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ISGec - Information Systems Governance European Club has visited Leixões

On June 19 the Training Centre of the Port of Leixões welcomed the ISGec - Information Systems Governance European Club. The purpose of this visit was to get in touch with the effectiveness and...

Porto Cruise Terminal opens its doors for Open House Porto 2018

Porto Cruise Terminal joins once again to Open House with a sunset party at the building's terrace. The Porto Cruise Terminal is one out of 65 architectural places open to the public for free...

APDL encourages and promotes photographic activity as a way of interacting with the community

As part of our Social Responsibility Policy, the Port of Leixões is promoting the 7th edition of the photo contest 'Focusing on the Port of Leixões', which is open to all. The rules are...

Ports of the Rhine have visited Douro's Inland Waterway

A delegation from the Rhine Ports located in the Baden-Wurttemberg Region of Germany and Switzerland have recently visited the Port of Leixões and the Douro Inland Waterway. The delegation included...

Tarros and Arkas first call at Leixões

The Great Pendulum Service (GPS), operated jointly by Arkas Line and Tarros Line, started operations at the Port of Leixões with the container vessel "Vento di Zéfiro", which arrived at...

APDL hosted the II International Business Conference Portugal-China

On June 4, APDL hosted the ‘II International Business Conference Portugal-China' intended to mapped out China's international trade and to debate Portugal's strategic role on the new...

APDL attended Breakbulk Europe 2018

The Port Authority for Douro, Leixões and Viana do Castelo Ports (APDL) attended once again the world’s largest exhibition for the project cargo and breakbulk industry named Breakbulk Europe, which...

Port of Leixões visited the Port of Antwerp

On May 17, the Port of Antwerp hosted a visit by a delegation of the Port of Leixões led by the President of the Board Guilhermina Rego along with a delegation from AICEP (Brussels) and the...

APDL has celebrated the World Book and Copyright Day

World Book and Copyright Day is a celebration to promote the enjoyment of books and reading. Each year, on 23 April, celebrations take place all over the world to recognize the magical power of...

APDL launched a new platform for port access

From April 2, procedures to gain access to the International Areas of the Port of Leixões are simpler. APDL started a new platform named CUP - Cartão Único Portuário, which is a one-stop shop for...

World Poetry Day - Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen's poems at Leixões

In celebrating World Poetry Day, March 21, the Port Authority started the extension of the containment barrier using now Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen's poems. This barrier's prupose...

APDL celebrates World Water Day 2018

World Water Day, on 22 March every year, is about focusing attention on the importance of water. The theme for World Water Day 2018 is ‘Nature for Water’ – exploring nature-based solutions...

APDL has promoted Fire Fighting Training Courses

APDL has promoted a training program for Leça da Palmeira and Leixões Fire Brigades in order to make firefighting within port facilities more efficient and approach those to the risks associated to...

Port of Leixões at the Intermodal South America

The Port of Leixões attended Intermodal South America held in the Brasilian city of São Paulo from 13 -15 March.

Porto Cruise Terminal hosted ItechStyle Summit

Porto Cruise Terminal was the chosen place for the iTechStyle Summit held from February 28 to March 2 aiming to provide a platform to globalize the research by installing a dialogue between...

APDL has a new Board of Directors

The new Board of Directors of the APDL - Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do Castelo were approved to take office on March 1.

Roadmap for Carbon Neutrality at Leixões

On February 26, the Porto Cruise Terminal hosted the "Roadmap for Carbon Neutrality", an iniciative by the Portuguese Ministry of Environment.

Ambassador of Bangladesh has visited the Port of Leixões

On February 22, the Ambassador of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Mr. Ruhul Alam Siddique, visited the Port of Leixões and its Logistics Platform and spoke about the possibility of...

Assunção Cristas has visited Leixões

On February 19, the Port Authority of Douro, Leixões and Viana do Castelo welcomed at Leixões the CDS-PP current leader Assunção Cristas and her party delegation, which had the oportunity to visit...

Leixões recebeu escala inaugural de um dos maiores navios ro-ro

Esta quarta-feira, 14 de fevereiro, o Porto de Leixões recebeu, pela primeira vez, um dos maiores navios de carga ro-ro do mundo em serviço short sea shipping: o Delphine.