Sines functions as Portugal's primary deepwater container hub, feeding international box flows into a national distribution system that relies on a mix of container trucking, short-sea shipping, and intermodal rail links toward Lisbon, Leixões and inland. Sines functions as Portugal's primary deepwater container hub, feeding international box flows into a national distribution system that relies on a mix of container trucking, short-sea shipping, and intermodal rail links toward Lisbon, Leixões and inland. Sines functions as Portugal's primary deepwater container hub, feeding international box flows into a national distribution system that relies on a mix of container trucking, short-sea shipping, and intermodal rail links toward Lisbon, Leixões and inland distribution centers. Containerized import. Rail transport in Portugal is provided mainly by Comboios de Portugal (CP), Portugal 's national carrier, but also other operators. It includes high speed trains and rapid transit networks in Lisbon and Porto. The UIC Country Code. At the Portugal Smart Cities Summit 2022 from 11 to 13 October, DB Cargo, with the support of Transfesa Logistics and Medway, presented the container for the first time with the inscription "Mercadorias na Ferrovia", the Portuguese equivalent of "Freight belongs on rail". Alstom manufacturing facility in Portugal will create close to 300 direct jobs. 10 March 2026 – Alstom secured a €1.