TCL handled in October 27,128 containers, representing a 10% growth regarding the corresponding month in 2009. This monthly result is the best of the year, exceeding the previous record, in August.
Considering the number of TEU handled, October’s balance was also very positive, with a corresponding growth of 8%, up to a total of 42,726 TEU.
In October, TCL reached an average net productivity by ship of 33 moves/hour, a very positive value considering the specificities of the operation at the Container Terminal of Leixões.
Still in October, the Container Terminal of Leixões received 20,738 trucks for loading/discharging containers, with a mean time of stay in port of 38 minutes, and the mean time of reception was only of 12 minutes.