The Port of Leixões is the only Portuguese representative in the ranking of the 125 major world ports in container handling, prepared by the prestigious Spanish specialized publication Transportation XXI.

With 632,574 TEUs handled last year, Leixões appears on 123rd position in the world ranking. At the European level is among the top 25 and is 5th in the Iberian Peninsula (behind Valencia, Algeciras, Barcelona and Las Palmas).

The outcome achieved in 2012 by Leixões - and by TCL, of course! - is even more important as the container handlings result mainly from exports and imports. Contrary to what happens, for example, in the main Spanish ports, where the transhipment has a very high specific weight.