Shippers complain of the lack of investment in cargo terminals – the guardian

The Shippers complain that the lack of investment in cargo terminals of the airports of Lisbon and Porto is the cause of the pile up of goods, and the diversion of business to other airports.

Paulo Paiva complaint-if of the means of existing trace

“ANA [Airports] have revealed a thorough lack of vision, refraining from any investment in the department of load”, denounced in a statement the association, referring to the fact that “the reality of the security procedures became a entropy in the movement of goods by air, the airports of Porto and Lisbon”.

In statements to Lusa, the president of the board of the Association of freight Forwarders of Portugal (Apat), Paulo Paiva, explained that the means of screening of cargo are insufficient in quantity and also in quality, since there has been no investment in this sector.

This problem can mean a diversion of business, says Paulo Paiva

“Since mid-November, the scenario is load heaped and scattered by the terminal, outside the security perimeter, whose packaging and good condition not have been properly guaranteed by the entities of the airport,” he added.

THE APAT refers to is “there are more than 30 years to hear about intentions to solve the problems of the airport infrastructure national”, referring to that which is lost “numerous business opportunities”.

Paulo Paiva warned that there are a number of companies to take their business to Spain and to other countries due to the lack of responsiveness in the two main national airports: “it is Not a threat, it’s a reality,” he said.

“The cargo terminals, a fundamental part of any airport, does not meet the necessary conditions to boost the competitiveness of Portuguese exports”, criticized.

“it Is natural that the option of the buyers are secure in the entities that are able to gather the logistics conditions that allow to place the product on the markets to respect, making it imperative to say them, under the penalty of continuing to watch the deviation in these businesses to Spain and to the countries of northern Europe,” he warned.

we contacted the ANA – Airports of Portugal which has explanations for later.