The strong growth of TCL’s activity on the first quarter of the current year enabled the Port of Leixões to dethrone Lisbon as the first national port in container handling during the referred period.
Everyone knew already TCL was the first national operator of container terminals. And it strengthened its position on the first quarter of this year, with a growth exceeding 8%, beyond 124 thousand TEU.
The first news of the accumulated figures from January to March is, however, the passage of the Port of Leixões to the first place in the national ranking in container movement. More than 124 thousand TEU of TCL exceeded the accumulated result of the several container terminals of the Port of Lisbon.
The Port of Leixões was, furthermore, between the main national ports the one who grew more on the first quarter, especially due to the high verified on the containerized cargo handling.