TCL stands as the largest national operator of container terminals, according to the latest activity data released by the National Statistics Board (INE).

In the first four months of the year, the movement of containers in the main national ports totaled 560.207 TEU, representing an annual increase of 8%.

Leixoes and TCL were confirmed as the market leaders, with a growth of 7.9%, handling over 180.000 TEU, which is a new record.

Despite the difficult environment, TCL has seen successive maximum monthly moves since the beginning of the year and even surpassed the mark of 50.000 TEU in March.

Also according to the INE, between January and April the port of Lisbon handled 180.557 TEU and Sines reached 175.129.