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Port of Leixões handled a record number of 19.5 Million tonnes of commodities

Last year, the Port of Leixões handled a fresh record number of 19.5 Million tonnes of cargo, 1.2 Million more than the previous year. These numbers represents an increase of 8% over 2016 and an...

Porto Cruise Terminal has celebrated the Epiphany's Day

On January 6, the Port Authority of Douro, Leixões and Viana do Castelo celebrated the "Three King's Day" with a permormance of the Ensemble Vocal Pro Music.

Problemas no acesso à Portaria do Porto de Leixões

A APDL – Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do Castelo, vem informar que no dia 21 de Dezembro, registaram-se problemas nos sistemas de informação da APDL, que causaram...

Portuguese Minister of the Sea has inaugurated 4 Logistics Operation Centers at Leixões

The Portuguese Minister of the Sea Ana Paula Vitorino has celebrated the opening of 4 Logistics Operation Centers at the Logistics Platform of the Port of Leixões and pointed out the importance of...

Portuguese Minister of Economy has visited the Port of Leixões and praised port export performance

On November 15, the Portuguese Minister of Economy, Manuel Caldeira Cabral, has visited the Port of Leixões and praised port export performance and the strong ties with region's business...

October was the best month ever for the Port of Leixões

The freight volume handled by the Port of Leixões continues to expand. After ten months the total this year stands at 16.4 million tonnes, an increase of 8.1% compared with the same period of last...

Porto Cruise Terminal hosts Marinetech 2017

The Porto Cruise Terminal has been chosen to host the 2nd edition of MARINETECH organized by the Portuguese Hydrographic Institute and the CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and...

Port of Leixões promotes strategic investments in China

Portugal’s Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino, accompanied by representatives of 40 Portuguese port and related companies and industries, was in China for a busy, eight-day visit to concretize...

Leixões handled a record 14.6 million tonnes of cargo

The Port of Leixões has established a new record with the handling of 14.6 million tonnes of commodities until September, which represents an increase of 7%, over the same period of the last year.

Mozambique's delegation visited the Port of Leixões

On October 6, the Port of Leixões was visited by a delegation from the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Mozambique.

A delegation from Canada's Embassy visited the Port of Leixões

A delegation from Canada’s Embassy to Portugal lead by the Ambassador Jeffrey Marder visited the Port of Leixões and Porto Cruise Terminal.

Financing the Sea - Information Event

On September 22 the Port of Leixões welcomed an Information Event on Ocean Financing.

Port of Leixões cargo throughput up 9% in first semester

In the first six months of this year, the Port of Leixões handled 9.7 million tons of commodities, which means a 9% growth compared to the same period of 2016.

Film-Concert: The Shipwreck of Veronese

Sponsored by APDL – Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do Castelo S.A. [Port Authority of Douro, Leixões and Viana do Castelo], the Matosinhos Jazz Orchestra lead by Pedro...

Porto Cruise Terminal led Open House Porto 2017

On July 1st and 2nd, the cities of Porto, Matosinhos and Vila Nova de Gaia welcomed the 3rd edition of Open House Porto, promoted and organized by the ‘CASA DA ARQUITECTURA’ in partnership with the...

Minister of Transport and Communications of Mozambique visited the Port of Leixões

On June 27, the Portuguese Minister of the Sea (Mrs. Ana Paula Vitorino) and the Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Mozambique (Mr. Carlos Fortes Mesquita) visited the Port...

Porto Cruise Terminal hosts Serralves Exhibition

The Porto Cruise Terminal hosts until September 17 the Exhibition "Passagens: A Coleção de Serralves no Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões". This is an amazing Serralves Collection...

Port of Leixões grew 10% in the first 5 months of 2017

The Port of Leixões handled 8.1 million tons of commodities in the first five months of the year, which represents a growth of 10.3% over the same period of the last year.

APDL at the Business2Sea 2017

The 7th edition of Business2Sea/Sea Forum took place on 5th and 6th of June at Alfandega Porto Congress Centre, Porto, Portugal, and it was dedicated to the main theme “Ocean Technology and...

APDL achieves new quality certification for all services and business units

In only 6 months, APDL achieves two Quality Certifications. In October 2016, the company's Quality Management System was extended to all its services and business units (Port of Leixões, Port...