The handling activity at the Port of Leixões continues the strong growth of last years and November shows the best result ever in liquid and solid bulk as well as in ro-ro and break bulk cargo.

The Port of Leixões has inaugurated a direct connection to North America market for exports with the 'Mediterranean Canada Service' (MCA) from the German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd. The...

The Port of Leixões has handled last October more than 1.7 million tons of commodities, which means an increase of 9.8% over the same period last year. In fact, October was the best month ever at...

The Logístics Platform of Leixões has been presented at ‘Logistics Madrid 2015', which took place on 18th e 19th of November at IFEMA - Madrid. The ‘Logistics Madrid 2015' was attended by...

Leixões became the national leader in roll-on / roll-off traffic with an increase of 85%.

Portugal has now the most technologically innovative ports in the world. The Port of Leixões and the Port of Viana do Castelo, both managed by APDL - Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e...

The athletics team of APDL (Port Authority of Leixões) has won the 2nd Race of the Port of Leixões. This 10 km Race took place on 13th of September and was attended by over 2 000 runners.

On July 29, the APDL - Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do Castelo, SA (Port Authority), opened the Pole 1 and the Pole 2 of the new Logistics Platform of the Port of Leixões....

On 23 July, this Port Authority APDL – Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do Castelo, presented its intervention project - Douro's Inland Waterway in 2020 - on board of...

On July 1, the Port of Leixões welcomed the Pakistan Minister of Economy for Europe, Mr. Safdar Sohail, the Pakistan Ambassador in Portugal, Mrs. Leena Salim Moazzam and the Honorary Consul of...

The Port of Leixões attended the Connecting EUROPE TeN-T Days wich took place in Riga, Latvia, on 22 and 23 of June. This two day transport conference known as TEN-T Days, organised by the European...

Since June 1, 2015 the APDL – Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do Castelo, S.A. (Port Authority of Leixões and Viana do Castelo) has the jurisdiction of the inland waterway...

The city of Porto hosted PIANC General Assembly, which took place on 19 of May 2015 at Âlfandega Congress Centre.

On May 14, Matosinhos held an Exercise to Combat Sea Pollution called "Anémona 2015" promoted by the Direcção-Geral da Autoridade Marítima (National Maritime Authority) and conducted by...

A delegation from Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) visited the Port of Leixões. TEDA headquarters are located near Beijing and covers 5 282 foreign investment projects...

APDL is promoting a photo contest open to the general public encouraging the participation of local community in social initiatives of the port.

On May 1, the Port of Leixões welcomed NILEDUTCH ANTWERPEN container ship on its maiden voyage.The naming ceremony of the ship was held on Friday 24 April 2015, at IMT Terminals in Antwerp, Belgium.

The Board of Directors of APDL - Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do Castelo, S.A. decided to publicize the existence of a request to obtain the concession for the use of the Dry...

The rehabilitation project of the Old Port of Leixões Workshops was distinguished with the National Award for Urban Rehabilitation 2015 as the Best Intervention of Services and Commerce, in a...

The Port of Leixões handled 1.73 million tonnes of commodities in March, which represents an increase of 4.2% over the same month last year. It was the best month ever at this port exceeding the...