TCL has become today the first Portuguese container terminal to handle 600 thousand TEU in a year. A historical record, achieved in a quite difficult year.
The feat is impressive, all the more so because it results in an increase of almost 100 thousand TEU regarding what was handled last year.
It was inevitable to stress the moment when the 600,000th TEU was handled through a commemorative act, with the attendance of APDL’s Chairman and of representatives of the Port Community of Leixões.
It should be noted that about a year ago a similar ceremony was held at the Port of Leixões, at the time to commemorate the handling of the 500,000th TEU.
It should be as well noted that the new record, exceptional due to its dimension, accomplishes also a tradition of annual maximums of container handling at TCL, started with the beginning of the concession, in 2000, and never interrupted.