Leixões
The Port of Leixões is one of Portugal‘s major seaports, located 4 km north of the mouth of the Douro River, in Matosinhos municipality, near the city of Porto. The port is the home to the Porto Cruise Terminal and Yilport Leixões.
Port of Leixões doubles cruise activity in first half of 2023
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) August 29, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, the Port of Leixões handled 68,203 cruise ship passengers, an increase of...
Port of Leixões to invest in Onshore Power Supply
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) August 29, 2023 – The Port of Leixões (ADPL) is looking to invest in OPS (Onshore Power Supply) to supply electricity...
Portuguese ports report increased cargo traffic of +13.8% in April
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – In April 2023, Portugal’s mainland commercial port system handled 7.8 million tonnes of cargo, an...
Ports have a role to play in renewable energy in Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 13, 2023 – A working group for the planning and operation of power generation centres based on renewable energy...
YILPORT Leixões implements Navis Terminal Operating System
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) March 21, 2023 – YILPORT Leixões has successfully completed the Implementation of the Navis Terminal Operating System....
Port of Leixões handled 14.8 million tons of cargo in 2022, down 2%
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) February 20, 2023 – The Port of Leixões handled 14.8 million tons of cargo in 2022, down 2% from 15.1 million tons in...
Port of Leixões received 112 cruise ship stopovers in 2022
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 30, 2023 – In 2022, the Port of Leixões received 112 cruise ship stopovers, surpassing the 101 stopovers...
Port of Leixões, first Portuguese port to obtain ISO 28000 Certification
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 23, 2023 – The Port of Leixões has become the first Portuguese port to obtain ISO 28000 Certification –...
MEDWAY improves port rail connections in Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 23, 2023 – The MEDWAY transport company will restart the Setúbal – Entroncamento – Leixões rail link during...
ETE Group invests in Liebherr cranes for Portuguese ports
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 18, 2023 – The ETE Group has invested €14.2 million in the acquisition of four new Liebherr Port Cranes for its...
Yilport holding breaks all-time container handling record in first half of 2022
Yilport Holding had another successful half-year benefitting from recent investments. The company moves towards the target of being one of the top global...
Consul of Australia visits the Port of Leixões
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) April 8, 2022 – The Consul of Australia, Jessica Louise Healey, has visited the Port of Leixões. The diplomatic...
Port of Leixões handled 15.2 million tons of cargo in 2021, down from 17 million tons
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) February 7, 2022 – The Port of Leixões handled 15.2 million tons of cargo in 2021, compared to 17 million in the...
Leixões Cruise Terminal forecasts 143 cruise ship visits by the end of 2022
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 10, 2022 – The Leixões Cruise Terminal received, January 2, the visit of the ship AIDAsol, which is the first...
New A-RTGs started operations at YILPORT Leixões Terminal
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 23, 2021 – As part of the redevelopment of the South Container Terminal, the three new A-RTG (rubber tired...
National Safety Authority visits the Port of Leixões
APDL – Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do Castelo, S.A has received, September 13th, in the Port of Leixões, a visit of the...
Portuguese ports see sharp rise in May cargo traffic
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 29, 2021 – Total cargo handled mainland Portuguese ports in totaled 7.6 million tons in May, an increase of 36.4%...