N/A	2014	$17,045,901	1	Corporation	49	513342990
20	Tnitsea Shipping, Lda (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Funchal	Rua 31 de Janeiro, 81a 3ºe	Ilha Da Madeira	9050-401	N/A	2011	$16,778,883	4	Partnership of unknown type	2	509874843
21	Atlânticoline, S.A.	Portugal	Horta	Rua Conselheiro Miguel Da Silveira, 31	Ilha Do Faial	9900-114	*****.pt	2005	$13,760,185	117	Corporation	67	512091773
22	Famar Offshore, S.A. (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Funchal	Rua Murcas, 15 2º Sala G	Ilha Da Madeira	9000-058	N/A	2015	$12,903,834	13	Corporation	5	513645705
23	Odyssey Owner, Unipessoal, Lda (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Funchal	Avenida Infante, 66 2º Salas I/j	Ilha Da Madeira	9000-015	N/A	2023	$12,683,444	30	Corporation	6	517765632
24	Explorer Owner, Unipessoal, Lda (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Funchal	Avenida Infante, 66 2º Salas I/j	Ilha Da Madeira	9000-015	N/A	2023	$12,059,133	27	Corporation	3	517772850
25	Syl Owner, Lda (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Funchal	Avenida Infante, 66 2ºsalas I/j	Ilha Da Madeira	9000-015	N/A	2022	$12,022,057	32	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	517128578

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Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 504 Portuguese shipping firms with a known headcount, 387 (77%) have one to four people, 56 have five to nine, 50 have ten to 49 and 11 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (240, 54%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 10443 88%
Small 10 to 4950 10%
Medium 50 to 24910 2%
Large 250+1 0.2%

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

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 31 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

How many shipping companies are there in Portugal?

Shipping companies and shipping firms in Portugal

522

5 November 2026

There are 522 shipping companies and shipping firms in Portugal in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 1,634 Portuguese companies. About 2 new firms are entered in the register every month this year (23 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 464 89%
Head offices: 38
Branch offices: 20

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code 50. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 50.

207 of the 522 are Lda and S.A. (40%); 56 are sole traders. They come from Registo Comercial and our Portuguese register data, through the Company Data API.

Largest shipping firms in Portugal

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

Mystic Cruises, S.A. (Zona Franca da Madeira) is the largest shipping firm in Portugal by headcount. 11 firms employ 50 people or more; 5 employ 100 or more.

1Porto559 staff
2Lisboa306 staff
3Funchal287 staff
4Lisboa174 staff
5Horta117 staff
6Porto76 staff
7Grândola73 staff
8Vila Nova de Gaia72 staff
9Carrazeda de Ansiães53 staff
10Funchal52 staff

By employee size · 504 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	387	77%
5-9	56	11%
10-19	22	4%
20-49	28	6%
50-99	6	1%
100-199	1	0.2%
200-499	3	0.6%
500-999	1	0.2%
1,000+	0	0%

77% have 1 to 4 people; 28 have 20 to 49; 11 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	240	54%
$100K-$500K	84	19%
$500K-$1M	30	7%
$1M-$5M	51	11%
$5M-$10M	9	2%
$10M-$50M	24	5%
$50M-$100M	1	0.2%
$100M-$500M	6	1%

54% under $100,000; 51 between $1M and $5M; 40 above $5M.

Where in Portugal?

Funchal has the most shipping companies in Portugal (130), ahead of Lisboa (48), Lagos (25), Olhão (23) and Porto (18). Together the five hold half of them.

Cities by number of firms

86 Portuguese cities have at least one shipping firm; 15 have ten or more; 33 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

Shipping firms in Funchal

Funchal has 130 shipping companies and shipping firms, 1.1% of all 12,237 Funchal companies and 1636% above the national share. Three in four Funchal firms have fewer than five people; 3 have 50 or more. 5 new firms were entered in 2026, 2 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 97 · 75%
5-9: 12 · 9%
10-19: 3 · 2%
20-49: 14 · 11%
50+: 3 · 2%

Legal form

Sole traders: 0 · 0%
Partnerships: 49 · 38%
Lda and S.A.: 81 · 62%
Other or none: 0 · 0%

Of the Portuguese total: 24.9%
Of all Funchal companies: 1.1%
Against the national share: 17.4×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 5
Entered 2025: 9
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 21.7%

Old

Before 1990: 2 · 2%
1990 or later: 128 · 98%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 7.7%

Reachable

Email: 20 · 15%
Phone: 26 · 20%
Website: 20 · 15%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 32 · 30%
$100K-$500K: 16 · 15%
$500K-$1M: 10 · 9%
$1M and more: 48 · 45%

Largest

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How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 39 taxi companies for every shipping firm in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Taxi Companies	20,416	4%	97%
Travel Agencies	3,284	45%	74%
Logistics Companies	1,292	38%	49%
Courier Companies	826	11%	77%
Shipping Companies	522	25%	74%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
India	50,648	1.3
The Netherlands	7,105	1.8
Ukraine	6,476	3.8
Italy	5,501	0.8
The USA	5,126	0.1
Portugal	522	0.6

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Newcomers in Portugal in 2026

23 shipping firms were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, about 2 a month, after 42 in 2025. Portugal as a whole saw 33,330 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes <0.1% of the inflow.

252022
282023
402024
422025
232026 so far

11 of this year's 23 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.

1Lisboa4 staff
2Porto4 staff
3Tabuaço3 staff
4Lajes Do Pico3 staff
5Setúbal2 staff

Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

One in nine Portuguese shipping firms work as sole traders, against 15% of all Portuguese companies. Two in five are Lda and S.A..

Sole traders (empresários em nome individual)5611%
Partnerships23244%
Lda and S.A.20740%
No form on record or other275%

Single-site: 89%
Head offices: 38
Branches: 20

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

The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 0 Portuguese shipping firms from before 1900, 4 from before 1950 and 26 from before 1990.

1907
1. Funchal
1920
1. Ponta Delgada
1936
1. Vila Real de Santo António
1947
1. Madalena
1954
1. Santa Cruz Da Graciosa
1958
1. Peniche

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

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Portuguese shipping firms date from before 1990

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How reachable are they?

Shipping firms are harder to reach than the average Portuguese company: 18% list a phone number and 25% a website.

Email113 22%
Phone96 18%
Website130 25%

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

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

Frequently asked questions

How many shipping companies are there in Portugal?

There are 522 shipping companies and shipping firms in Portugal in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 1,634 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest shipping firm in Portugal?

Mystic Cruises, S.A. (Zona Franca da Madeira) in Porto, with 559 staff. By revenue United European Car Carriers, Unipessoal, Lda (Zona Franca da Madeira) in Funchal leads with $409.3 million a year.

Which Portuguese city has the most shipping companies?

Funchal, with 130, ahead of Lisboa (48), Lagos (25), Olhão (23) and Porto (18).

How many shipping firms are there in Funchal?

130, which is 1.1% of all 12,237 Funchal companies and 1636% above the national share.

How big is a typical shipping firm?

Small. 77% of the 504 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 11 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Portuguese shipping companies sole traders or companies?

One in nine (56) are sole traders, 44% are partnerships and 40% (207) are Lda and S.A..

How many shipping firms started in 2026?

23 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 42 in 2025. 11 of them are Lda and S.A..

What is the oldest shipping firm in Portugal?

Gslines - Transportes Marítimos, Lda in Funchal, 1907, followed by Mutualista Acoreana de Transportes Marítimos, S.A. in Ponta Delgada (1920) and Empresa de Transportes do Rio Guadiana, Lda in Vila Real de Santo António (1936). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers shipping companies?

Portuguese shipping companies are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code 50. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 50.

Can I download the full list?

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