National ports handled 32.5 million tonnes in the first five months of the year, announced the IMT.
The recorded value represents an increase of 8.9% compared to the same period last year and represents a new absolute record.
Leixões, Aveiro and Setúbal also achieved records in volumes handled. Where Leixões were nearly 7.5 million tonnes (5% YoY).
Decisive for the overall good performance of the national ports remains the movement of containerized cargo, growing 17.4% to 11.1 million tonnes. The movement of containers slipped 19.9% and surpassed one million TEU (1,004,811). An absolute record.
In Leixões were handled 2.7 million tonnes of containerized cargo, having been moved 272,489 TEU. Two records.