TCL reached in 2012 a new absolute record in container handling.
A record to Leixões and to the concession of the Leixões Container Terminal. And a national record.
In 2012, TCL handled 629,492 TEU, exceeding in 23%, more than 100 thousand TEU!, the maximum reached the previous year.
With that, TCL exceeded largely the performance of the national market and of its more direct competitors, strengthening largely its condition of the biggest operator of national container terminal.
It’s true the extraordinary conditions lived in the national market favoured the new maximum at TCL. However, it should also be noted the fact TCL had the answering capacity to the unusual increase of the cargo. Besides, since the beginning of the year TCL has been setting new monthly records.
With this historical record, clearly above 600 thousand TEU, TCL keeps the tradition of setting new maximums each year since the beginning of the concession in May 2000.