Portugal Transportation 1996

Railroads:

total:

3,068 km

broad gauge:

2,761 km 1.668-m gauge (439 km electrified; 426 km double track)

narrow gauge:

307 km 1.000-m gauge

Highways:

total:

70,176 km

paved and graveled:

60,351 km (519 km of expressways)

unpaved:

earth 9,825 km

Inland waterways:

820 km navigable; relatively unimportant to national economy, used by shallow-draft craft limited to 300 metric-ton cargo capacity

Pipelines:

crude oil 22 km; petroleum products 58 km

Ports:

Aveiro, Funchal (Madeira Islands), Horta (Azores), Leixoes, Lisbon, Porto, Ponta Delgada (Azores), Praia da Vitoria (Azores), Setubal, Viana do Castelo

Merchant marine:

total:

65 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 852,785 GRT/1,545,804 DWT

ships by type:

bulk 5, cargo 28, chemical tanker 5, container 4, liquefied gas tanker 2, oil tanker 17, refrigerated cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1, short-sea passenger 1

note:

Portugal has created a captive register on Madeira for Portuguese-owned ships; ships on the Madeira Register (MAR) will have taxation and crewing benefits of a flag of convenience; in addition, Portugal owns 25 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 155,776 DWT that operate under Panamanian and Maltese registry

Airports:

total:

with paved runways over 3,047 m:

with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m:

with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:

with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

with paved runways under 914 m:

with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

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