Om the first four months of the year, the Leixões Container Terminal handled 180,131 TEU, representing a gain of 6% regarding the corresponding period of 2011, which had been of intense grow already.
Between January and April, TCL handled on the quay 115,144 containers, 9% more than a year ago.
After an exceptional quarter, with successive monthly records, TCL managed to keep in April the level of the strong result verified last year, having handled 27,273 containers (43,092 TEU).
The very good performance achieved by TCL on the first quarter is the result of an increase of the export promoted by industries within the Port of Leixões area. However, it should also be noted the capacity of the Leixões Container Terminal to integrate – and to make easy – the logistic chains which connect the region to the four corners of the world.