Ports located in the Portuguese west coast have been collectively defined as the 'Portuguese Range', constituting a …. The aim of this paper is to identify how the Portuguese ports have been developing and how they can establish themselves … as a gateway to the Iberian Peninsula and Western Europe. In fact, Portuguese range ports, located at the extreme of rail …

Maritime transport remains the main gateway to the global marketplace. Ocean ports are a central and necessary … component in facilitating trade. Ports are essentially a channel of integration into the global economic system. Resourceful and … well-connected container ports empowered by regular and consistent shipping services are key to reducing trade costs …