MSAd, or Machado, Sarmento Advogados, is a leading law firm in Portugal with offices in Porto and Lisbon. The firm specializes in various areas of law, including Administrative, Banking and Finance, Commercial and Corporate, International Trade and Contracts, Litigation and Arbitration, Tax and Customs, Real Estate and Urban Planning, Labor and Social Security, Maritime and Transportation, Criminal and Regulatory Offenses, Intellectual Property and New Technologies, Restructuring and Insolvency, Insurance, and Tourism. One of the recent articles published in the APAT magazine by Marta Borges, Partner Lawyer at MSAd, addresses the issue of transportation documents in international trade.

The article highlights the importance of transportation documents in ensuring the execution of international purchase and sale contracts, as well as demonstrating the delivery of goods and the transfer of risk from the seller to the buyer. MSAd emphasizes the need for logistics chain participants to have a thorough understanding of various transportation documents and their correct issuance, in order to promote transparency and efficiency in international trade. For more information, contact MSAd through their Porto or Lisbon office, or visit their website