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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.

APDL attended Breakbulk Europe 2018

Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 12, 2018 – The Port Authority for Douro, Leixões and Viana do Castelo Ports (APDL) attended once again the...

Portuguese port strike cancelled

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 5, 2018 – Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino, has negotiated an end to the planned strike by port workers....

Portugal’s APDL joins in new Silk Road forum

Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 5, 2018 – The administration of the ports of Douro, Leixões and Viana do Castelo (APDL) has participated in the...

Leixões port management visits port of Antwerp

Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) may 24, 2018 -A delegation from the Port of Leixões has visited the Belgian port of Antwerp. The delegation was led by the...

Portuguese ports maritime trade union calls for strike action June 4-8

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 15, 2018 – The National Union of Workers of the Administrations and Port Boards (SNTAJP – Sindicato Nacional...

APDL looks at private investment in Porto Cruise Terminal at Leixões port

Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 14, 2018 – APDL – Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do Castelo (Port Administration of...

Portuguese ports plan for global logistics operators and role

Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 14, 2018 – “We will soon have a large logistics operator (ship-owner) in Setúbal, which will change the...

EU to finance Yilport Ibérica investment

Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 13, 2018 – The European Investment Bank (EIB), the financial arm of the European Commission for the FEIE, has...

Portuguese Minister of the Sea meets trade unions

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 5, 2018 – The Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino, met yesterday, with members of the General Workers Union...

Portuguese government sets up working group to address collective labour agreement

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) April 26, 2018 – The Ministries of the Sea and Finance has announce the creation of a working group to study and analyze...

Portugal presents Stability Program 2018-2022 with investment in railways and ports

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) April 21, 2018 – After approval by the Council of Ministers, the Portuguese government handed over the Stability Program...

Portuguese association set up biotechnology sector fund

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 11, 2018 – An investment worth up to €1 million over the next three years, with a view to accelerating and...

Portugal: APDL launched a new platform for port access

Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 6, 2018 – From April 2, procedures to gain access to the International Areas of the Port of Leixões are simpler....

The new board of directors for the Ports of the Douro, Leixões and Viana do Castelo

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 21, 2018 – A new Board of Directors of  APDL – Administração dos Portos do Douro e Leixões SA (Ports of...

South European ports head for Intermodal South America logistics exhibition

São Paulo, Brazil (Ports Europe) March 20, 2018 – The 25th edition of Intermodal South America, an international exhibition for logistics, cargo...

Port of Leixões present at the largest transport and logistics fair in South America

Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 15, 2018 – The Port of Leixões is attending the largest transportation and logistics event in South America,...

Transinsular reinforces “Africa Express” service, a maritime link between Portugal and Cape Verde

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 6, 2018 – Transportes Marítimos Insulares, S.A., owned by the ETE Group, has strengthened its Africa Express...

Portugal’s APDL port authority appoints new board

Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 – A new Board of Directors of APDL – Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do...

Ambassador of Bangladesh has visits Leixões port

Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 25, 2018 – On February 22, the Ambassador of Bangladesh, Ruhul Alam Siddique, visited the Port of...

Yilport announces Lisbon and Leixões port container terminal investments

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 22, 2018 – Yilport, an operator of several port terminals in Portugal, intends to invest around €200 million...

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